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+Wojo 77 one of the best plywood bottom tanks on KZfaq I have ever seen

+Wojo 77 Needs so much more likes and views! A delight to watch, thanks!!!

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For me so far this is the best diy tank. And it's very nice.

How are they holding up? 😊 I couldn't see very well; did he just use plywood for the bottom and glass sides? I would like to build a 500 gallon reef tank but am thinking Pond Armor might be better instead of the resin he used. Any suggestions you have after doing it a few times, is appreciated 👏 🍻

Thanks, if you are interested here is how I made it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ed90rbN22dyxeaM.html

+thomas muckler Yup didn't hold for me when I went down that route many years ago. Lost everything when the tank emptied. Wife wasn't happy either.

I have a plywood tank that has been running for 6 years no problems. For me I used an epoxy specifically made for the use. Would use it again, a bit pricy but cheaper than cleaning up 240 gallons of water from the floor.

lol alan hine

Fiberglassing the bottom and then when it dries adding 2-4 coats of pond armour would be the route I would take

Yea, that ply will start to separate after a year or two, treatment or not.

Possibly because of the typeface

Probably people who wants one but can't have one :)

Because it's not in their homes :)

WOLFE221 I disliked it because I thought it was really sad that he was killing those poor little fish just to make it cycle faster 😢

Those Rosy Barbs weren't harmed in any way that I could see. With so few fish in such a large quantity of water, ammonia and nitrites would never build up enough to be harmful. He also added water, décor and plants from another tank, which is what actually jump starts the nitrification cycle. The fish are just there to provide a source of ammonia for the bacteria to eat. Ive been keeping tropical fish for well over 35 years and always "seeded" new tanks the same way with no fish loss. This method has always worked well for me.

Do you ever see load capacity of plywood? Plywood is great chose for these project.

thomas hudson if you search diy aquarium on here, he builds full plywood tanks apart from glass front

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What did you put down for coating?

LOL it was for the fist month! Every time I heard the slightest pop or creak in the house at night I would run to my fish room thinking I could have sprung a leak! Luckily it was all in my head.

Yes, a very costly fish to aquire and maintain. This fish requires heavy duty filtration as it produces much waste. The human fish has also been know to snap at fingers, so watch out while cleaning the aquarium!

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yes. if you don't fetal, the glass will crack. ;)

John Lane lmfao

I have heard a lot of good things about Pond Armor. I defiantly will try it in future projects. One of the reasons I used the resin the way I had is because no one else had. I wanted to provide people with a resource on it whether it fails or succeeds. Now when the question arises of whether epoxy resin is safe or if it will last people will have a reference as I intend to update until failure or retirement.

$1200 for the aquarium, stand, some power tools and the cost of a few mistakes along the way XD

Wojo 77

woooooow good money :D

+Cynric Whitaker I just added new fish yesterday, I will be posting an update later this week. Thanks for watching :D

Robert M For a piece of glass that large and thick it probably was significantly cheaper to use shop grade plywood and waterproof it.

iammyantinerd I understand that, but he is putting so much time and money into it already that it doesn't make sense to me to not use glass or some other material. That is just my thinking and not a criticism.

The bigger you go the cheaper it is to use wood and coat it with a pond paint.

Toriless I understand that and commented about that already if you read the prior two comments. The guy has a small fortune already invested into the project, so to me it makes no sense to not get some more glass for the bottom. You could even buy smaller pieces and put them together to make the bottom since it is cheaper to buy several small pieces instead of one large one. Using glass or even plastic minimizes any potential catastrophic failures in the future and some possibly very costly repairs if that much water somehow found it's way out into the house. I would be concerned that a homemade fish tank of that size with a wooden bottom, if it were to fail then home owner's insurance might refuse to cover any damage.

He might have save money just buying a 1/4" non-beveled 4'x4' mirror at Home Depot or something similar. I have 20 gallon long (clear back) that I used some mineral oil to and then a printed background on the back side. I then got a $6 1/8 mirror and trimmed it (CAREFULLY using a glass cutter) and a tube of silicone to secure it behind the background to secure it permanently and block any possible light penetration through the background. If I were 60" x 12" x 1/8" mirror at glass store it would probably cost $30-50, not $6. I remember pricing a tempered glass top for a coffee table tank and it cost more the the entire shipment of IPE wood and 3/4 -1 1 1/4" acrylic pieces requited to build a top end tank and that was just for a simple round edged non-beveled piece.

The bottom piece of glass has to be very thick, making it very costly. In my case it would have been over $500 just for that one piece of glass. The plywood was $50 + $30 for the fiberglass resin.

oh damn, i see. glass here is not that expensive so thats why i was confused. thanks

The bottom on a 4' x 4' tank that is 18-24" deep would probably need to be 3/8" thick , not cheap anywhere in the US. Quick Google search put's 1/2" 48x48 at $280 which is actually a pretty good price but still $200 more than what Wojo reports spending.

+Gonzo D I hope you do. It is an awesome feeling to finish a project like this. make sure to post a video of your work ;)

they would just sink would they not

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SlickChik and it would destroy all plant life haha

An oscar would be fun to have in this tank, I would just have to kiss all my other fish and plants good bye! lol

Heh, true. Not to mention busted heaters, bubble wands, intake valves...

Thank you I truly appreciate it :D

XD They took many ping-pong balls to get!

trying to get the beneficial bacteria built up I assume?

yes I also added 20 gallons of water from my already established aquariums along with established filter media. Doing all this helped to cycle the aquarium much faster than a complete start from scratch.

+danmo43 Thank you, that was one of those last min things I had to figure out. I had people offer to help but I just decided that I wanted to get it done and luckily it worked out!

Thank you for watching, I really do appreciate it :)

I wish I were multi lingual :D