redtops 360g plywood adventure

[patrickj4453]

what did you put on the wood to seal in the water???

 

[redtop03]

thanks everybody...

patrick,I used a fiberglass mat embedded in fiberglass epoxy like is used to build wooden boats and sweetwater epoxy paint over top of that,to coat the wood with,the sweetwater paint is used in aquaculture and residential water holding tanks,so it's reef safe

I also used a waterproof polyurethane based construction adhesive to glue up all the seams as well as 2" screws every 2" apart,drilled and countersunk,then I used bondo auto body filler to fill in the screw holes and any imperfections,such as knot holes,in the wood...with the euro style top and cross bracing,it make for a very strong tank

again,thanks for all the comments and for looking guys,I'm very proud of my tank..now if I can get the inside to look as good as Kats nano or ramzy tank,I'll be happy

 

[redtop03]

I got the MP60 rocking the tank now,that thing is awesome...I had a 1" wave started before I chickened out and changed settings,I'm afraid my tank couldn't handle that much stress....

the MP60 instructions say to contact the tank builder to see it it can handle it,problem is,I'm the builder and I don't know :lol:

 

[redtop03]

I've added a few SPS,now I'll wait and see how they respond to my tank...I snapped a few pics :smile:

these 2 I got today

purple nana acro

pink chalice

these I got Sunday

not sure but one of 'em is a pink milli,the others I don't remember :lol:

and these I got Sunday but they're not sps

branching hammer

not sure the name but they're a bright yellow/orange zoo,had to relocate 'em to get 'em to start opening up....

these I've had for a while

orange monti cap

and proof that I really do have a brain :lol:

 

[madwire3]

nicely done... im curious , how much did the tank stand and sump cost to build... not including plumbing or anything else

 

[ScarBosh]

I love that brain coral

 

[redtop03]

nicely done... im curious , how much did the tank stand and sump cost to build... not including plumbing or anything else

plywood and glue------------$204.52
bondo-----------------------$ 21.20
fiberglass & epoxy------------$126.74
epoxy paint and bulkheads----$322.94
ball valves--------------------$ 18.00
overflow teeth----------------$ 20.00
glass-------------------------$192.52
Silicon------------------------$ 44.73
Rubber bumpers---------------$ 2.14
wood for stand and screws----$137.00
Total------------------------$1089.79

Tank with plumbing----$ 952.79

this was when I first built it,some of the plumbing has been changed....

the tank itself was about $900

I love that brain coral

thank you

 

[suvuong7]

nice tank build but I hope all this work you'll be able to put in some nice corals......

 

[redtop03]

nice tank build but I hope all this work you'll be able to put in some nice corals......

thank you.....I'm off to a wonderful start,I won an awesome frag pack from Aqua-World PSC and R2R....24 nice frags,1 nice Acro frag,6 nice zoa frags,2 nice acan frags and 15 awesome chalice frags + I already had some orange monti cap,a purple nana acro,some nice ricordeas and a bunch of other 'shrooms,and a really nice red brain,a rose bubble tip anemone that recently split and a green bubble tip anemone...they all seem to be doing great too

 

[redtop03]

I noticed my mandarins doing their mating dance yesterday evening and I hadn't even noticed that they'd paired up yet,we may have babies later....of course,the babies probable wont make it in my tank but its still cool to watch and a good sign that they're healthy and happy