Ted's incredible 2400 gallon outdoor wood tank

[roliva]

Did anyone ever see Ted's incredible 2400 gallon outdoor tank?: http://anythingfish.com/images/Ted/PhotoGallery/TedsPacu2400.htm

He used an acrylic water based semi gloss paint (from the local Home Depot/Lowes) to waterproof the wood. Has anyone else have experience with using acrylic paint to waterproof?

 

[Oddball~]

How do you do water changes on that thing?!?!?!?!?! WoW! Must cost heckuva lot of money and heckuva lot of skill and time!

 

[chefkeith]

I use an acrylic water based gloss paint on my canopy hood and tank stand. I'd never want to use this paint for waterproofing the inside of a wood tank though. I don't think the paint is waterproof or durable enough.

2 part epoxy paint can be used for waterproofing wood tanks. I'd use this- http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/11733/cid/3035

 

[roliva]

Yes it seems the Sweetwater epoxy is superior,well known and used.

 

[Jason01]

:OT:
Maybe this picture should be posted in fish stores where they sell pacu's. I knew they got big......but D@M*! Didn't think that big.....

 

[Debra Mark]

I don't know if I'd trust paint only as a wood sealer either. We've always used fibreglass & resin and on the new tank my husband also used gel-coat as well. That is a pretty nice Pacu - about the size of our small one, our old Pacu is about 40-45 pounds now.

 

[roliva]

I agree. Especially if plywood is being used as the walls. Plywood has a natural internal stress (due to the fabrication process) which will cause it to check due to moisture. Epoxy isn't 100% waterprooof (maybe 99%) so a slight amount of moisture will seep into the plywood. In the long run, over 5 years or so, the internal movement of the plywood will need to be stabilized, and that's why fiberglass resin should be used to prevent this. It is also not a good idea to epoxy the non water side of the plywood since you will not give any moisture in the plywood a chance to escape.

 

[Matak]

Debra, your sig line say 3240 gallons! Care to show some pics?

 

[Debra Mark]

Debra, your sig line say 3240 gallons! Care to show some pics?

Matak - there are some pictures in the General Freshwater Forum - 'Post Pictures of your Fish' sticky.....around pages 14 & 15.....