epoxy for wood tank

[A.T.T.R]

any homedepot products that will work to line a wood tank
( cant poisen anythign has to be saltwater safe)

 

[alpine]

All purpose fiberglass resin and 1 part garage & floor epoxy.

 

[A.T.T.R]

Both together or ..
how do you use them
what would be better

please help

i built the tank i was going to use FRP but cant cut it properly ( and when i doit keeps ripping) so i am just going to coat the inside of the tank lol
i built the tank overly strong so there will be no bowing so there is no chance of epoxy flaking off because of bowing. ( aes said epoxy isnt good for wood because of bowing)

what are the major differences between the fiberglass resin and 1 part ?

 

[hebygb]

i strongly suggest using glass cloth. If you just paint the resin on you will never know if you have a thin area that can crack, fissure from something as simple as a floor settling of any of the other possible reasons tanks leak. Using the cloth, you will at least have some extra peace of mind.

 

[alpine]

ATTR

Gotta go pick up my ltl girl from school.I will link you to tgreene's build thread when I get back.Should be quick,maybe 15 mins tops.

 

[A.T.T.R]

overbuilt with 4 by 4's under it for support.

two bys interlock and each one is screwed down using 3.5 inch screws ( penetrates into the 2 below it)


where can i pick up this glass cloth

 

[alpine]

How big is that tank ATTR?

http://www.reefland.com/forum/diy/21616-plywood-tank-build-totw-5-7-07-a.html

Theres the link to Tgreene's build.You can get the cloth or matt from HD or Lowes.Personally I would use the matt in the corners and seams as it is actually stronger then cloth.Of course others might tell you different.Working with fiberglass isnt hard,just takes a little practice.Do a google for working with fiberglass,trust me you will get a ton of hits.

 

[alpine]

Any chance we can get some more pics of the tank? Might as well turn this into a build thread .

 

[A.T.T.R]

lol well its a prop system
7 ft by 4 ft by 6 inches

this is jus the first of many TRAYS i will have 3 or 4 more of these stacked ontop with lights under them

( also have two 140 gallon tubs and an ac unit in my attic since Home owners association wont let it be in a window lol)

 

[A.T.T.R]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1032513 the build thread

 

[alpine]

Oh ok I have actually read up your thread before.Did the link help you out with your questions? If not feel free to ask which ones you are not sure about.

I got some links in my favs for working with fiberglass if you need them.

 

[A.T.T.R]

fyi that isnt the newest pict..
the tnak has a total of 3 levels of wood
looks really nice and as always i did the old kick as ahrd as i can test lol it held up

pond i built at work using cinderbock and greatstufffoam ( instead of morter took only 4 cans to do the whole 25 ft by 4 ft by 2 ft pond and it was easier to work with) was able t stand up to about 30 kicks before a brick finialy started to move lol

 

[A.T.T.R]

yeah link did help alot.

fiberglasscloth.. let it dry epoxy paint. done.

in all likelyness i could just use epoxy paint ( such as AES's but might as well build to last)

the fiberglass seems like its not that needed when the tank is so rugged and shallow.

 

[alpine]

With those dims I wouldnt even bother with fiberglass.I actually just noticed that it was only 6" high.

Is this tank for zoas & mushrooms only? Pretty shallow for trying to grow out some acros or softy colonies.

 

[A.T.T.R]

yup shrooms and zoos

my 140s will be for the acros

 

[A.T.T.R]

i hate painting stuff lol
the epoxy went on. and seemed fine till the bucket with the remaining tiped and all i could do was spread it around as best as possiable.. i was hoping ot do a few coats but now it looks like it will be one large one ( 8 inch diam bucket sittin gon 2x4 = dumb idea ) atleast it fell IN

lets see how tis goes

 

[A.T.T.R]

once it hardeds a lil ( tonight about 2 hours) imdoing a tiny water test and then calling it a fail and throwing in the pond liner lol
for the otehr levels ill end up doing this hte right way i guess lol

 

[bsagecko]

go to garf.org they are prop on a large scale and they have a cal for everything and a materials list and which glues to use

 

[alpine]

Dang that sucks man.Definately take a pic,I need to see this one.

 

[johno4]

sorry, double post