794 gallon ply tank build

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This build gave me the idea to build a plytank with a footprint of 72"x48"x36". Sorry, i dont know how to convert that to centimeters. I also dont know how to figure out how many gallons that is. I'm pretty much fallowing what greentera did. I'm not a copycat he just has great ideas:headbang2.
 

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Wow, thats alot bigger than i thought it was. I was thinking it was going to be around 400-450 gallons. I'll sart a new thread when i start my build.
 

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That looks like alot of work lol!!!!
Id love one of em but dunno bout all the work lol
One day maybe
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coming together though looks nice
 

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bass_cats;3307109; said:
This build gave me the idea to build a plytank with a footprint of 72"x48"x36". Sorry, i dont know how to convert that to centimeters. I also dont know how to figure out how many gallons that is. I'm pretty much fallowing what greentera did. I'm not a copycat he just has great ideas:headbang2.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/calc.php

there's this super awesome link right at the top of the page that lets you convert units. :)
 

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bass_cats;3307141; said:
Wow, thats alot bigger than i thought it was. I was thinking it was going to be around 400-450 gallons. I'll sart a new thread when i start my build.
I would suggest going a foot longer and 6 inches shorter, 30" tall glass will be a lot cheaper than 36" tall glass. The reason being is 36" tall glass will end up being way thicker.
 

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Wow that's a very heavy duty tank. Going to last you some good years that one will. I wish I could come by a deal like that on thick plywood.

Good call not mixing polyester resin for your fiberglass with an epoxy top coat - they will co-exist if done properly, but not very well. Not nearly as well as polyester to polyester or epoxy to epoxy. For your flood coat/top coat, are you planning on using the boat-kote epoxy as well? I don't think you'll have a problem but you might want to look into it's fish-safeness. I know some epoxies create by products as they cure called amines. Most of the time you can wash the by products off and be left with an inert, safe surface, but not with all epoxy resins, particularly if you get the mix ratio off a little bit. Just a thought!

Looks like a ton of work! I can speak from experience, sanding fiberglass reinforced epoxy is not fast, fun, or easy - especially inside a tank, and especially with a tank this large! one missed fiberglass "needle" too and you can give yourself nasty cuts on the stuff. Looking forward to updates - looks like it's going to be a great tank.
 
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