18' x 9' x 3.5' catfish tank build in progress.....
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For holding it up off the floor, you're going to be best off keeping it down low while still high enough to easily put more screws in (getting that massive baby off a stand will make every inch regrettable.) Something like carskates would be perfect, but then you'd have to go buy them.
I'd be tempted to attach a bracket to the outside a few inches from the bottom too, so you can use a floor jack to take it off whatever stand you put it up on to work on, and/or any dollies you use to move it into place when you're done.
I'd be tempted to attach a bracket to the outside a few inches from the bottom too, so you can use a floor jack to take it off whatever stand you put it up on to work on, and/or any dollies you use to move it into place when you're done.
I'm sorry, do you have another CAD drawing of what this is going to look like? That thing looks fricken huge already...and you say it's only 1/3 of the size it's going to be....man oh man you are going all out! A wood tank at that...What do you think your total cost projection is currently?
I have to make them a little smaller, but I have a plan for that that I think will actually help out. Going to attach 2x4s running across the top of the frame in much the same fashion that I have been connecting them side by side except they will sit on top and have many more screws going down into the others. This will give me an even frame also. The viewing area will be smaller, but going with this size instead of 6' x 30" is saving me almost half the price, and I will be getting a nice viewing area still. As said origionally this was going to be a pond, and I decided I wanted viewing windows so size doesn't matter that much, but I still want to be able to see my fish whole from the side.SoCalDiscus;2114490; said:
Me too, I've never seen him from the side except when I first got him out of the other guy's tank.TLkmDN;2114493; said:
Thanks. Hopefully I won't let myself and everyone else down.Peter Mizzi;2114503; said:
Lol, I guess he'll be close when he first goes in. Should still have almost 9-10" more to grow before that happens.basslover34;2115006; said:Agreed, I can't wait to see BigBoy taking up the WHOLE window
That thing's the work horse of the project. I use it to drill pilot holes, then to screw in the screws. I don't know how many screws come in a 1 lbs box, and a 5 lbs. box, but it's almost drilled in every screw and I only have maybe 30 screws left out of the 5 lbs now. Not to mention the screws I am using for the plywood. already used .5 lbs. So 6.5 lbs of screws so far.basslover34;2115024; said:LOL Hey Necro... I have the same Drill
It's going to have to be at least 2' up in the air so that I can put ply and 2x4s on the bottom as well. I need it to be level though. I am not putting on any of the plywood inside our out until the skeleton is complete. This thing is already massively heavy. It's all I can do to maneuver it by myself. I don't have many people that can help either. Hmmm, it's bugging me, but for now I can try to continue with what I am doing.cvermeulen;2115069; said:
Caoboy;2115153; said:
it's on one of the first pages for the drawing. So far I have spent less than $500 and that's with buying the first pump, about 150 2x4s, 7 lbs of screws, 6 tubes of subfloor adheasive, 5 sheets of plywood, and two of the eight barrels for the filter. Trying to keep the costs under $3000, might get this done as cheap as $2500, but shooting for $3000. That's 75 cents per gallon. If only gas were that price. Without the viewing windows I could easily do this for around $2000 or 50 cents per gallon. The barrels costs me $5 each at a local carwash.
if your not... then perhaps your expecting people to only post their projects when finished... Wait and it will beITHURTZ;2116540; said:
I actually have some time off next week. I'll be here and able to work on the tank at my leisure over the next three weeks or so. Then I'll have to go to work for two more tours, then I am out of the military. My goal is to try and have this done by October 21 the day I am out of the military. Thanks for all the positive comments. Anyone who is bored by my thread can expect what you can expect in any thread where someone is building a tank this size from beggining to end, and on a major budget. I think this is really good progress considering I've not used any of the money made at my regular job.
Needless to say you guys will probably see a week or two of a ton of progress, and then almost nothing till I can get some more funds up. I'll be selling some of my skeletons over the next month or so to get some funds up. Hopefully I get enough to complete it on time.
Needless to say you guys will probably see a week or two of a ton of progress, and then almost nothing till I can get some more funds up. I'll be selling some of my skeletons over the next month or so to get some funds up. Hopefully I get enough to complete it on time.
