Plywood tank?s

[1BigFin]

Hi fellas,

I built a 165gal acrylic tank, but the back broke when I tested it for water leaks I now am going to build a 240gal plywood tank, (plans found at www.garf.com). I was wondering, can I drill this tank for drain and return pipes to and from my sump tank? Also garf says to use resocinol glue. Is this the best or can I use liquid nails instead? I found Devoe Bar rust 233H at a local paint store for $62.00 a gal kit, so cost will be down there Please help. Thanks.

 

[fufi5]

I've read on that site www.garf.org a guy did asimilar tank build(he used liquid nails & used epoxy paint used for water storage tanks). They (garf) suggest using the products that they have used and know that worked (but that doesn't mean there are different brand products that'll work for the same application). Be sure to cover with epoxy paint any exposed wood paneling, even paint the inside of the drain holes (drilling should be a problem as long as the holes are not near the edges (structural integrity). One thing that I would recommend would be to cover the bottom (inside) and the back pane (inside) with a sheet of acrylic to avoid the epoxy paint to be scratched (moving the live rock & rock slides) to avoid water to seep into the wood. You can call/fax/email to the garf people to give you more info.
Good luck on your build.

*Disclaimer- I have not build a wood tank yet (use information at your own risk)

 

[1BigFin]

Thanks fufi5,

I was hoping someone has done this before. Also I tried emailing and calling garf a week ago, but got no response

 

[jcanute]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=911981

 

[Fudge]

Here`s a 525g i made, with 2 viewing panes.


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=686757

Marc.

 

[1BigFin]

Thanks Marc,
It looks great.

 

[Tigger240]

Fudge thats freaking awesome, i cant believe i missed that. This is my personal opionion but keep the flange side on the wet side of the tank. (the gasket stays on the flange side, no matter if its the wet side or dry side) i would paint the exposed wood with epoxy but keeping the gasket/flange on the wet side will keep water out of the hole in the wood. if done opposite, then water will leak through the threads and stop at the gasket on the dry side, there will be no leak, but theres water in the cut portion of the tank.