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

necrocanis

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OK bare with me there are a lot of people to respond to, and I appologize if I miss anyone.

benzjamin13;2026687; said:
Awesome project! Your Cats are going to love that!

Thanks, and I hope that it will all be worth it after it's up and running.


James0816;2027349; said:
HOLY CRAP! Now that's definately what I call a ]v[onster Tank! I have stickied this to my favs as well to watch this build.
Cool glad to see the interest!

nishant_datta;2027355; said:
good luck mate !
Thanks with me doing most of the work I'll need it!

basslover34;2027369; said:
I'm sure he would thank you for your interest in this project, Stay tuned as if there is one thing about Necro that is really awsome... it's that he's a picture freak and loves to take great photos :D
Why do I have to be the picture freak?:banhim: JK, if you don't get going on your tank soon you might have to send me some of your cats!

Bogwoodbruce;2027409; said:
Well done mate keep up the good work!
I'll try, and thanks

wise175;2027445; said:
Great job so far! That things going to be rugged! :headbang2
Yeah, I'm trying to make it a beast!

Mystus Redtail;2027448; said:
Excellent. Way to raise the bar even farther in the world of catfish keeping.:clap
Hopefully this will inspire someone out there to realize that you don't have to be rich to make a mega tank for their catfish! MCL unite!:headbang2



L A R R Y;2027524; said:
I tell you...It is so nice to be called Mr :D

And what type of training is the AF doing now at 6am?
Too much stuff. I have to go in 4 days this week for training starting at 0545 in the a.m.

James0816;2027586; said:
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarmy Training Sir!

oh wait...he's air force...wrong movie.

:D
lol

sailing_derrick;2031043; said:
looking good, cant wait to see it finished

Me too, thanks!

Kobeclone;2032948; said:
I love you necrocanis. I think you have chanced the latin meaning of necrocanis from "dead dog" to "catfish god" :thumbsup: Keep up the good work. I will be watching this thread...
Love you too.........I think!! Are you blonde, 5' 7", wearing pig tails, a school girl outfit, and 6" heels? :drool: :confused: lol, JK;) You're like the third person on here to give me that title!:headbang2 All catfish bow before me!!!!!:D

spexmoneymaker;2033517; said:
its funny how these things look smaller in pics. is that thing really 18ft long?
:chillpill: if you read the entire thread you will realize that I am building this. It's no where near complete. The section in the pics like basslover said is just one side of the tank. It's about 1/4 of the way through the skeleton. I am working from the left to the right adding 1 board at a time. Sorry for any confusion:grinno:

cassharper;2034951; said:
quite impressive!


added to faves
Sweet!

cvermeulen;2042288; said:
Subscribeage.

I like your construction technique. I've always kind of figured the standard would be a house-like framing skeleton with plywood skin, but this incorporates some structure along with the skin, so your walls don't wind up 6" thick.

Oh and Chompers buddy... Watts per hour? :p
Yeah they are going to be around 4" thick still lol. When it's finished I think I'll build a ramp on the side and park my sherman tank on it.

TLkmDN;2042374; said:
damn man...gona b hawt...wens ure estimated time of completion?
Shooting for the end of October, but funding is an issue for the glass, so who knows! I could get everything done, and have to save up for the glass, and that could take a while!

danz;2042386; said:
THATS WHATS SHE SAID!!!

sorry had to do it.

This is a cool build and like the idea of the staggering 2x4 with glue and screws. Your going to need lots of pizza and beer to move that bad boy into its final home. Are you going to leave the 2x4 natural on the outside and stain/poly the outside? I am starting to really dig the look of it and would be a shame to cover it all up. Got to show off some of your hard work!
I've struggled with this idea also. Some of the econo studs look really cool and would look even cooler clear coated. Problem is that I am sheeting the inside and outside for extra stability, and the only thing I can think of to negate doing the outside would be making it double thick ply on the inside. I know it would only take away less than an inch of space, but I am trying to leave the inside measurements as large as possible, and I just will sleep safer if the outside is also sheeted in plywood. I am also going to build a mural on the wall behind it to showcase it's construction. So the craftsmanship will not be lost due to it being covered. I have you to thank for that idea!:headbang2

Kevaldo;2042514; said:
looks great so far, im going to be starting a plywood 8'x5'x4' in the new year for my rays. i like your idea with the filtration i have seen somthing like that before but olny with 2 45gl drums at once.
Yeah, I am doing this and in the future will be adding two 200 lbs capacity biowheels if needed. Not sure how to figure up the capacity for a filter, but I should have around 250 gals of pot scrubbies in this bad boy! Not at first of course, but will buy and add them over time! That's the price of not having money to spend on this lol.

oscar n redtail cat;2043008; said:
like the tig in the tank and yet it will be 1 big tank im starting my indoor pond soon :D
It's actually a picture of my False tig that I cropped and pasted onto the back of the tank in google sketchup. I love that program. I did the full build board by board on this program so that I could get an exact estimate on what I still need for materials. Good luck on your pond!

severum1;2043105; said:
Wow. Great job. I want to see this finished.
Thanks!!

RexFish;2043185; said:
Thats a lot of work you need to do to get id finished. It going to look really good once its finished, cant wait.
Yeah I know, but it will all be worth it. I take great pride in anything I do myself. I hope I don't let everyone down on this build, but I am super excited to get back to work!

js302;2043299; said:
very very cool.
keep up the good work. U got me glued!
That's cool! I am going out to work some more and will try to post some pics up later of any progress! I know you guys have been waiting for 5 days on an update so I'll see ya later!
 

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added another 3 rows of boards today. Would have done more, but training and spending time with the wife got in the way! I also caught about a pound of grasshoppers to feed to my oscars, and jag. Way cheaper than pellets lol. I will post pics later. My camera battery is charging as I type!!! I'm down to the really crappy boards and that makes progress slow and painfull. Took 2 hours just to add three more rows. I also didn't have any boards prepped so I had to cut before I could fit them. So added 10 1/2" today lol. It's now around 5' 6" wide. So 9' x 5.5' x 3.5'. Need to buy more lumber probably the day after tomorrow! Tomorrow is me and the wife time so doubt I'll make any progress unless it's just another row. I've only got enough lumber to add one more row and I'll have to buy more. Funds are low, but I'll be getting some money soon hopefully. Also getting an 18 cu ft. freezer for $50 to put fish food in. Time to go fishing! lol. For now you guys will have to wait on more pics though!
 

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Here's the pics guys! Enjoy!

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cool! Hurry up and get that bad boy finished!!!!
 

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Thanks guys. I've done it all myself so far, except for moving the wood into the garage. My neighbor(also a member, redtailnobs) helped move it in, and I did everything since then. It's pretty heavy right now lol. I can barely maneuver it, but I manage. Going to get some floor jacks sometime to make moving the blocks out easier.
 
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