206G Plywood Tank...Done - Part1

[jdiidy271]

that lookes like it woill turn out to be sick!!! good luck with it!!

 

[mdspurl]

very nice....cant wait to see it filled..

 

[Buckdog]

that lookes like it woill turn out to be sick!!! good luck with it!!

very nice....cant wait to see it filled..

Thanx. Just a couple of posts left to go.
Working on stand right now. Will try to get through as much of that this weekend.

 

[Fish Eat Fish]

wow looks nice! Filler up already!

 

[Lil_Stinker]

In my opinion, this project DOESN'T suck..

I think I will keep tuned in..

 

[Ric Foster]

Hey Buckdog, I'd like to come by and see this some time. after you got fish in it. Looking good so far. I have a 240 thats Drylock on plywood thats going on close to a year now.
I want to do a fiberglass one this summer. keep the pics coming

 

[Buckdog]

Yeah, no prob.
Maybe sometime in the fall or beyond before any fish. Still a lot of work left.

PM me before you start your tank.

Thanx.

 

[Buckdog]

Time to do the water test.
We put the tank on a pallet and start to fill. After it's filled we let it sit for about 2hrs. No problems so far.

About an hour after filling I checked for bowing. Looks like it only bowed about an 1/8" at the top.

After the two hrs I drained the tank (the pump and white hose in the pic) and inspected the silicone. Looks good. Time to take the beast home.

 

[Buckdog]

The rest.
The first pic is the front of the tank checking for bowing.
The second is a shot of the top rail and the third is with a cheezy aquarium light we found in the shop.

The beast is finally done. It needs trimming and finishing but I'll wait on that. Now on to the stand.

 

[Ric Foster]

That tank looks bullet proof with the fiberglass on the inside and outside. keep us updated