Extra-Large Tank Upgrade Project to begin
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yes! these are the kind of steps i really want to see detailed. how thick is your foundation and how deep are you drilling sixxer? are you pouring this thing in one go? how can the floor of the tank be poured at the same time as the walls? wouldn't the setup of the forms mess with that? i just had this notion that you can't pour pieces at a time?
sixxer
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draxijn said:
It will be a one time pour, cannot afford any cold joints in the concrete.
Basically the tank is going to be poured directly on the basement floor, thus the reason that I have 12" rebar drilled 4"+ into the basement floor, then will be attaching the 48" long rebar to those and building a skeleton of 1/2" rebar to reinforce everything, then the forms will go in and the walls will be poured to 6" thick with 5000 PSI Concrete.
You are correct, you cannot pour pieces at a time (at least not that I am aware of, or that I would feel comfortable with!)
This coming Friday will hopefully be the concrete pouring day.
2004jeepoutlander
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kepp it bumping
sixxer
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Quick update.
I just got off the phone with some Ready Mix Concrete companies and have decided to order the concrete with Fibermesh in it to add stability!
I have also decided to go with four 2" drains for the overflow
Friday is supposed to be the day.
Pictures of each step still to follow as they get downloaded.
I just got off the phone with some Ready Mix Concrete companies and have decided to order the concrete with Fibermesh in it to add stability!
I have also decided to go with four 2" drains for the overflow
Friday is supposed to be the day.
Pictures of each step still to follow as they get downloaded.
Not to be too forward or anything, but
that figure just five months after giving birth, WOW !!!
I better not show that pic to my wife or I'll have to deal with severe depression as our third son just turned one last month.
Great project.
One question though, if you are going to rely on the floor of your basement as the bottom of the tank, aren't those joints "cold joints" and are you worried about leaks between the floor and the walls of the tank?
that figure just five months after giving birth, WOW !!!
I better not show that pic to my wife or I'll have to deal with severe depression as our third son just turned one last month.
Great project.
One question though, if you are going to rely on the floor of your basement as the bottom of the tank, aren't those joints "cold joints" and are you worried about leaks between the floor and the walls of the tank?
Shoestring Reefer
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Sweet! And the construction, too.
CincyCoral
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Im in love. With the soon to be tank, of course... 
By the way the pics look great! Keep up the good work!
By the way the pics look great! Keep up the good work!
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