Found this link and thought this might be of good use to someone needing a quick fish tank.
http://www.backyardpuddle.com/diy/index.htm
Koi pond links are very helpful
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| Author: | badfish03 [ Apr 26th, '08, 05:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Plywood and liner DIY tank |
Found this link and thought this might be of good use to someone needing a quick fish tank. http://www.backyardpuddle.com/diy/index.htm Koi pond links are very helpful
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| Author: | Dave Donley [ Apr 26th, '08, 06:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
That's inspirational! 1900 gallons!!! (Gee, I could do that to my garage too) |
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| Author: | DanDMan [ Apr 26th, '08, 06:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
Wow! I think that would cost about $350 in new wood. Dang! Thats like .18 cents a gallon! nice! |
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| Author: | tamo42 [ Apr 26th, '08, 10:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
If cheap is your goal, you can get pretty good wood for free by scavenging pallets. Hmm.... I may have to put those pond liners I have to use. |
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| Author: | King Erik the 14th [ Apr 26th, '08, 15:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
That is very nice, simple and BIG! Its just a shame he spent so much money on the filter, you couldn't grow many vegies in that. Doesn't he know about the joys of gravel washing? |
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| Author: | mrgrackletx [ Apr 26th, '08, 15:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
tamo42 wrote: If cheap is your goal, you can get pretty good wood for free by scavenging pallets. Hmm.... I may have to put those pond liners I have to use. My chicken coop is 80% pallets. The other 20% is other scavanged wood. Yea pallets! |
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| Author: | badfish03 [ Apr 26th, '08, 22:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
I saw that and thought about using an extra set of 2x4's and OSB plywood and you could cut the cost by close to half. He bviously doesn't know the joys of washing gravel and I doubt his pump/filter is any better than most everyones growbed/filters. and cost loads more
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| Author: | Hex [ Apr 26th, '08, 23:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
Two 10-12ft trampoline frames (1.5" galv steel tube) off freecycle with a ring of plywood (or galv sheet) on the inside would be cheaper 
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| Author: | Angie [ Apr 27th, '08, 03:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
I ran across something similar. At a Hawiian website for home based aquaculture, they built it out of thin plywood and bolts to line the sheets up but they used two metal shipping straps to control the external pressure. They said they lasted anywhere from 5 to 15 years if I remember correctly and that depended on how well the base was made. |
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| Author: | TCLynx [ May 4th, '08, 08:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
Even cheaper, dig a hole and line it. (this works well if your ground temp is appropriate for your fish and the ground happens to be soft sand!) Otherwise, I like the pallet idea until they rot. |
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| Author: | AlexP [ May 5th, '08, 18:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Plywood and liner DIY tank |
i like it. |
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