Building a 1500 Gallon plywood & glass tank

[VLDesign]

Yeah having the new house first without rushing is the only way we could have done it and not go insane.

Lol, a week.. It didn’t feel that fast building the 1500. But it did go fast in comparison.

Won't know the exact size until next week but so far it looks like it will be 2300 gallons. Filtration might actually change to a bead filter but I am still considering my options on that. And glass will be replaced with acrylic windows this time because 3 pieces of acrylic will be cheaper than one piece of glass for the new tank.

And yeah it will be on here.. So far it looks like I might be starting the work on the 23rd of this month.

 

[Inglorious]

I just found this thread and read through the entire thing and all I can say is amazing, can't wait to read version 2.0

 

[VLDesign]

Sadly, this tank will be demolished in a few months.

listing the house for sale after the new 2600 gallon tank is done and the 1500 will need to be removed prior to sale.

I will document the sad event.

I will also have a 3/4" thick 10'x3'x piece of starfire glass for sale afterwards so if you know of anyone looking for a giant section of glass let me know. Will sell it cheap if needed.

 

[Egon]

Nes999 is in Illinois and is building a 900, he might need the glass?

 

[nes999]

Thanks Egon , and thanks pacu mom. I REALLY wish i could use this piece my tank is 5 feet tall with a 4 foot opening. *rushes to buy wood to make hole smaller*

If you dont mind me asking where in IL do you live?

 

[sherlock]

awesome tank

 

[VLDesign]

Thanks..

 

[djhills]

i fist see this on youtube this is what brought me here im following your new build
cant wait to see it finished pro tank builder well done

 

[VLDesign]

So tank started leaking 2 days ago. About 10-15 gallons a day. Wasn't going to fix it since I am taking it down in a few months.

Drained it half way this morning to try to re-seal the bulkhead (Thinking that is where the leak was) since that gave me some trouble in the beginning.

After draining the tank some I looked over near the corner and I see this


Looks like the concrete backer board chipped somehow. Just glad I found it. Put some silicone in, over and all around the area, waited several hours then refilled.

Will know tomorrow if the leak has been fixed. But I am pretty sure it is.

 

[Egon]

Looks like the "smoking gun" to me! Hopefully you have a fix to give you more time on the new build.