Where to buy monster tanks

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dprUsh83

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Hey all,

Was just wondering where everybody buys their large tanks. I priced making my own plywood, but can't find the epoxy anywhere at all (if anybody has a link that'd be great too). I was wondering though, where to you buy your tanks?

I can build a stand no problem, just don't know where to get the most gallon for my buck! :popcorn:
 
Nate, I've been looking for that epoxy night and day for a week and you just drop a URL like nothing. That's AWESOME! Thanks!

As far as size, if I build it I have plans for 180. My minimum I want to invest in is 150, but as always..bigger is better!
 
www.glasscages.com comes highly recommended by alot of people.
They go to convensions frequently, St. Louis being one of the stops, you can pick the tank up and save on the shipping (a Uhaul isn't to expensive.)
Next show is :
St Louis Mo (reptile show) 12/30/2006
 
keep an eye out for garage sales and in the paper. There are deals to be had, for sure.

I was going to reccommend the aquatico epoxy as well, but if you make your own tank, be sure to clean it well and seal it with a lot of epoxy. I had a plywood tank leak because of cracked epoxy. I had to junk it. (300 gal)
 
rallysman;590580; said:
keep an eye out for garage sales and in the paper. There are deals to be had, for sure.

I was going to reccommend the aquatico epoxy as well, but if you make your own tank, be sure to clean it well and seal it with a lot of epoxy. I had a plywood tank leak because of cracked epoxy. I had to junk it. (300 gal)
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I'm planning on cleaning the wood, and then putting on 4 layers of epoxy...sanding in between with appropriate grade sandpaper (according to garf.org). If you have any recommendations on a better way to do that PLEASE feel free to let me know!

While your plywood was working....how did you feel about it, compared to a standard glass tank?
 
Glasscages.com best bang for buck not a real show piece due to lack of wood trim around it and all but I built mine into a wall and you cant tell the difference. They have nice craftmanship with lots of bracing too. I got a 300g a year ago and I'd buy another from them anytime
 
dprUsh83;590590; said:
I'm planning on cleaning the wood, and then putting on 4 layers of epoxy...sanding in between with appropriate grade sandpaper (according to garf.org). If you have any recommendations on a better way to do that PLEASE feel free to let me know!

While your plywood was working....how did you feel about it, compared to a standard glass tank?
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It was a nice tank, but I replaced it with a 265 when it failed. I liked the 265 much much better.

I think the plywood tank failed because it sat empty for about a year.
 
I thought epoxy by itself is very failure prone? Being that it's ridged and the plywood isn't.
That and it has no point pressure resistance. Epoxy resin+fiberglass seems to work well for people, ALOT of work though. If you want big and have a budget, DIY may be a great choice.

I'll be using Sanitred (Liquid rubber base and pemiflex layers) to line the plywood tank I'll be making early next year. A member on here made one using it, only hassle he mentioned was sealing the glass (had to use silicon.)
 
Plywood tanks tend not to save you much money if you are building anything less than 300 gallons.

Anything less than 300 gallons of intention, and it is down to personal preference over price.
Some enjoy the experience of making their own tank, but it is a lot of hard work, and you will always be pondering deep down if you made it right.

If i were you, i would buy a decent glass one for not much more money than a plywood..
 
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