Sketchup of front viewing window. The white border is going to be the same as the baseboards for the downstairs. I may change that later, but for now I don't want it to be different.
My 3665 Gallon Lined Plywood Tank Build Log
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A lot of work tonight. Phase 1B complete. Only things left to do in fish room:
1) move 50 Breeder to another location
2) move 135 out after refurbish done
Neither of these two will hinder starting construction of the tank and building out the rest of the room.
1) move 50 Breeder to another location
2) move 135 out after refurbish done
Neither of these two will hinder starting construction of the tank and building out the rest of the room.
Selling everything under 90 gallons except a 75 I'm bringing to my office and the 50 breeder saltwater tank.
Today was a long day, so I only painted the canopy and attempted to put it on the 210. I'm going to have to disassemble and modify it since whomever designed it made it to look pretty and be completely non-functional. It also doesn't fit in the back because we have the tank all the way forward on the stand which makes the downward part of the canopy hit against the stand.
You can see where the scrollwork appliques were and the line is where the crown moulding was. I removed all of that. It looked too gawdy.
You can see where the scrollwork appliques were and the line is where the crown moulding was. I removed all of that. It looked too gawdy.
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Big change. I was surfing the net as usual this morning and found Ames' Blue Max tank coating. I'm going to play guinea pig and try this out on my tank. This stuff could make building big tanks much easier. One big plus over pond armor that I see is that you have much more time to work with it before it sets.
Check out this video of this new product. I'm going to use it on my 3600 gallon tank.
http://www.amesresearch.com/video/bluemax.wmv
http://www.amespaint.com/detail.aspx?ID=50
http://www.amesresearch.com/bluemax.htm
Check out this video of this new product. I'm going to use it on my 3600 gallon tank.
http://www.amesresearch.com/video/bluemax.wmv
http://www.amespaint.com/detail.aspx?ID=50
http://www.amesresearch.com/bluemax.htm
My problem now, as it would be no matter what I line or coat the tank with, is how to seal the acrylic window. We've all seen the bolted in windows with rubber gaskets at public aquariums and in use on undersea exploration ROVs and such. How do you seal it without bolting it in?
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