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

[Redtailnobs]

I helped you haul the wood and I snapped a line for cutting the window frames! lol. Tank looks "dam" sweet in person!!! Here's a pic of Small Block, the RTC that necro took care of for me for a while until I got my tank set up. After he outgrows his current tank he might be going in the 4000(hence relevence to this post!). here's the pic! There's a pic of when I first got him and one of him now

 

[necrocanis]

Just fed that guy a min ago. Sorry to hear about your bday H. Hope all is better now. Pics after I find the camera cord.

 

[necrocanis]

long awaited pics as promised! There's pics of the front of the tank sanded down completely. There's pics of the holes I cut(took about 4 hrs of drilling). Sanded way too much this weekend. Arms hurt like hell. lol. The front is ready for stain, but there's still tons of screw holes to be filled and the rest of the tank needs sanded all the way around! It's not gonna be fun at all. I'm sick of sanding. So I puttied a whole bunch on the inside. I also have enough of my bday money to get the first 5 gal pail of blue max! Not sure, but I might give it a shot and see what I think. maybe I'll order a small thing through the mail first to test it and see what I think. Without further adue, here's the pics! There's also a pic of what I have rigged up instead of bulkheads. It's just a flange, but I'll have to make it work somehow!

 

[mkman]

how about pics of the fish?

 

[cockroach]

Starting to look like a pond now. I am enjoying following this build. Keep it up.

 

[Eric A]

Now thats lookin superb! Estimated time of water going in?

 

[zennzzo]

Love the shot with your hand in the hole...it gives perspective on the massiveness of the build...
Keep up the good work, it won't be long now...

 

[Dudzy]

Lookin awesome.

 

[Eric A]

Lookin awesome.

I was expecting you to say something like, "that pond screams barra!"

LOL

 

[HarlanAshmore]

amazing