800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

[surf_buddy]

I wish I was in Ohio so I could see it in person!

 

[marinelife]

Thanks I will try to keep the pictures coming as I progress and as the tank matures

 

[marinelife]

I finished off the silicone tubes I had and I guess 35 was not enough. I am going to order 24 more to finish this job so I can get the tank filled with water!!!

 

[Scooterman]

WOW that is a lot of silicone!

 

[marinelife]

yeah way more than I thought I would need

 

[marinelife]

These are not the greatest but here are some silicone pictures. You can see in the picture some of the spacers I am installing, once I get the rest of the silicone I will cover those. Aslo sorry for the dust and dirt the wind picked up as I was finishing:

 

[Scooterman]

Man, that looked like fun installing LOL!
thanks for the pics!

 

[marinelife]

It was not bad at all. I was glad it went as planned.

 

[marinelife]

Two weeks I will be water testing it!

 

[freetareef]

wow what did you use all that silicone on, the walls? lol. looks great man can't wait to see water in it. their is a website called propertyroom.com where all the drug siezure "nursery equipment" is acutioned off. there is a ton of 1000 watt ballasts, bulbs and reflectors for $40 a piece. just fyi.

 

[marinelife]

1.5" of silicone all around the panel

Thanks for the like, I will look them up if I change my mind and go 1000w

 

[freetareef]

any more updates?

 

[marinelife]

The silicone is in and has to sit for 2 weeks before I can water test the tank. I am looking at Nov 15th to start the water test. I will be working on getting the outside of the tank protected and a few other things between now and then.

 

[warforged]

It would be very cool if you had You Tube video of the final steps...showing us the finished product and the after its up and running.

 

[plack]

If I understand things right you cannot scrape the back and sides with allot of force like you can with a glass or acrylic tank.

Other than that I guess it's not reallty much different.

Paul

 

[Reefdaddy1]

The silicone is in and has to sit for 2 weeks before I can water test the tank. I am looking at Nov 15th to start the water test. I will be working on getting the outside of the tank protected and a few other things between now and then.

Well Ill be smashed that day, Its me Birthday lol

 

[freetareef]

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[marinelife]

Hey all, update, over the weekend we put the tank back upright and started a water test. I did have a leak at the bottom. I can not be 100% sure but I think I found the issue. There are two small holes in the bottom of the tank near the back corner. I am not sure if they go completely to the wood or not but when the flashlight hits them just right I see a bright blue which means hole. I filed with them epoxy but the epoxy did not work for some reason today when I checked it the hole was still there. I then took some of the silicone from the panel and filled a large area around and over the holes. Hopefully this was the issue and now it is fixed. I will know in a few days once the silicone dries.
Once I can get it 100% full I will post pictures.

 

[MC Lighting]

pretty cool! not sure I would be real comfortable though with the holes being at the bottom relying on just the silicone. Is it possible to apply a plywood patch that is epoxied and that entire patch siliconed in?

 

[marinelife]

That could be possible, I plan to add more silicone and in the corner have pond foam which would cover the area.