i was talking to my friend in one of my college classes that does rhino lining for a living and he said that they will rhino line anything that you can bring to them. soo i was thinking it would cost around 200 dollars or so to coat a tank around the size of a truck bed which can be any color water proof rough or smooth what are your guys thoughts
Diy plywood tank rhino lining?
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I've heard of someone else looking into this. Their conclusion was that Rhino couldn't assure him that the liner was fish safe. Rhino was unsure whether the liner would leach into the tank. But they seemed more concerned that certain types of fish would eat the lining which is toxic if eaten. In the end he went with West Systems.
Jakeaz;3405507; said:
I have heard of it being used in wooden fish ponds. There are a handful of threads scattered across the internet.
Big issue is getting silicone to stick.
One recent builder here used polyurea on a plywood tank. Silicone also does not stick to polyurea. Rhino liner is probably a polyurea blend.
At any rate, what the builder here on MFK did was to silicone the glass to the bare wood and then have polyurea sprayed over the entire inside, including the first inch or so of the glass and the silicone bead.
If it were me I'd use a small batch of polyester or epoxy to seal the wood framings where the glass would rest first. Then I would attach the glass to the frame before having the liner sprayed on.
I probably would also try to find some sort of caulk (not silicone) that the liner would adhere to. Twenty years ago there were some polyurethane caulks that were fish safe that would have worked. I'm not sure what's available nowadays.
To me that is the risk in this entire concept. I just don't trust the bond between silicone and polyurea, regardless of which one is applied first.
Ame's Research Blue Max is water based, used in ponds (and other purposes) is potable and cheaper than that.
Dow 795 is the sealant you want to use.
Dow 795 is the sealant you want to use.
I can't speak to bonding glass to rhino liner, but I saved this link to my favorites awhile back a figured it might be useful. At least it should be fish safe.
http://www.rhinolinings.com/applications/spray_what/shrimp_tanks
http://www.rhinolinings.com/applications/spray_what/shrimp_tanks
I just did a quick google search and many sites had this statement.
"Rhino resists water and chemical damage and its surface is safe for potable water and food contact."
This sounds like a great idea to me just that now I would wonder on the glass.
"Rhino resists water and chemical damage and its surface is safe for potable water and food contact."
This sounds like a great idea to me just that now I would wonder on the glass.
I keep wondering about this and forgetting to post it on here. People ask about it for reptile cages all the time, and it seems like it's always the same thing- a bunch of people ask, no one ends up doing it.
This stuff is cheap enough, maybe I'll make a small plywood box & try it out. I could do with having a 30 or so gallon tank to keep & raise feeders and/or bait.
This stuff is cheap enough, maybe I'll make a small plywood box & try it out. I could do with having a 30 or so gallon tank to keep & raise feeders and/or bait.