Plywood Tank project. Jr. MFK

[djlancer88]

The only progress i made today was moving the tank to a different location.


Im sure not doing that in my house!!!!! lol sry guys.


You should of seen it. It was hanging out the back of a jeep with the door wide open. I recieved some funny looks for driving around with a big ole plywood box

 

[nuno landeck]

I'd like to see more shots

 

[djlancer88]

of what?

 

[Liam]

of what?

the tank, lol

 

[djlancer88]

Once i make some more progress ill post some more

 

[zennzzo]

The only progress i made today was moving the tank to a different location.


Im sure not doing that in my house!!!!! lol sry guys.


You should of seen it. It was hanging out the back of a jeep with the door wide open. I recieved some funny looks for driving around with a big ole plywood box

The 180 plywood tank...choice of the wildwest undertakers!...LOLOL

 

[djlancer88]

Progress is slizoo!! I got all the prep work done for the glassing(sanding/cleaning). I rounded the edges out of the viewing window, looks sharp.

I was thinking about making quarter circles out of the plywood to make the viewing window look oval but im not sure yet. I should of thought of that before i cut it square. I think it will look pretty sweet if i do do that, just an idea.

Waiting on the roller!!!
(Wet/dry)plans
Also i was thinking. I have an ole 29 gallon sitting around. Any one think thats okay for a 180? bio media compartment wise. Ill squeeze every little space i can get out of it for the bio chamber. Maybe leave 5-7" for the pump. Also i was just going to pick one of those pumps up from harbor freight. They run at 1500gph max(somewhere around there) So i think i should be okay if i take that route. If i can find a cheap 55, ill use that for a wet/dry, but if not then the 29

 

[zennzzo]

Progress is slizoo!! I got all the prep work done for the glassing(sanding/cleaning). I rounded the edges out of the viewing window, looks sharp.

I was thinking about making quarter circles out of the plywood to make the viewing window look oval but im not sure yet. I should of thought of that before i cut it square. I think it will look pretty sweet if i do do that, just an idea.

Waiting on the roller!!!-

Use one of these in the corners...a drum sanding bit

 

[zennzzo]

try to get a bio-tower built to raise the media up out of the bottom of that 29 and you'll be fine...

 

[djlancer88]

Of course this filter has more biomedia in it now, but this was the method i was going to use for the 29. But to make things interesting and a little different i could go with the bio tower method. Theres undless ideas with using rubbermaid or 5gallon bucket containers.

( this is my filter on my 90 i made ) an older pic of when i first set it up..


Just got a partime job at ups!! woohoo. current job doesnt have crap for benifits