Building Plywood Tank

[kizno1]

I plan on building one about 60G does any one have any tips or good links on how to build one? And what should i use to seal the wood and make it water tight?

 

[rdp50734]

Some great build videos on youtube! They built theirs with plywood covered it with a fabric then a resin! Have a look some great ideas!

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

"VickiandKev" recently finished a self build project that culminated in a 8x4x2(?) for their school of ~25 Clown Loaches

 

[kizno1]

Some great build videos on youtube! They built theirs with plywood covered it with a fabric then a resin! Have a look some great ideas!

Thanks ill have a look now.

"VickiandKev" recently finished a self build project that culminated in a 8x4x2(?) for their school of ~25 Clown Loaches

Do you have a link?

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/323919-my-epic-breeding-setup-build/

 

[kizno1]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/323919-my-epic-breeding-setup-build/

Cheers ill have a read though.

 

[tonyp5467]

just read the thread in the link above and all i can say is WOW!! i wish i had half the skill of them
id never heard of wooden tanks until today and after looking at that thread im toying with having some made up but rather than using pond liner id look into fibreglass

 

[kizno1]

just read the thread in the link above and all i can say is WOW!! i wish i had half the skill of them
id never heard of wooden tanks until today and after looking at that thread im toying with having some made up but rather than using pond liner id look into fibreglass

I was speaking vickiandkev and they said anything over 3 foot they would use pond paint instead.

Im thinking of making one about 150x50x60cm But not to sure yet i would prefer to buy one if i can find one for a good price or if not then i think ill make one.

 

[VickiandKev]

A bit late getting to this topic, but it's quite easy. We used the quide here and then modified for our own needs:

http/www.garf.org/140.gallon.html

We found with bigger tanks, a product called Technoseal was good value for money and does the job to seal the wood. Then we used silicone for the joints and for the viewing glass. On larger tanks we also used a wooden frame system to hold the glass against the wood - but this isn't entirely necessary on tanks smaller than about 8ft - you can just make sure you hold the glass really well for 48hrs while the silicone cures.

We have had our community in our 8ft for quite a few weeks now and they're doing great!

We're now looking into making ourselves a plywood sump to have a centralised sump system for all of the plywood tanks on racks.

Plywood is good for economy (keeps in heat and cheap to make), and also for shy fish. We have just had our L183 starlights produce their first brood (2nd time lucky after he kicked his eggs out first time) ... and have no doubts it was down to the privacy afforded in the plywood tanks. These fish were kept in our kitchen, whilst we were still doing DIY to other tanks in there and they still felt comfortable enough to breed after only a few months!!

We wouldn't describe ourselves as particularly handy or good at carpentry but it's quite hard to go wrong because it's so simple. It's worth having a go!

 

[hamfist]

A bit late getting to this topic, but it's quite easy. We used the quide here and then modified for our own needs:

http/www.garf.org/140.gallon.html

We found with bigger tanks, a product called Technoseal was good value for money and does the job to seal the wood. Then we used silicone for the joints and for the viewing glass. On larger tanks we also used a wooden frame system to hold the glass against the wood - but this isn't entirely necessary on tanks smaller than about 8ft - you can just make sure you hold the glass really well for 48hrs while the silicone cures.

We have had our community in our 8ft for quite a few weeks now and they're doing great!

We're now looking into making ourselves a plywood sump to have a centralised sump system for all of the plywood tanks on racks.

Plywood is good for economy (keeps in heat and cheap to make), and also for shy fish. We have just had our L183 starlights produce their first brood (2nd time lucky after he kicked his eggs out first time) ... and have no doubts it was down to the privacy afforded in the plywood tanks. These fish were kept in our kitchen, whilst we were still doing DIY to other tanks in there and they still felt comfortable enough to breed after only a few months!!

We wouldn't describe ourselves as particularly handy or good at carpentry but it's quite hard to go wrong because it's so simple. It's worth having a go!

Great info, thanks !

Could you possibly be more specific on the "Technoseal" product you used. From googling, they seem to be a manufacturer who produce a range of products. THanks.