18' x 9' x 3.5' catfish tank build in progress.....
- Thread starter necrocanis
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alright... stop eating ice cream and GET BACK TO WORK ON THE TANK!!! 
What is this... no updates in the last couple of days... no questions... no commentary... This thread isn't dying is it?????
What is this... no updates in the last couple of days... no questions... no commentary... This thread isn't dying is it?????
Dear God I hope not this is where I get my monster fish fix for the day. whats happening on this beauty?
lol, it's all a money issue. Until I get my first check from schwans there's nothing really I can do but add what little bit of ply I have left, and what very little of the top frame needs finished. I'm gonna do some work today, but it's going to be minimal. Don't worry I've saved all the money for this project. It's just on hold until I get a check from schwans. Sux being poor temporarily. Doesn't help that my Wife's birthday is this week. Don't worry though this project isn't going anywhere. I have my last physical for schwans next wensday so probably won't get a check til the week after that. So you guys can expect very little until then. I know I'm gonna way bust my deadline, but that's how it goes. I have about $300 waiting to spend right now, and I just keep adding to it with my little side jobs. Not sure what to get next though, either the acrylic or the gel coat. What do you guys think?
kinda what I was thinking too. THen I'll still have some money left over that I can start saving up for the acrylic!
Get the fiberglass/gelcoat before going anywhere near the acrylic. Couple reasons.
1) Having the acrylic sit there, you'll be dying to put it in, so you will rush.
2) The gelcoating/fging process will take quite a while, allowing you to save up for the relatively expensive acrylic.
3) Acrylic gets bashed about when just hanging around... it would really suck to put your windows in and discover they'd been scratched while hanging about your work area.
1) Having the acrylic sit there, you'll be dying to put it in, so you will rush.
2) The gelcoating/fging process will take quite a while, allowing you to save up for the relatively expensive acrylic.
3) Acrylic gets bashed about when just hanging around... it would really suck to put your windows in and discover they'd been scratched while hanging about your work area.
