2000-3000 gallon Plywood tank

Edmonton newbie · #1 05-31-2011, 03:49 AM

yes a clear west system 7 epoxy over the paint and it will never blush or leach into the tank you could have a couple of the local traincar painters over and give you a real interesting backdrop lol

Edmonton newbie · #2 05-31-2011, 04:08 AM

here is another good link
http://www.brentsmith-photography.co...berglass-build

sphelps · #3 05-31-2011, 01:51 PM

Personally if I was to build a plywood tank that large I would cover the wood with a layer of fiberglass and then use a marine 2 part epoxy paint.

lastlight · #4 05-31-2011, 03:52 PM

I've seen a few other builds done similarily to the one posted above. That Bote Coat (which comes tinted) seems like a pretty smart choice. These builds look like a lot of fun (and massive amount of work).

narhay · #5 07-13-2011, 05:57 AM

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/article...00g_tank_1.php

I remember reading this before and it might be perfect for you.

dsaundry · #6 07-13-2011, 06:17 AM

I was fortunate enough to see Fudge's tank and set up before it was sold, two words, simply amazing! Make sure you do a build thread on your tank. Good luck on your build.

KevinK · #7 07-13-2011, 02:36 PM

tagging along as I'm up for a plywood tank as soon as we soled our house (and the new tank we want bigger)

gust wondering

what is the diferance between the west 7 epoxy at a fairly $$$$

or the 5 gallon pails thy use for decking, as thy are only about $145 for 5 gallon, where west 7 is I think the same for only 1 gallon.

ore could you maybe laminate, so first a few coats with the cheaper for structure and stabillety, and then west 7 to seal it all off