Plywood tanks?

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Malbri

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I have heard of people making plywood tanks, how is this done? Like is there somethig that goes over the plywood? Im just wondering for a temporary tank
 

Jaysn

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You seal it with epoxy so that it's water tight. It seems like a great way to get a bigger tank cheaper, the downside is that there's usually only one visible face of the tank.
 

fish_freak

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They are great for makeing massive tank's. Debramark has a plywood and glass tank that is 3240 gallon's. I am thining of doing a 400-500 gallon in my basement some day. Like said previously they can be used as display tank's just fine but you have to cut out a hole in the front plywood and silicone in a piece of glass.
 

Rallysman

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I had a very nice looking 300 gallon plywood tank. It was framed so the font and the back were glass.

One of my friends has a 180 plywood tank built into his wall as a room divider.
It's basically a plywood box sealed with epoxy. There are certain people who have started using a product called sanitred which is much more durable than epoxy.
 

Malbri

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about how much would it cost to build one say about 100 gallons
 

Rallysman

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IMO it's not worth it unless you're going 180 or larger. you'll have about the same amount in materials (glass, wood, sealer of choice) as you would in a pre-made tank.
 

legendaryfrog

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just an idea, but these tanks look a LOT better if they're in-wall.
 
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