Stock tanks for rays?
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Well, that's why I would use a pond liner inside the metal tank. Even with buying the tank and the liner, its still cheaper than buying an aquarium or building a plywood tank (unless I find an amazing deal that you can't usually predict). And for that size, I'd have a sump raised up above one end, with a pump pumping water up to the sump, then draining through it and back into the tank. So there wouldn't be any need for drilling a metal tank.
You do raise some good points though.
If I can find a rubbermaid the right size and with more vertical walls, then I would prefer to buy it. But from what I've been seeing available, metal with a plastic liner seemed a better choice to go as far as floor space for rays.
You do raise some good points though.
If I can find a rubbermaid the right size and with more vertical walls, then I would prefer to buy it. But from what I've been seeing available, metal with a plastic liner seemed a better choice to go as far as floor space for rays.
why not build a 2x4 and plywood frame??? if your gonna use a liner anyway might as well just build it bigger for about the same amount....might even be cheaper...
I can build an 8x3x2 2x4 and plywood stand for $200? I'll have to price the supplies at HD/Lowes to see. If I can, I will, but I see this as being cheaper, at least for what I'm planning on using it for. This wouldn't be a show tank, just a holding/growout tank.
I plan to build a really nice plywood tank in the future. If things work out that I can build that sooner rather than later, I won't even bother with a cheaper smaller one. I'm just looking for the cheapest option available to me so that I won't have any rays stuck in my 125 for more than 6-12 months.
I'll be putting together a few build plans over the next week or so, including costs, just to see what my best option is.
Like I said, I was looking for the best option (that's affordable to me), not saying that this is what I have to do. If you can show me its cheaper to do it your way, I'll do it. Also, if I find the rubbermaid cheaper, I'd rather do that so I don't have to worry about the liner or not being able to drill it if I want to.
I plan to build a really nice plywood tank in the future. If things work out that I can build that sooner rather than later, I won't even bother with a cheaper smaller one. I'm just looking for the cheapest option available to me so that I won't have any rays stuck in my 125 for more than 6-12 months.
I'll be putting together a few build plans over the next week or so, including costs, just to see what my best option is.
Like I said, I was looking for the best option (that's affordable to me), not saying that this is what I have to do. If you can show me its cheaper to do it your way, I'll do it. Also, if I find the rubbermaid cheaper, I'd rather do that so I don't have to worry about the liner or not being able to drill it if I want to.
I would buy the rubbermaid with the window, you cannot fully appreciate ray activity viewing from above you just miss so much and cannot fully asses their health.
I also worry about posts about costs this low, you could sound $100 per month just feeding a ray plus you need a pretty decent filter and water change regime...I guess you would need to pump up out of the rubbermaid and gravity feed back through a pond filter?
Metal, even with a liner would lose a lot of heat as is conducts heat very well, if you are in a cold climate that could be a problem, also if you plan onnhaving heaters in the display tank then they need decent covers. The liner is a must.
I also worry about posts about costs this low, you could sound $100 per month just feeding a ray plus you need a pretty decent filter and water change regime...I guess you would need to pump up out of the rubbermaid and gravity feed back through a pond filter?
Metal, even with a liner would lose a lot of heat as is conducts heat very well, if you are in a cold climate that could be a problem, also if you plan onnhaving heaters in the display tank then they need decent covers. The liner is a must.
Conner;2753541; said:
you definitely wouldn't build it for 200$.
my 300g plywood alone cost roughly 400$ without any liner, plumbing, bulkheads, glass windows, etc.
