18' x 9' x 3.5' catfish tank build in progress.....

[necrocanis]

lol, thanks guys. Now that christmas is over with maybe i can get some work done after taking down some of the decorations. I got a new craftsman rotary sander, and a 210 piece craftsman tool set with matching ratcheting wrenches for christmas. I also somehow managed to get my wife to let me get a Dodge Dakota as well! hehehe. I want to test out the sander today sometime and get some more ply on the inside of this bad boy!

 

[zennzzo]

lol, thanks guys. Now that christmas is over with maybe i can get some work done after taking down some of the decorations. I got a new craftsman rotary sander, and a 210 piece craftsman tool set with matching ratcheting wrenches for christmas. I also somehow managed to get my wife to let me get a Dodge Dakota as well! hehehe. I want to test out the sander today sometime and get some more ply on the inside of this bad boy!

Sounds like you cleaned up on the Christmas gifts!! I love getting things I can really use...
Besides the love of Big Cats, we got the same kinda Pick Up

 

[necrocanis]

didn't get any ply in the tank today, but I did get to test out the sander. Works great!

 

[oscar n redtail cat]

hows it going knew ?

 

[zennzzo]

didn't get any ply in the tank today, but I did get to test out the sander. Works great!

COOL!! how do you like your truck? Got a pix of it?

 

[necrocanis]

I'll have to take some tomorrow when there's light outside and hopefully I can find a spot where there's less than 2' of snow so it's not blocked too bad. love the truck! They are amazing little trucks.

 

[aspear]

good luck.

snow is a pain in the @$$ but its only 0 to -5 here!

 

[zennzzo]

I'll have to take some tomorrow when there's light outside and hopefully I can find a spot where there's less than 2' of snow so it's not blocked too bad. love the truck! They are amazing little trucks.

Yeah they are...I got the 6 cyl in mine

 

[necrocanis]

It finally made it back up to around 20 f now, and I'm relieved since most of my fish made it threw the cold snap. Probably going to get a few more before spring comes though. Jan and Feb are the worst months for winter weather so if I can make it through those two months then I can finally get this tank sealed and ready for fish inhabitants. This project ended up taking way longer than needed. Mainly because of bad weather. I can't really seal it with temps so low and humidity so high in the garage. I'll have to let the moisture come out of the wood for a few weeks once the weather is warm enough.

As for the truck it has the 4.7 liter V-8, and the towing package. One site said it has between 275 and 305 hp depending on the package. Not too sure. Towing capacity is 7200 lbs with a maximum load of 2200 lbs. It also has 325 ft lbs of torque. It's a beastly little truck and I love it. I got the 4 door model with the short box. It's blue. I'll have pics of it and some progress on the tank tomorrow night sometime!

 

[necrocanis]

oh, and does anyone think that spreading saw dust in the tank will help keep moisture from getting to the wood? I have about 100 lbs of sawdust from this project just dying to help out!