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plywood aquarium

  1. Bigfishnut

    5 sided plywood tank?!

    Due to space constraints, The only way I can adequately house my rays and arowana is in a 5 sided tank. There is a doorway right in my way. Is this doable? Any thoughts or opinions? Would love to hear what you guys think.
  2. Vandyfan13

    Fluidized sump

    I have bought the K1 media for my 315 gallon plywood aquarium. Now I have a question about the sump. I dont really want to go with glass or plywood. Could you make a K1 sump out of say a 55 gallon barrel; and how would you set it up. Also could you use a plastic bin and reinforce it with 2x4 so...
  3. J

    Can you use MDF for aquarium

    Hi, I am new to the site my names is James I am in the process of making a large aquarium made of plywood .One that is going to be large but sizes not worked out yet and i was wondering if you can use thick MDF board .In stead of plywood would it be as strong with supports overslay i woul love...
  4. S

    265 Gallon Leaked...Considering a plywood build to replace it....

    Hello, I have been reading all the plywood tank builds over the years and when my 3 year old 265 gallon Marineland sprung a leak 2 weeks ago I have lost all faith in all glass large tanks and now considering building a plywood tank as a replacement. Since I have this opportunity I thought why...
  5. Santa Fe Discus

    Time to try a wooden aquarium

    I was going to attempt a plywood aquarium ten months ago, but chickened out. So instead,I built a 60 gallon wooden sump inside my 75 gallon aquarium stand. Baby steps, right? Project went well, still holding water. Below is a description of my current discus tank system I built because I...
  6. 9

    plywood aquarium glass advice

    so I am planning on building 6x3x2 plywood aquarium only problem is the glass the only thing that can really get is a 190cm by 70cm 8mm tempered but I am not sure if it is strong enough for the size of tank I want any advice would be appreciated
  7. F

    Did I make a huge mistake?

    I'm building a windowless plywood tank for my turtle. The dimensions are 8ft x 3ft x 4ft and bought 45 mil EPDM pond liner for the waterproofing. Started to put the liner in today and as I was trying to smooth it out, I noticed the narrow sides were very wrinkled. That's when it hit me. The 4ft...
  8. J

    Plywood aquarium

    I recently bought a plywood tank sold to me as a 450 gallon. Turned out its closer to 600g. It's dimensions are 8' by 4' by 2.5'. The glass was 5/8. I say was, because it blew out all over my yard. After a little research, the only solution I've found is to cut 6 inches off the top. (Then itll...
  9. S

    German epoxy for plywood aquariums.

    Hello dear community members! First I want to point out that English isn’t my first language. Further reading might lead to hysterical laughing attacks and/or severe urges to act as grammar police or English teacher. =) When that is out of the way, now to “problems” and questions… I’m about...
  10. moray eel man

    DIY euro brace

    Was wondering has anyone done a euro brace on a plywood aquarium ?