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

[necrocanis]

Wow, A really big thanks to everyone that has contributed so far! The list will go in order that I have recieved donations. It's only fair. So Puffy will be at the top right under my name and robert highwood(aka redtailnobs my neighbor) He's contributed the most. There's also a few that are having me do fish skeletons that I would like to include in the list as they threw in extra money to see this thing finished! So far there is a grand total of $61.60 after just one day! You guys are awesome. I was starting to think that there was no generosity left in the world until today guys!!! I'd give you all a hug, but I'm far away from you all, and that's a lil homo in some states lol. Definitely going to help kick this thing in high gear now. So with the $40 from donating plasma this week, and the $40 left from my birthday, and the $30 in changed I've saved over 6 months, I have

$171.60 total

Still need

$136.40 to get it sealed! Next week is my big week for tank cleaning so I will make $40 from that, and $50 from giving plasma. I'll be pretty close at the end of next week. Thanks again guys. Still stands that there will be a MFK logo(large) on the side of this tank that faces the garage door as you enter from the side. Under that will have my name, start date, and finish date. Then Robert, and everyone else in the order donations were recieved! Might even get my mother-in-law to do up some photos of the side so that I can eventually mail them to you guys on like an 8x10 or something. I'll even sign it if you want

 

[necrocanis]

Wife just reminded me that I have a $50 check from my inlaws for my bday still. So that brings me to

$221.00

So yeah with just a couple more donations I can get this stuff ordered by the end of next week, and the good news is I have a 3 day weekend comming up to work on it intensively.

 

[TheFishGuy]

Sending a pm...

 

[basslover34]

*Checks pm's and realizes that TFG was talking to necro *

 

[necrocanis]

lol, good going bass! I'm bored at work today! Can't wait to get some work done to this tank!!!

 

[basslover34]

Anything I can do to help make work feel less like work

 

[necrocanis]

Thanks again to contributors. Will be getting some work done this weekend, but not much as I only have one day off. I traded it to get 3 days next weekend. I just ordered the solid 4" abs closet flange hubs. Ordered 4 of them. Got to thinking that with the water entering straight down into the tank there will be plenty of air in the water, but it will really cut down on the flow inside the tank. Thinking of going with some powerfull powerhead units to push water from the far end back towards the filter to help it circulate a lil more. Still haven't decided on a substrate for sure yet.

Anyways We had another contributor that donated 20.00GBP or roughly $28.00. Thanks to that member for that. If you wish to have your name on the tank let me know in a pm or announce it here. Otherwise you will remain anonymous. So total given by MFK members thus far is

$100.17, there's only $90.17 in my paypal, but redtailnobs gave me a $10 bill.
Since I bought the four flanges that cut into my funding a bit, but was a necessary purchase for when sealing the tank.

So now I have only $10 from donating plasma.

Total is around
$230 right now. I'll be having them ship the sealant in wensday and picking it up thursday. That's the whole 10 gals. Might end up getting another 5 gals depending on the coverage I get. This is kind of a first time thing.

 

[Eric A]

Good stuff necro. When ur done I might give u some money to get a specialty order for me...

 

[dingoofus]

Mate, it's looking great so far.

 

[necrocanis]

Did some detail work on the inside of the tank last night. A few small pieces of ply still needed to be put in on the walls, and I still need to hang the stuff overhead. I've bee putting that off lol. I'll hopefully be cutting the rest of the light and feeding ports out either tonight or sometime during the week. I really have to bust "A" and try to get the inside prepped for sealant. Sorry if there's not many pics during this process. Trying to focus more on getting it finished, but there will be some.