Subj : build your own aquarium #2
To : all
From : mark lewis
Date : Mon Jun 22 2009 05:14 pm
here's the materials list and cuts sheets for the plywood aquarium...
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Materials and Supplies:
: 100 Gallon Tank :
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1 piece 3/4" x 4' x 8' Exterior plywood A-C
1 piece 1/4" x 22 " x 46" glass
55 flat head wood screws #10 x 2 1/2"
55 flat head wood screws #10 x 3"
1 can plastic wood
2 tubes clear silicone aquarium sealant (10.7 oz)
1 qt. Pratt & Lambert Polyguard epoxy coating
1 qt. Pratt & Lambert Gloss Polyguard Activator
1 small bottle Elmers Waterproof glue
20 +8p. finishing nails
1 can lacquer thinner (cleaning hands, brushes, etc.)
: 240 Gallon Tank :
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2 pieces 3/4" x 4' x8' Exterior plywood A-C
1 piece 3/8" x 92" x 22" glass
2 2" x 4" x 96" select and srraight pine, free of large knots.
90 flat head wood screws #10 x 2 1/2"
90 flat head wood screws #10 x 3"
2 qts. polyguard
2 qts. activator
1 can plastic wood
1 bottle Elmers waterproof glue
3 tubes Silicone Aquarium sealant
30 +8p. finishing nails
1 can lacquer thinner
Miscellaneous Supplies:
Drill, countersink, 1/2" dia. variable speed electric drill, screwdriver
attachment, small sander, sandpaper, hammer, cheap paint brushes and
caulking gun.
Cutting Diagrams for plywood sheets:
cuts for 100 gallon
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| | | | 24" | | |
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| | | | length | | | o
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| 24" side | 24" side | 21" |___________| | | 48"
| | | Bottom | | | | s
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| | | | 21" side | | | r
| | | | | | | i
| | |------------| | | | p
|_____________|______________|____________|___________|___|___|
cuts for 240 gallon
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| 94 1/2" bottom | |
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| 24" | |
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| 24" side | 24" side | not used |
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| side |
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| | side 96" |
| 24" |
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Last 2 are cuts for a 240 gallon tank
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