First plwood tank build started..... with pics

[Iffrat]

GLASS IS HERE!!!!!

the glass came in today. I installed the glass, and did the first coat of paint to the stand. tommorow i will install the doors onto the stand, and do another coat of paint to the tank and stand, then the water test!

pics to follow soon!

what steps did you do to install the glass?? what did you use and so on?

 

[briflikk]

lookin good .. just might have to give this a try

 

[joey02]

what steps did you do to install the glass?? what did you use and so on?

Since i jumped the gun and installed the top brace, getting the glass in was a tough job.

I was able to get the glass threw the front viewing window, and i leaned it up against the back wall.
I then siliconed the entire front inside front frame and then set the glass in temporary postition. Then i leaned the tank forward and layed it front on its face and slide the glass around a bit into its final postition. I used 40lbs of weights on each of the corners to. after the glass was in. i went around the entire perimeter of the glass with more silicone and smoothed it out.

Souns easy, but it wasnt. If i didnt install the top brace, it would have been a breeze. Even while i was installing the top brace, i knew i should have waited, but im impatient and NEED to see progress. leason learned.

 

[Iffrat]

Since i jumped the gun and installed the top brace, getting the glass in was a tough job.

I was able to get the glass threw the front viewing window, and i leaned it up against the back wall.
I then siliconed the entire front inside front frame and then set the glass in temporary postition. Then i leaned the tank forward and layed it front on its face and slide the glass around a bit into its final postition. I used 40lbs of weights on each of the corners to. after the glass was in. i went around the entire perimeter of the glass with more silicone and smoothed it out.

Souns easy, but it wasnt. If i didnt install the top brace, it would have been a breeze. Even while i was installing the top brace, i knew i should have waited, but im impatient and NEED to see progress. leason learned.

so even knowing the people who make the rubber coat say NOT to use silicone you still took the chance??

why didnt you just set the glass in place and paint a few more coats of rubber coat to make the seal? since it bonds to glass and its self you would not have to risk the chance that silicone would not work..

 

[Burko]

"why didnt you just set the glass in place and paint a few more coats of rubber coat to make the seal? since it bonds to glass "

Where does it say that?

Very handy if true.

 

[joey02]

i have already tryed silicone on the rubber at the beggining of the build and it stuck great.

 

[tthanatoss]

you're doing a great job.

 

[Iffrat]

joey do you think that just using the pond coat to seal it would work??

 

[joey02]

joey do you think that just using the pond coat to seal it would work??

Only one way to find out !!


I am optimistic that it will.

 

[joey02]

you're doing a great job.

thanks! yours was great !!!!!!!!!