MY FIRST 250 Gallon DIY TANK

[naddu4u]

Epoxy from hempel

The fiberglass and resin is laid down first, then the marine epoxy is laid over that once the resin is dry.

Aquascaping is the fun part, should be easy once you have a ladder. As far as plants, long as you have enough light, no problem. T5 HO would be the optimal choice. Might be able to find the ballasts somewhere.

I checked out couple of shops locally i couldnt find anything as good as west systems epoxy, its the simplest of stuff i think according to the site,

here are some pics of stuff i saw at my local Hempel dealer.... says its a primer which has to be mixed n applied on the wood n then the epoxy resin has to be mixed wid something else, dunno the jargon, can neone explain wot these things are.... is Hempel good... the thing is the market is filled wid idiots who dunno wot they r selling, so they tend to bull**** n sell practically nething to a newbie,

I just dnt wanna get ripped n end up wid a leaking 250 gallon tank....

 

[naddu4u]

here r da links to details of both paints

http://www.hempel.com.sa/usr/hempel/hempelSA_uk.nsf/vALLBYDOCID/RVAA-4U4DAD/$file/4555.pdf

http://www.hempel.com.sa/usr/hempel/hempelSA_uk.nsf/vALLBYDOCID/RVAA-4U4DAD/$file/55210.pdf

 

[naddu4u]

PICS!!!

here is the finished stand for my tank
Gotta get some waterproof paint for wood, still thinking on which paint to use... prolly mite go wid hempel as last resort...
Found some epoxy paint from Hempel, m skeptical about... the above posts have the details... pls someone tell me if its good or not....

waiting for the fibreglass to be available as well and will start this week once the woodwork is complete hopefully soon...

 

[Rbishop]

Nice stand work. Have no experience with the paints you are asking about.

 

[BoCoMo]

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