2000-3000 gallon Plywood tank

[Edmonton newbie]

wow superfudge had a pretty awsome system there. i have been reading lots on rc about plywood tanks too as thats the only way im going to get a big tank in the basement. I also looked around on glen l forums to see what they are using for the wood boats. the west system glass epoxy seems to be the best rated by the glen l guys. I found it at a couple places here in edmonton but lee valley tools seems to always have a good selection on hand.

[Edmonton newbie]

most of the tanks i have seen that are painted are done so just before the final coat of the epoxy is spread on the tank.

[Aqua Man]

So the epoxy is over top the paint?

[Edmonton newbie]

yes a clear west system 7 epoxy over the paint and it will never blush or leach into the tank you could have a couple of the local traincar painters over and give you a real interesting backdrop lol

[Edmonton newbie]

here is another good link
http://www.brentsmith-photography.co...berglass-build

[sphelps]

Personally if I was to build a plywood tank that large I would cover the wood with a layer of fiberglass and then use a marine 2 part epoxy paint.

[lastlight]

I've seen a few other builds done similarily to the one posted above. That Bote Coat (which comes tinted) seems like a pretty smart choice. These builds look like a lot of fun (and massive amount of work).