plywood sump

Invigor · #1 10-12-2005, 08:53 PM

so after looking and looking and looking, only to find nothing that I like, I'm tossing around the idea of making my own sump from 3/4" plywood and simply sealing it with something.

can someone help me out as to what I should seal it with?

the alternative is to goto peavy mart and get a 110gal horse trough for $80..

any tips?

Gizmo · #2 10-12-2005, 09:59 PM

go with the horse trough, even sealed, the stink of wood rotting from salt water is horrible and very unhealthy.

muck · #3 10-12-2005, 10:01 PM

It shouldn't rot if its sealed properly.

Tarolisol · #4 10-12-2005, 10:57 PM

My sump is made of ply wood, i fit thin plastic in it and sealed it with something i cant remember what it was. And then to go a bit over board I put pond liner in it as well.

mark · #5 10-12-2005, 11:49 PM

great, now I got to go to Peavy Mart to checkout horse troughs.

Could line the plywood tank with thin acyclic panels, bonding with Weldon.

Invigor · #6 10-13-2005, 02:33 PM

hmm, sounds like the horse feeder will be easier..and i'm off today to plumb it in, woohoo!

Invigor · #7 10-13-2005, 10:30 PM

sump is in and now I have some serious water to make because the old 20gal sump doesn't quite cover a lot on the bottom of this monster.

Tom R · #8 10-15-2005, 05:50 AM

A number of years ago I made some tanks out of plywood and then i fiberglassed the inside. You can buy fiberglass resin at some of the paint stores. I bought mine from Industrial Plastics. Just make sure that the resin used is non toxic when cured.

Tom R