ridersfan Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I'm looking at building a plywood tank for as cheap as I can and I'm wondering what is the easiest and cheapest way to seal the plywood? And any other pointers r always welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukes25 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 http://www.garf.org/tank/BuildTank.asp this is the link you want, it will give you all the info you need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Pond liner might be the way to go, unless you can find 2 part epoxy paint. I don't really know of a place in the city that stocks it; from what I've read people have to special order it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynoch Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Epoxy paints or Zavlar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridersfan Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 http://www.garf.org/tank/BuildTank.asp this is the link you want, it will give you all the info you need Thanks that will help with the build. I'm more looking to find what type of product to use to seal the tank after its all built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Polit Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Check out Monster Fish Keepers. They have numerous members who have built their own tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridersfan Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks doc I'll check out that site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
African_Fever Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Skynoch - how many coats of Zavlar did you use? Epoxy is nasty stuff to work with and I'm wondering if Zavlar is a better option. Is your glass siliconed directly to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridersfan Posted March 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Theres a guy that built a plywood tank that use polyurethane I thought that it would be toxic to the fish. Isn't that what they use for truck box liner? Whys the cost of zalvar or where can u go to but it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokos Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey I've been following this and other DIY threads on building an aquarium. I'm thinking of doing it aswell. I'm pretty sure you can buy zavlar at home depot or home hardware. I searched it on home hardwares site and they have it. I couldn't get a price cause you need to sign up to their site. But at least it's something that is at our local hardware store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 (edited) Hey I've been following this and other DIY threads on building an aquarium. I'm thinking of doing it aswell. I'm pretty sure you can buy zavlar at home depot or home hardware. I searched it on home hardwares site and they have it. I couldn't get a price cause you need to sign up to their site. But at least it's something that is at our local hardware store. Don't need to signup to view prices. They only want a postal code for price/location. This price was from the Okotoks location: SEALANT, LIQUID RUBBER ZAVLAR 3.78L Item #2035-580 Model #12602 $49.99 EA Edited March 4, 2012 by ckmullin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokos Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Ahhh good call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynoch Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Hey Kyle good to see you back, hope your gonna get yourself back into rays soon. I used two coats of Zavlar on mine but then used a trowel coat with it to place my tiles on after. I tried Zavlar to glue the acrylic window on but woould use silicone next time I think. Silicone won't stick to the zavlar as well as it will the epoxy paints. Zavlar can also be tricky to work with especially if you are building a big tank you are going to walk around in as it stays tacky forever or until water is applied or you expose it to UV light. The good thing about it is it is really flexible and self healing. I would like to try a smaller tank with epoxy to see which one I like more to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.