4300 Gallon Plywood Build (3600+ Take 2)

flossyfloofloo · Nov 12, 2009

its just a point of view and looking deeper at it ,it might actually be better as the way you have it the whole wall is braced and not just the center .

dude its looking awsome and i cant wait to see it up and running if i could lend a hand i would but its kinda a long way for me

Nolapete · Nov 12, 2009

I know what you're saying. If you put your hands on it, you'd see what I meant. I'm still working it out. I'm the same way, so it's a challenge working this out. I have argument for both in my mind. Did some work on the header at lunch today. This 50-3/4" measurement on the vertical is messing up my alignment of 2x6s. I have to compensate with a 1x6 I think to get it flush again.

Nolapete · Nov 13, 2009

Front framing and header should be done this weekend, so I hopefully will be installing acrylic next weekend.

Nolapete · Nov 13, 2009

If anyone wants to stop by this weekend or next, pm me and I'll give you directions.

Nolapete · Nov 14, 2009

I had promised myself that I would salvage as much as possible from the first attempt at framing the tank. I have a pocket full of 3" deck screws and enough 2x6s to go up another 2 levels on the header like I decided to. I should only have to buy a couple 1x4s and 1x6s to finish up the framing. I'll need more 2x6s for the floor, but not counting that in this part. At least not yet.

Going to cut the pieces and fit everything before screwing and gluing it. Pictures sometime late this afternoon.

rithunder916 · Nov 14, 2009

Sounds Awesome!!! Keep up the good work!

Mike

Nolapete · Nov 14, 2009

I had someone come over today to bring a redtail catfish, so I didn't get over to Lowe's to get the 1x6's and 1x4's I need yet.

First pic: The screws are pushing the 2x6 up above the 2x4 frame. I need to trim the upright boards, so I didn't bother with it. A 1x6 goes between the 2x6s to even the header with the wall so that they can tie in together.

Second pic: The piece of 2x6 is where the acrylic goes in front of the 2x4 frame. I need to put a piece of 1x6 between the 2x4 frame and the 2x6 vertical boards to make up the difference.

Third pic: Right side of the window looking from back of tank. 1x4s will be used to increase the 2x4 thickness to make up for the 3/8" space all around the acrylic for Dow 795. BTW, Dow 795 bonds to hard rubber so much so that it becomes part of it. It also bonds to wood incredibly well.

Fourth pic: Left side of the window viewed from back of the tank. In hindsight, I wish I had attached one of the vertical boards to the wall as I was assembling it. It's not flush in spots. Nothing to worry about, but just not as well done as I would like. The boards seen attached to the left wall are for aligning the boards during assembly. It helped, but I really needed another set of eyes on it.

Fifth pic: The right corner from the back where the tank jogs over the support for the house. Two of the header boards are screwed down all around. Still fitting in the front and figuring out the rest of it.