I guess my wife wasn’t listening when I described what I wanted, so I set up the bottom frame work and showed her. To see the wtf look on her face was priceless ?
Stand or not for huge plywood tank
- Thread starter SeabeeShrek
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This is the side wall on my kitchen side of the room. The window is 54 x 24 x 3/4” coffee table (heavy glass).
I still have some 2x6’s to put in here as well as 2x4 “framing “ for the glass.
I still have some 2x6’s to put in here as well as 2x4 “framing “ for the glass.
The wife asked if I could scale it back, so I backed it down to 10 x 6 x 4…..roughly 1900 gallons.
The floor will be 2x12 covered in plywood, so ditching the stand.
The floor will be 2x12 covered in plywood, so ditching the stand.
This is an awesome build Seabee. And when a retired Naval Officer tells a Seabee it's awesome; well, that's one hell of a compliment. Can't wait to see what this looks like finished.
Thanks for the motivational drive to continue.This is an awesome build Seabee. And when a retired Naval Officer tells a Seabee it's awesome; well, that's one hell of a compliment. Can't wait to see what this looks like finished.
Next , I’ll be starting with the back wall. The only problem with this build is I don’t have a truck to haul the lumber from Home Depot or Lowes. You should see the looks I get as I’m loading it into my challenger lol ?
So here’s the window frame for the 54 x 24 coffee table (3/4”). I’ll be filling in all of the screw holes and seams with wood putty, followed by alot of sanding.then some plywood for the outside of the wall.
The wife is trying to decide what she wants for the exterior of the tank, paint, tongue and groove with stain or tile of some sort.
The wife is trying to decide what she wants for the exterior of the tank, paint, tongue and groove with stain or tile of some sort.
Started the back wall of the tank after work today. Going with 4 vertical beams (4 2x6’s) and 6 horizontal beams (2 2x6’s) each.
It’s starting to take shape, skeletal wise anyways.
It’s starting to take shape, skeletal wise anyways.
Got the rear base attached as well as the other side wall base. I must be a little out of shape because those (2) 1/2” x 10” lag screws about kicked my ass ?.
Decided on a different action plan for these two walls. I’m going with solid wood walls, each row will have liquid nails between them and those damn lag screws every 3rd row from every corner post. So the walls will be 6” thick and fiberglassed on the inside. I’ll put 3/4” plywood on the inside for the windows as well as 6 braces over the top, securing the top from bowing. Those will be 2x8 notch cut on each end for a precise fit.
Price wise this avenue will be approximately $300 cheaper than my previous route.
Decided on a different action plan for these two walls. I’m going with solid wood walls, each row will have liquid nails between them and those damn lag screws every 3rd row from every corner post. So the walls will be 6” thick and fiberglassed on the inside. I’ll put 3/4” plywood on the inside for the windows as well as 6 braces over the top, securing the top from bowing. Those will be 2x8 notch cut on each end for a precise fit.
Price wise this avenue will be approximately $300 cheaper than my previous route.
