9' long 4'high 5'deep ply tank has begun.....kinda!

[spwd]

no worries steve, anytime mate. hope your plans are coming together nicely, looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Yeah glad your getting back into yours and hope it goes well for ya with no leaks.

As for ours were waiting for the building regs to be accepted now but i did fetch the sump today which was of the A/C £100 for a 72 x 34 x 19


steve

 

[mike huntley]

Yeah glad your getting back into yours and hope it goes well for ya with no leaks.

As for ours were waiting for the building regs to be accepted now but i did fetch the sump today which was of the A/C £100 for a 72 x 34 x 19


steve

sweet! that sump is almost a double bed

You know how it is, take a few knocks and you loose faith on a project for a while, i won't quit though, although it has felt that way at times

either way, it's gotta be done before the baby comes,5th december is not all that far off hey she'll be done dont you guys worry.

are you waiting on specific building regs regarding the proposed tank, or the overall extension/build?

 

[mike huntley]

5mm ply coming tomorrow, i'm going to add some more bracing before the ply is done, mainly along the bottom and most of the way up the sides, internally, using roof straps that are used to attach the roof plate of a house to the wall to stop the roof/timbers parting company with the house. i'll get it lined out this week, ready for the fibre glassing skills of my dad, round two hear we come.

 

[spwd]

Glad youve got your 2nd wind mate,were waiting for the building regs etc before we get the money sorted and can start the build.

On a side note i got a price for a 9ft x 3ft piece of 15mm glass from aquariums limited today and the price was £361 + £45 delivery which is pretty good i think.

Steve

 

[mike huntley]

Glad youve got your 2nd wind mate,were waiting for the building regs etc before we get the money sorted and can start the build.

On a side note i got a price for a 9ft x 3ft piece of 15mm glass from aquariums limited today and the price was £361 + £45 delivery which is pretty good i think.

Steve

i'm sure the regs will be fine steve, generally they're simple (not attempting to teach you to suck eggs here) keep the inspector sweet and it all goes to plan.

your price on the glass does sound very reasonable, especially next to my 600 quid quote, i think my quote is not outrageous at all. cheers mate

 

[mike huntley]

back on track now. added some more bracing throughout the base of the tank, there are already a lot of L brackets underneath the epoxy, but i added more heavy duty roofing straps and brackets.

the bottom should now be plenty strong enough, i'm also gonna add another inch of timber around the viewing window and brace the lot together, to give the glass a bit more area to adhere to (cheers alan for the advice when you popped round.)

do the ply lining this week then go buy the fibre glass.

 

[mike huntley]

scrapped the lining with further ply on recommendation is was not necessary. we've just finished fibre glassing the tank and filter, got the gel coat to do in a couple of hours or so.

 

[mike huntley]

gel coat applied, got another 5 litres coming this week to finish coating it out

 

[johns]

No Picture?
How much Fun was That to Work With? If I never install or even See The Mat again it Will be Too Soon!

 

[Satan's Goldfish]

Good to see progress again mike. How easy/simple was the fibreglassing? i'm wanting to use that on my next build too and debating whether to get someone to do it or have a crack at it myself.