My Ply and resin and steel home made tank 4x4x2 - Page 3

jaggy · #51 07/01/2007, 02:26 PM

thanks m8 , although i think the foam has taken quite a bit of water volume away as well i would say 40%

Cuby2k · #52 07/01/2007, 03:31 PM

Cool stuff, well great stuff. I am interested in seeing it full and flowing.

I am surprised that with your DIY skills you didn't build the skimmer yourself. Not that the one you bought is shabby by any means, I'd love to have it.

I'll be hanging around and looking forward to your progress.

stugray · #53 07/01/2007, 10:27 PM

Sorry some of the #s I gave you earlier were incorrect ( I assumed 2 feet across the front, not 4 ).

Assuming 4 feet of height AND 4 feet of width on the glass pane:

Total pressure on Glass = ~2257 lbs

of course the weight on the glass is not distributed evenly.
The bottom 1 foot of the glass will carry 1048 lbs
second foot up will carry ~679 lbs
third foot up ~400lbs
top foot ~126lbs

Sorry not responsible for calculations following 'putting down a few pints' ;-)

Stu

Orient Master · #54 07/02/2007, 04:33 AM

hi i'm new to the site and just would like to tag along to this tread. Really cool. saw on some other site a guy that did a salt tank that was made out of wood and foam. can't think of the site. i will post it when i find it again.

Really nice tank though.

TarheelFrag · #55 07/02/2007, 12:26 PM

Another reason I want to go to Scotland!

Going to have to stick around for this one....

TropTrea · #56 07/02/2007, 02:03 PM

If there was one common complaint from individuals that purchased large tanks from me it was that they could reach the bottom of the tank for aquascaping. I always recommended that individuals selected a tank by measuring there arm reach and comparing it to the height and dept of the tank.

An example I have a 34" arm span, so I take 34 squared or 1,156. If I want a tank that is 24 inches high I subtract the square of 24 from 1156 which gives me 580, the root of 580 is
around 24" so that is the deepest I would recommend.

The bat this is that most people that are 5' 2" tall want a tank that is 36" tall and those that are 6"8" tall are happy with tanks that are 16" tall.

Dennis

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Originally posted by stevedola
wow 4x4x2! its gonna be tough getting to the bottom of that tank.

ideas for stocking?

jeffgp · #57 07/02/2007, 02:46 PM

gota watch this

jaggy · #58 07/02/2007, 03:14 PM

thanks guys glass coming tommorow , and it weighs in at 62kgs lol this is going to be fun!

jaggy · #59 07/02/2007, 03:15 PM

one of the great things about this is i have been able to aquascape without the front on , so much easier to do !

AmosUSA · #60 07/02/2007, 06:51 PM

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...15DSC00061.JPG
Here is my tank that I made out of wood , glass ,and resin, its 36 tall x 44 long x14 wide . Fits perfect on my desk, I placed artificial corals, in it because I don't want the fish to peck and eat my corals ,works out great! You have done alot of work so far . looking forward in seeing your tank full of water.

jaggy · #61 07/03/2007, 05:08 PM

Hi glass didnt arrive today , its not comming till thursday ! i am gutted!

horkn · #62 07/03/2007, 06:45 PM

tagging along.

That looks sweet.

at least you have thought this though correctly unlike the guy on another thread i have been watching.

actually that guy needs to keep it simple and overthought things, making it wayy toooo much....

Once you get fish in it you will probably have to clean the lower parts of your glass from cat drool stains. LOL

sabbath · #63 07/03/2007, 08:33 PM

Wow! I'm subscribed, This is wild!

jaggy · #64 07/04/2007, 04:35 PM

Glass should be tomorrow well it better be ! thanks for the comment so far , more details , the tank will have 2 seio power heads inbeside the skimmer and my ultralith reactor and calcium reactor, they will put out 7000lph between them , but also in there will be a 3000lph pump , which will fill a carlson, well a modified carlson surge connected to the other side of the tank , this is fitted above the tank and connected to it with a 55mm pipe , this will hold around 20 gallons and will surge against the sieo pumps

jaggy · #65 07/04/2007, 04:37 PM

surge box connection from tank to surge box

jaggy · #66 07/04/2007, 04:38 PM

connection in tank

jaggy · #67 07/04/2007, 04:39 PM

surge box and plumbimg , well some of it

jaggy · #68 07/04/2007, 04:42 PM

and surge box before resin etc , the box will be completley enclosed with a lid to make it almost silent and a device to hopefully cut down on as much ait entering the tank as possible , details of which i will post once , or inded if it works

jaggy · #69 07/04/2007, 04:47 PM

here is a close up of sand and foam fully cured !

jaggy · #70 07/04/2007, 04:49 PM

full tank shot before glass goes in tommorow ! i use NAtural seawater so it might take a will to fill , but i sould be starting on saturday !

BeanAnimal · #71 07/04/2007, 06:56 PM

Why not use bulkheads instead of trying to use resin to secure the plumbing?

MarkS · #72 07/04/2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally posted by BeanAnimal
Why not use bulkheads instead of trying to use resin to secure the plumbing?

Yeah, resin wont hold for long, especially on the surge box.

jaggy · #73 07/05/2007, 12:19 PM

bulkheads wont fit as wood is over 40mm thick it is not just resind it has been siliconed as well , and the resin is very very strong !

otisbrown · #74 07/05/2007, 01:12 PM

I would be concerned that weight or pressure on the fittings would cause the resin to crack.

MarkS · #75 07/05/2007, 02:06 PM

The vibrations from the surge and water pumps will cause the resin to fail in very short order. I really don't have a solution for you, but I would not go the way you are going...