plywood aquarium

Hi all, I am in the process of planning / creating a 8x4x4FT plywood aquarium. I plan on having a front viewing panel of 6x2ft, do you think I can get away with using 1/2 inch glass for the panel or should I go up to 3/4 inch? I just got my hands on an older 200 gallon and it would be a perfect...

People with experience in building plywood tanks, I'm planning on building a plywood tank. It will measure 220 x 60 x 60 cm. That's roughly 7x2x2". Will 20mm thick plywood suffice for this build? The glass panel would be 200x50 cm. Would 12mm thick glass give a good safety ratio? Also...

Greetings all. I was once an aspiring monster fish keeper (largish Malawi haps like Champsochromis, Fossochromis), but built only in glass and kept it under 300 gallons. Apologies if this doesn’t fit in this community. If you could recommend another place that would have tank build experience...

I have 6'x2.5' and 6'x4' 12mm glass and have read I can build a plywood aquarium however wide I want but am restricted to 22" in height but I'm wondering if the glass would be ok still if the tank was 3' deep but the glass braced nearer the top so it was only exposed to 22" of water. Would this...

Just kicked off two new DIY plywood/epoxy/glass builds in the fish basement, a 750 gallon and a 600 gallon. Both will also have DIY sump filtration.

Hello everyone, i met someone today who builds plywood tanks and he said he used pool resin instead of an epoxy solution to keep costs low... Is there anything to keep in mind when using pool resin? any negatives or weaknesses?

This will be my first aquarium build and I would like some advice. I will be using 3/4” birch plywood and pond armor. Basic dimensions will be 96” long, 40” wide, and 36” tall. Question 1: I will do 2 viewing windows in the front. 44 3/4” x 33” each with 1/2” thick glass with 5” of bracing...

Hey everyone. My wife has given me the go ahead to start planning the build for a tank in our lounge and there are a few "fun" things that i need some advice on to make it. This will be my first salt water tank. So to start dimensions are L 3655mm x W 700mm x H 900mm (144" x 27.5" x 35") with...

Ok, so I've designed a tank, it's an "L" shape, 8 foot on one leg, by 6 foot on the other. I'm going to use 2x10's for a base, glue and screwed, 2x6 studs for the framing, 12" on center, 3/4 in ply, epoxy fiber glass coating, the hole shebang. My questions are what woyld be considered adequate...

hello my name is Andrew, i am new here, this is my first forum site. i was wanting to see what you all would recommend for a 75 gallon plywood tank. I'm looking to build two to replace my 65 and 55 tanks i currently have. I'm going with plywood because it is cheaper and more available to me...

I’m looking to build a single pane plywood aquarium dimensions are going to be 84” x 30” x 30”. The glass I’m thinking 72” x 24” but I’m not sure what thickness I need. Not sure if I should go with 1/2” or 3/4”? I want to make sure it’s not going to flex and break because it’s going on my living...

I got a free 33 gallon terrarium the other day and i filled it today for about an hour and it didn’t burst. I also measured the glass which was 1/4” (6mm) thick. I want to build a plywood aquarium and use the front glass panel as my viewing panel. The viewing panel would be the size of the front...

I am planning on building a bigger plywood tank in the future, but I was thinking I could practice that by building a smaller one for now. Plus I like the idea of the compact look a little plywood tank would give if I painted it black. Is it even worth it based on the costs? Also what thickness...

Hey mfkers, Next month im going to pour my concrete floor (13.7” thick) where my 1400gallon plywood tank is going to sit on(78.7”x78.7”x51.5”). My question is how long i should let the concrete cure before i start filling the tank? Kind regards,

Hi :) I'm planing on building a plywood tank, using local (South Africa) materials. From the experience of anyone who has used both, or one of A.B.E's Super Laykold and/or Durapond to waterproof plywood What are the advantages of one over the other? What's the life expectancy? 3 years? 10...

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I am wanting to build a plywood tank possibly 10’x4’x30”. Just wondering if any of you have built a tank that size and if so would you be willing to share your design with me? Could go 8’x4’x30” as well. I just want to make sure I build it sturdy enough. One of my questions is will doubling up...

I am wanting to build a plywood tank possibly 10’x4’x30”. Just wondering if any of you have built a tank that size and if so would you be willing to share your design with me? Could go 8’x4’x30” as well. I just want to make sure I build it sturdy enough. One of my questions is will doubling up...

I am fairly new to fish keeping, but I got myself into a predicament... About two months ago my therapist recommended I get fish to help me focus on something other than myself. Well, my mom came with me to pick out the fish and she saw two baby oscars. I didn't want them at first because I saw...

So I think I'm pretty well set on what I want to do for a custom tank idea to fill a hole in my house wall. I'm looking for some advice as well as tips to make this a lot easier.so far the tank it's self will be 62" long 48" high and 36" deep the hole to fill is 65"x26" I plan on using the...