ive been doing a lot of research lately about DIY tanks. for my budget it seems like a plywood tank fits the bill. the only part that has me worried is the price of everything i seem to find to seal up the inside.
i got to thinking about it and came up with this idea. build the typical plywood box, up to the point of sealing it. instead of sealing it with epoxy or whatever, what about using a pond liner? they are thick, 40mil. they are fish safe. they are flexible. they are much cheaper than any paint type sealer i have found.
it seems to me that the only difficult part of using the soft liner would be getting a good seal around the window.
maybe use some sort of spray adhesive on the inside of the face frame to hold it in place so you could cut it for the window. do your best to take out any wrinkles (there would be some), but even if they werent all gone, i think it would add a nice visual.
has anybody heard of trying a pond liner? can you think of any pros/cons?
btw- im looking at building something in the 150g - 200g range
i got to thinking about it and came up with this idea. build the typical plywood box, up to the point of sealing it. instead of sealing it with epoxy or whatever, what about using a pond liner? they are thick, 40mil. they are fish safe. they are flexible. they are much cheaper than any paint type sealer i have found.
it seems to me that the only difficult part of using the soft liner would be getting a good seal around the window.
maybe use some sort of spray adhesive on the inside of the face frame to hold it in place so you could cut it for the window. do your best to take out any wrinkles (there would be some), but even if they werent all gone, i think it would add a nice visual.
has anybody heard of trying a pond liner? can you think of any pros/cons?
btw- im looking at building something in the 150g - 200g range
but yes it is the flexible kind. 