Plywood tank question

Henry100 · #1 10/12/2006, 01:48 PM

I have only built an acrylic aquarium yet,but I wonder how important an internal scratch could be in the case of a plywood tank.The water would find a way into plywood with destructive results on the tank.This scratch doesn't mean anything in a glass or acrylic aquarium!

Kenzy · #2 10/12/2006, 03:27 PM

It would have to be a pretty serious scratch. Most, if not all, plywood tanks that I've seen built have a fiberglass "skin" that would be hard enough to protect the plywood from anything but a really hard knock. But if water was allowed to get by it may pose a problem over a period of time.

fat-tony · #3 10/12/2006, 07:14 PM

plywoods have a fairly thick layer of epoxy/fiberglass that skins the plywood as kenzy said. as far as what it would take.......you would have to more than intionally try to permiate that layer, it is strong stuff.

Check out upstate reef forums. there's currently a build being documented with a ton of pictures

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=911981