My new 2600 gallon plywood tank project
- Thread starter VLDesign
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I imagine its probably because of
1) the odor
2) the cost
3) the extra work
4) the extra time
5) tank already holds water
6) just wants to add extra support to the corners
7) fiberglass can fail too if it does not have adequate support underneath
8) he has actually built a large tank before and knows what he is doing
9) this is a DIY project, not PTHID (paid to have it done)
Sorry, it was more of a rhetorical question. I understand that the first tank worked well with pond armor I'm just curious why this route was rejected at the planning stage.
The original Pond Armor route was chosen because the 1500 gallon tank went so well. No reason to think it wouldn't work again here.
Obviously when I write this up into a PDF file I will be changing that to include a fiberglass and Max ACR epoxy layer to begin with.
I guess if I had to stumble to learn what can happen and how to prevent it from happening in the furture; And others can learn from these mistakes and we use this information to build bigger and better DIY tank then it was worth it.
If there were step by step guides on how to build giant tanks using procedures that have been proven to work over and over then we wouldn't need forums like this.
Obviously when I write this up into a PDF file I will be changing that to include a fiberglass and Max ACR epoxy layer to begin with.
I guess if I had to stumble to learn what can happen and how to prevent it from happening in the furture; And others can learn from these mistakes and we use this information to build bigger and better DIY tank then it was worth it.
If there were step by step guides on how to build giant tanks using procedures that have been proven to work over and over then we wouldn't need forums like this.
Thank you for clearing that up.
I missed that one!We don't want to hear about your seDiments..
Fiberglass can be extremely difficult to work with, and to get flat without any wrinkles when using large sheets. That's why pond armor is so attractive, it's ease of use and application. It appears that pond armor by itself is fine for most applications, but once you surpass a certain size extra reinforcement such as fiberglass is needed in the corners.
How about a fiber glassed concrete tank?
Would it better and cheaper at this size?
Just curious that's all, not wanting to upset the op trying to be different, I fully understand the reason the pond armor route was taken, worked before and I would have probably done the same.
Would it better and cheaper at this size?
Just curious that's all, not wanting to upset the op trying to be different, I fully understand the reason the pond armor route was taken, worked before and I would have probably done the same.
