Scott H
HI all, welcome to my plywood tank build!
Here's the background story,
I'd been looking for a larger tank (around 180gal) for a while and and the problem is that tanks that size and above are very expensive in my area and always come in a package including a stand and hood. So I started to look at building it myself, I called various glass suppliers and they were still expensive. I did a bit of research and found a video on YouTube of a guy who built very big tank out of plywood with the front panel having a cut out for a glass window and the whole inside was sealed with liquid rubber creating a water proof barrier that lasts years and years.
So theoretically you could build a tank of any size, shape or capacity out of any materiel as long as the walls were strong enough to take the pressure and the liquid rubber is applied properly.
I did a few designs and looked at cost v size ratio and decided if I was going diy plywood then I was going to go BIG.
my new tank will be 3'x3'x7'.
So fast forward to today and I went out and bought four sheets of 3/4inch structural ply and slapped this up,
The measuring tape in the corner has about a foot sticking out. all the inside seams will be braced heavily ( I'll probably do this tomorrow) with pine studs cut to fit glued and screwed once the glue dries I'll be onto rubber!!
the glass comes last unfortunately.
Here's the background story,
I'd been looking for a larger tank (around 180gal) for a while and and the problem is that tanks that size and above are very expensive in my area and always come in a package including a stand and hood. So I started to look at building it myself, I called various glass suppliers and they were still expensive. I did a bit of research and found a video on YouTube of a guy who built very big tank out of plywood with the front panel having a cut out for a glass window and the whole inside was sealed with liquid rubber creating a water proof barrier that lasts years and years.
So theoretically you could build a tank of any size, shape or capacity out of any materiel as long as the walls were strong enough to take the pressure and the liquid rubber is applied properly.
I did a few designs and looked at cost v size ratio and decided if I was going diy plywood then I was going to go BIG.
my new tank will be 3'x3'x7'.
So fast forward to today and I went out and bought four sheets of 3/4inch structural ply and slapped this up,
The measuring tape in the corner has about a foot sticking out. all the inside seams will be braced heavily ( I'll probably do this tomorrow) with pine studs cut to fit glued and screwed once the glue dries I'll be onto rubber!!
the glass comes last unfortunately.
