Building a 1500 Gallon plywood & glass tank

[briflikk]

lookin good .. I wish I had the space for that

 

[dmopar74]

LOL In your home and outside are 2 very different things and you are also suppose to seal the treated decking lumber once it has sat outside and dried up. Call up any building inspector and ask about using it in your home but to say they are trying to sell their wood buy misinforming you about PT wood is plain silly and shows that you have a very limited knowledge on the subject. Google the 3 Chemicals listed in the article and AFAIK picnic table legs are the only part of the table that uses treated lumber not the part that you sit on or eat off of. And as for the article itself I posted it because it was on of the first that popped up that best explained the chemicals used in PT wood . But by all means if you feel the need to use it in your home then go ahead.

have you ever talked to a building inspector, i have many times. im done.

good luck with your tank vl, its looking nice!

 

[nolapete]

Hey, why not coat the concrete with pond armor? Might as well do the boards that come in contact with it as well.

 

[basslover34]

LOL In your home and outside are 2 very different things

Yes they are which is why we don't use PT for our cabinets and tables inside the home

and you are also suppose to seal the treated decking lumber once it has sat outside and dried up.

errrrr.... seal wood that has been chemicially sealed?

Call up any building inspector and ask about using it in your home

No Problem, I did yesterday just to confirm what I already know (but sometimes things change and we (general Contractors) aren't aware of it till MUCH later) and guess what...

but to say they are trying to sell their wood buy misinforming you about PT wood is plain silly

yeah because a company would never stretch the truth to suit their needs

and shows that you have a very limited knowledge on the subject.

See your next set of quotes to see who has the limited knowledge, FYI Googling the chemical make up of PT does not exactly make an expert

Google the 3 Chemicals listed in the article and AFAIK picnic table legs are the only part of the table that uses treated lumber not the part that you sit on or eat off of.

ummmm have you ever seen a PT Picnic table?

And as for the article itself I posted it because it was on of the first that popped up that best explained the chemicals used in PT wood . But by all means if you feel the need to use it in your home then go ahead.

Why not... it's not only perfectly legal but there is NO Health issue with using it as a sil plate... unless your licking it anyway LOL

 

[VLDesign]

Yeah.. I may have screwed up on the bottom plates. It never crossed my mind even though when I finished the basement I used PT sill plates throughout the basement..

Good news is there is very little moisture in the basement (Unless I cause it lol) so I will have to make sure I keep an eye on those base plates and perhaps put a small dehumidfier under there as a precaution.


The Pond Armor came in yesterday so as asoon as I get home from work today I will start on the seams and get this puppy going.

 

[VLDesign]

Oh yeah.. And I will have 4 top cross beams for support to the front and back of the tank..

The sides shouldn't be an issue as they are up against another wall that are secured to the floor and joists above.

 

[schwarzi88]

Great job .... Keep it comming!

 

[basslover34]

Yeah.. I may have screwed up on the bottom plates. It never crossed my mind even though when I finished the basement I used PT sill plates throughout the basement..

Good news is there is very little moisture in the basement (Unless I cause it lol) so I will have to make sure I keep an eye on those base plates and perhaps put a small dehumidfier under there as a precaution.


The Pond Armor came in yesterday so as asoon as I get home from work today I will start on the seams and get this puppy going.

 

[Gator]

Yeah.. I may have screwed up on the bottom plates. It never crossed my mind even though when I finished the basement I used PT sill plates throughout the basement..

Good news is there is very little moisture in the basement (Unless I cause it lol) so I will have to make sure I keep an eye on those base plates and perhaps put a small dehumidfier under there as a precaution.


The Pond Armor came in yesterday so as asoon as I get home from work today I will start on the seams and get this puppy going.

Your tank will be fine without PT wood especially in a controlled environment like the inside of your home. The others can say what they will but here in Ohio it is totally against building code to use PT wood on anything but the sill plates. So many other things I'd like to comment on to the others but I don't want to derail this thread any more than what it already has been. Great job so far and cant wait to see the pond armor being put on.

 

[Eric A]

Wow!

Why didn't I subscribe to this thread earlier. This is sweet.