My Ply and resin and steel home made tank 4x4x2 - Page 5

bananaboat · #**101** 07/14/2007, 08:56 PM

this sweet where did you get 19mm glass from? what type of resin do you use

jaggy · #**102** 07/15/2007, 05:25 AM

hi got the 19mm from a local glass manufacturer very good price £135 inc delivery , well its a good price for the UK lol

resin is , epxoy boat resin used in building of kayaks etc very good stuff ,

finished the tank painting and finishings today!

jaggy · #**103** 07/15/2007, 07:59 AM

first pics of filling !

thisisme · #**104** 07/15/2007, 08:14 AM

awsome tank can'nt wait to see some fish in there

jaggy · #**105** 07/15/2007, 09:37 AM

here is water collection !

redox · #**106** 07/15/2007, 10:06 AM

wow I hope you dont have far to carry that water. Cant wait to see the coraline coverage

jaggy · #**107** 07/15/2007, 10:58 AM

only live 1 min from the sea !

here is tank after trip 4 !

AcroSteve · #**108** 07/15/2007, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by jaggy
Top of skimmer and cal. rec.

It looks like the top edge of the plywood is not coated, and definitely not the outside.

I think at some point down the road, you will wish you had used much more epoxy. Like multiple coats on every surface of the wood.

Cuby2k · #**109** 07/15/2007, 11:24 AM

I am VERY jealous that you can get real ocean water for your tank. I gotta tell ya that makes for a HUGE savings.

I have heard that getting ocean water from the shore is bad due to land contamination issues. That you should get your water from at least 1000 feet from shore. Have you heard anything like that or are you concerned at all about that?

jaggy · #**110** 07/15/2007, 11:31 AM

not really an issue here with the sea , the water currents come strait down from cold waters , so the water is really clean , i wouldnt advise everyone to do this as not all the water is safe ! re the outside of the ply will be coated with a 2 part blue paint to seal it

jaggy · #**111** 07/15/2007, 11:34 AM

top edges have since been siliconed and painted

conefree · #**112** 07/15/2007, 11:50 AM

Nice work Jaggy, let's see some flow in that thing!!

dfcjr · #**113** 07/15/2007, 01:24 PM

Where in Scotland are you? I was thinking of planning a trip there next year, I've always wanted to see the country there. Maybe I'll stop in if I'm ANYWHERE in driving distance

, if that's alright with you of course. I would love to see this in person. That's the biggest thing I like about RC, you get to see tanks from around the world!!

jaggy · #**114** 07/15/2007, 01:54 PM

Hi i live 40 miles north of aberdeen on the north east coast you are more than welcome to drop by ! live in a little fishing village called inverallochy

jaggy · #**115** 07/15/2007, 03:12 PM

well after 7 trips to shore and 160 gallons i have called it quits today ! done in ! here is tank now , and i have enough water to run my new tunze skimmer , and OMG what alot of bubbles it makes!

jaggy · #**116** 07/15/2007, 03:51 PM

wooooohoooooo got my 400 watt mh going now!

jaggy · #**117** 07/15/2007, 03:51 PM

i dont have heater yet so cant get my fish in !

jaggy · #**118** 07/15/2007, 05:15 PM

mh heated up to temp 400 watt xm

i am also getting this acro for it!

Milleme · #**119** 07/15/2007, 07:35 PM

This is gonna be prety sick man. Are going to seed it with a little bit of liverock?

BeanAnimal · #**120** 07/15/2007, 08:08 PM

He has filled it with ocean water, and will place his corals in it... that is "seeding it".

WinnipegDragon · #**121** 07/15/2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by dfcjr
Where in Scotland are you? I was thinking of planning a trip there next year, I've always wanted to see the country there. Maybe I'll stop in if I'm ANYWHERE in driving distance, if that's alright with you of course. I would love to see this in person. That's the biggest thing I like about RC, you get to see tanks from around the world!!

Semi-off topic, I know, but if you have the chance you HAVE to go see Scotland. My wife and I both have Scottish ancestry so we were married there, at Duns Castle.

Scotland is, without a doubt, the most beautiful country I have ever seen. We did the western shore and the highlands as well as Glasgow and Edinburgh over a 3 week honeymoon. I wish we have at least three more weeks so we could have seen the northern shores, etc... It was all great. I can specifically suggest going to Oban, Tobermory, Iona and Ullapool. Great little towns and places well set up for driving trips.

We are going back, hopefully for our 10th or 15th anniversary. Very friendly people too!

dfcjr · #**122** 07/16/2007, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by WinnipegDragon
Semi-off topic, I know, but if you have the chance you HAVE to go see Scotland. My wife and I both have Scottish ancestry so we were married there, at Duns Castle.

Scotland is, without a doubt, the most beautiful country I have ever seen. We did the western shore and the highlands as well as Glasgow and Edinburgh over a 3 week honeymoon. I wish we have at least three more weeks so we could have seen the northern shores, etc... It was all great. I can specifically suggest going to Oban, Tobermory, Iona and Ullapool. Great little towns and places well set up for driving trips.

We are going back, hopefully for our 10th or 15th anniversary. Very friendly people too!

Thanks for the info! We're seriously considering it, just gotta make sure the money's right

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jaggy · #**123** 07/16/2007, 02:32 PM

well all tank is full , my surge wont beworking till thursday but fish and some of my exsistin corals are in , i have had the malu nem for a year and a half now , 3 percs love it! nem is around 11" across and yellow tank is 4" , it is amazing to watch the fish with this depth of tank , they actually look up to the surface , prob looking for food!

and yes i have 10kg of new live rock on the way!

jaggy · #**124** 07/16/2007, 02:34 PM

sabbath · #**125** 07/16/2007, 04:19 PM

Very Nice!
Hay, Looks really deep. How do you reach the bottom to place corals...