Plywood frag tank construction

Just like title says. I'm starting construction on a frag tank (well tanks). So far all I have is measurements ;D but cutting will begin in about 10 minutes. I'm pretty excited to get this going, lots of pics to come.

here is the measurement on the small tank:

17"W x 30"L x 9"T

does anyone know a calculator to use to figure out volume?

 

looking forward to the build

this may help with the calculations

3reef.com - Forums for coral reef aquariums, salt water fish, corals, inverts, protein skimmers, aquarium lighting and more - Calculators

 

a tank out of plywood?

 

ohhhh young grasshopper. plywood builds are sweet.

 

horkn was the last plywood build on here as far as i know. he did an awesome job. check out his build thread.

 

Thanks!

Actually i changed materials. Gonna go with 3/4" MDF. Got a few sheets laying around from the old days of building speaker boxes

 

does anyone know a calculator to use to figure out volume?[/QUOTE]

that reef logger program from Giannis86...awsome calculator in it...does glass thickness... object displacement...crazy cool.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general...ded-salinity-correction-calculator-79722.html

 

never heard of a plywood tank. cant wait to see!

 

Well after the last hour or so, I cant get my sheet saw to work

Gotta get a couple parts for it, so in the meantime I will be working on my nano

Hopefully tomorrow I can get the wood cut, and saturday start construction.

Here's the dimensions on the second tank:
96" L, 24" W, 9" T

 

The last thing I would use on a tank made of wood is MDF. I realize it gets several coast of resin, but if you miss ANYTHING inside or out that tank will be garbage as soon as water finds its way in.

On a side note, why do you want to build such a small tank out of wood? I thought the appeal was $$$ savings for huge tanks, but in your case why not get a 30 breeder and save yourself all kinds of time and money?

~Will.