My 315G Plywood Tank Build

Cakilla

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Nice Job , Really Nice work , Great Idea for making a plywood sump! I am gooing to try that once I get my bigger tank ! whats your stocking going to be ?, I am curious trieing to get some ideas for myself ... getting a tank that is a bit over 300 gallons also
 

muskymayhem

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Do you plan to enclose the frame by covering it up with a sheet of plywood on the outside? If so, any concerns about unknown/undetectable water intrusion "inside" the walls of the tank?
 

BadOleRoss

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Cakilla;3864618; said:
Nice Job , Really Nice work , Great Idea for making a plywood sump! I am gooing to try that once I get my bigger tank ! whats your stocking going to be ?, I am curious trieing to get some ideas for myself ... getting a tank that is a bit over 300 gallons also
I will build the tank and the wife will decide what goes in it. If I were a betting man I would say hundreds of schooling fish. We have had the pleco, RTCs, cichlids and really wanr fish that are not going to grow to big or get to aggressive. Oh, and we want to stay away from special diets. My days of standing at a blender mixing assorted bits and pieces are behind me.
 

BadOleRoss

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muskymayhem;3864679; said:
Do you plan to enclose the frame by covering it up with a sheet of plywood on the outside? If so, any concerns about unknown/undetectable water intrusion "inside" the walls of the tank?
Where the tank is going to be sitting, the left side wall and the back of the tank will be left opened. You cant see them so there is no good reason to cover them. All of the plumbing will go through the back wall so any water leaks should be visible. I will not dress it up until after is passes the leak test and everything has been up and running for a little while anyway.
 
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