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

necrocanis

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oh, almost forgot. I went with .5" ply inside and out. That with the 2x4"s will make the walls 2.5" of nearly solid wood. When I screw down the ply I am basically making a grid out of the screws. I am putting them every 6". So it basically makes six inch squares over the ply out of screws. if you do the math that's about 128 2" screws per sheet of ply wood. using roughly 20 sheets of ply, that comes out to around 2560 screws for just the ply. I've already used over 4000 screws total. When it's all said and done it will have over 35 lbs of screws alone. Not to mention about 15 tubes of subfloor adhessive. The ply in the front where the viewing windows will be is going to be doubled up so that it will creat a shelf for the windows to sit in. So the front wall although it will not have any ply on the front will have 3 sheets on the inside, plus the 2x4s on the outside. Comes out to 3" thick front wall. I'll keep you guys updated, but not sure how much progress I'll get done this weekend.
 

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I could live in that thing If the height was doubled.
 

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necrocanis;2659490; said:
. Anyone that wishes to come and see it in person when it's finished is more than welcome. .
well i think i should save for the ticket from now on :D
i really wish if i could :cry:
 

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basslover34;2661254; said:
Nice to see your Still alive and kickin Cliff ;)
h*ll ive been wondering where you have been too. (you were supposed to be around the catfish section to check out my L. pictus)
 

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thanks for the updates Necro your tank is awesome and I am sure your cats will love it when the time comes for the big move. keep up the great work and the great updates. this is gonna be a killer tank when its finished and I would love to come see it.
 

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Thanks guys. I'm definitely still alive just so many projects and work that I don't have time for anything these days. Going to try and do a live webcam showing when I'm moving the kitties. Might even try to do a mini MFK meet for whoever wants to come and help move some fish, but you'll have to find your own way to my house lol. I'm around the catfish section some, but not as much as I'd like to be.
 
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