HOW TO: Build a plywood aquarium | Part 6 | FINAL TUTORIAL
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- How to build a plywood aquarium! The final video the the 370 gallon plywood tank build!
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Building the plywood tank: • HOW TO: Build a plywoo...
Water proofing the plywood tank: • HOW TO: Build a plywoo...
Installing brace and glass: • HOW TO: Build a plywoo...
Building the stand: • HOW TO: Build a plywoo...
Filtration, plumbing and light: • HOW TO: Build a plywoo...
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2020 and I still love this build!! One of your finest work. I know you’re not going to see this but still great job!!
I agree completely! It's 2021 now and I have watched this series like 3 times. I want so bad to build something similar, but I want Oscar's. Like a million of them. 🤣
An absolutely great and interesting build Joey. Tank and fish look great together. Please keep us updated on this tank
Gene Alameda Will do!
That fish is so beautiful...he's just floating in space, at 41-46 secs as he turns is just stunning. Thanks for taking the time to produce and share this build.
Man, my wife and I were floored when we stumbled upon your videos and progress of this plywood tank! I have a 95 gallon freshwater tank in my basements for 12 years and my stock needs more room to enjoy it. I and am looking for an "upgrade" such as this. Excellent communication and skills! Very nicely done. You have resurrected my faith in youtube!😃
Got on my computer to play video games, ended up binging all of these instead. Awesome tank, and thanks for itemising the overall cost, most people wouldn't take the time.
Your fish looks really happy in his new tank!
Deborah Kane I thought so too!
Self-proclaimed "King of Home Improvement" without a doubt......
it was a pleasure watching you build the tank, and the videos of the rest of your fish collection.
I bow to the king! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience in an articulate manner. May you live long and prosper, kind sir.
I love how that blk background and blu light really makes that fish pop.
King of DIY has done ...
Unbelievable....
Wow 😉😉😉😉😉
Good job on this! I absolutely loved this series, and was totally worth the wait. Completely awesome.
MaraSmiles Thanks! I actually film all builds in 6 parts series. Usually once a year i do a big build. :)
Joe... Joey... this series was AWESOME and the videos were so professionally edited and created, as well as the tank, stand, plumbing, sump...
I just binge watched it and found your way of narrating very easy to the ears and relaxing as well as giving just the right amount of explanation.
It really was a great joy to watch!
Thank you!!
Glad there's someone like you to show us and teach us all these things. Thanks! Never stop please! They are just so Awesome!
i want to build one and get like 6 koi fish lol. this is astonishing i never knew you could even do something like this!!! im totally blown away.
Fired Up!!! 6 part series. Wow look online for large size aquarium with all you listed and it was double or triple the amount it took you to build it. Once again the KING saved us.
Slim Tim Plywood tanks always save a huge amount of money! ;)
Btw new video from me tonite Fired Up!!! You got a shout out
Slim Tim I was gonna mention something, but figured i have harassed you enough. I will keep an eye out! Tag me to remind me!
The "blacked out look" is amazing
What an inspiration, absolutely love what you have achieved. But what struck me was your dedication to the care of your fish, addressing head room based on feeding habits and what not. You got my like and well deserved.
"You should see what I have stored"
Yes please :)
Zante I was literally going to write this. Haha
Yes! Show us your collection of aquarium supplies in storage! Who knows, some people may even spark up ideas for you. I think that would be a cool video, and would be a little different from what we normally see.
I agree, show us your stash
That would be amazing I'v always wondered how much stuff you have stored, that would be a amazing video
man i remember watching you glue acrylic outside years ago. crazy to see how far you took the diy aquarium idea. great job. keep up the great work, must be getting hard topping yourself weekly lol
Pawel Sawicki Its been a few years for sure. I dont really aim to top my videos weekly though, i give them all equal effort, but i get what your saying. I try to simply focus on 1 video at a time, regardless of what the previous video was.
Damn, this guy sure knows his stuff!
Excellent work, thank you very much for taking the time to document this so thoroughly and show how its done, you've given me some really good ideas, might attempt my own plywood tank. Seeing how easily you built the drip filter was impressive too, thanks! :)
Excellent job joey! Finally get to see that beautiful Arowana in that amazing tank!
Andrew Baggett Thanks Andrew. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
As far as electric bill. A back-up power supply would definitely come in handy. Cutting 800w use, into less than half that wattage amount compared to if your equipment all was plugged in the wall outlets instead of the power supply. Long as the power supply kicks out 120v or more. Bonus part of having one is it includes: 10 outlet plug-ins, it generates more energy off the use of lower amounts of energy, it has a back-up battery inside, and the whole thing cost only $150(decent quality brands). So let's say your regular aquarium equipment requirements a $300 monthly electric bill. Simply having the power supply that has a small generator and huge battery it charges while consuming very little electricity from your wall outlets would be a good solution. The power supply also then shuts off the consumption of electricity from the wall outlet after the huge battery in the powersupply is charged. Switching to the battery back-up power supply energy till it gets to a certain level of energy. Then recharging itself again. It's an ongoing cycle of recycling electricity serving as it's own eco mode generator. So the purchase of a back-up power supply one time in your life would hammer your aquariums monthly electric bill down to about the $90-$130 range... Better than a T-Mobile 3 iPhone 7 family plan.
Deshazior Straker where could I get one from
omg i found my new tank! And my new favorite fishtank youtube channel!
Great job. I would have never thought about plywood as a means to hold water, but it makes sense. Thanks for the video series on this.
dude this plywood tank series is amazing
I don't know why someone would give a thumbs down on any f these video. Very detailed and informative. 👍
Awesome , haven't had fish for years and when I watch your stuff I want them again. Moving to a house I can put a big wall tank in . Will be using all your advice if I do . Thank you for all the great information .
Wow ! ! ! Just stunning, and great job breaking down the cost-$$$ you are very professional....
Thanks for the scrubby pad idea! I'm going to go with that in my new 120 gal. reef build! You have awesome ideas that are right up my alley! I'd like to see some Reef equip. builds.
To be honest when I first started watching this series, I thought this idea was sort of: meh.
But this tank turned out to look really sweet. Especially with that fish and that lighting. It would be interesting to think of it with driftwood and plants. It would be a totally different look. I would consider this as an option, after watching these videos. Great job.
Fish Behind Glass I have to admit, that i have never filmed a video with the intention to impress anyone. Obviously at the end of the day, the only person that needs to enjoy it is myself. However it is always a bonus when you guys think it looks good as well! :)
***** The single viewing pane was the tough sell for me. My feeling was that with no viewing from the sides it would take away from viewing the fish, which is something important to me as a fish keeper. I was happily proven wrong by the end of this series. It actually enhanced the viewing of this fish. It frames the fish beautifully. Since this is a look that I never considered before, your video series on this opened up my eyes to other styles of tanks. Not only that, but it shows that it's possible to do with my own two hands. This series was easy to watch and was very educational on more than one level. And for that, you have my gratitude.
Can we have an update on this tank ? Would love to know how it’s holding out
Excellent series of tutorial video’s I watched them all one after the other. You know your stuff!
I am really impressed. I can think of many shape ideas. A tank that is an L shape projecting into a room or a U shaped tank that has viewing in 2 rooms. Oh the possibilities. How many labor hours did you spend on the project? You have inspired me. Thank you.
you truly are the king of diy
Посмотрел всю серию . 10 баллов из 10 . Главное всё сам сделал, своими руками . Респект.
2021 and still as informative as it was the first time I saw it. The question is...Where is this tank now???
im late to this channel but man your very talented ..you really broke things down for someone who might want to try this which i may do..thanks for sharing ill be following
I just finished your book that I won from Jay Wilson's contest. This is pretty much my next big project for sure. I'm nervous about it but I'm charging forward none the less. I'll keep you updated come sept.
Jef B Awesome!
Just curious in the project myself. How did it go?
Did you build it?
Beautiful job ! I would LOVE to see it as a finished product iwht a background, plants???? Watching all of that building and not seeing a real finished payoff is maddening!
Joey the tanks setup looks really nice. Glad to see someone using those bio balls the right way out the water. That's why the call it Wet and Dry filter. Thanks for sharing the video.
Ruben Thanks Ruben.
Lovin your videos! To quiet down the noise your overflows create, you should turn one of them upside down, add a valve to it and make it a full syphon, where as the second is just barely skimming from the top, that way you can easily take 90% of the noise away.
Rami Huuskonen Could do that, but im not sure my sump could handle 3" of water from the tank flowing into it when the power goes out. I will have to do some testing. :)
I really looked foward to this final video Joey good job! Looks amazing. I like when your arowana goes from the back of the tank to the front almost as if it is apearing out of thin air.
Noah589 You should see it in person. Although i have a new awesome camera, im not very good at filming with it just yet, so i was not ablt to really capture it as well as i had hoped.
New subscriber here, I enjoyed your DIY aquarium build very much. Good editing and excellent staying on the subject with no unintelligible muttering or getting off the subject. Thanks for sharing the build with us.
I would love to see a vid on emergency tank evacuation. like in case of a cracked panel or catastrophic tank contamination, in a joey diy method.
TheUnionIsRight Hmmm.. i did a podcast on a tank exploding before. might want to give that a listen.
Great idea moving your dragon to new set up, he was looking uncomfortable im previous set up, big difference on his composure as he swims now like a mini sumo should 👌cheers joey
ive thoroughly enjoyed this series.
The tank looks great... The fish just pops right out. Well thought out and well done Joey!
The Graceful Savage Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for tuning in.
WOW!!!!!!! absolutely awsome! you have completely inspired me to make my own build! thanks alot! your how series on this build was very educational and easy to follow!
Do you use an automatic filler? In my koi pond we use one to prevent the water level from dropping to a level where it won't go in the skimmer. Otherwise, don't you need to top it everyday?
Joey, Awesome build... That tank would be great for South American Leaf Fish.
Joe Bucci and a tasty meal for the arowana
Looks great mate but I would definitely can the bog wood and plants idea.
In my opinion the arrowwanna and lighting with the black contrast makes this a piece of art not just a fish tank.
Excellent video series. Clear, concise. Thank you very much.
This is new to me your channel and never knew you could build UR own tank. Great video very informative and entertaining I have to say wow!!! Nice job from a new fan and sub
On the noisy overflow, I'd attach tube-like sponges over the overflows to muffle the sound. This method was designed into my old store bought trickle filter and worked pretty well.
***** Its not the inlet, its the water falling through the pipe itself. I fixed it today. No worries. ;)
*****
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Great video and set-up Joey.
Carlos Adams Thank you Carlos!
I watched the build. Awesome job.
WOW
First time im seeing a wooden aquarium i love this
thanks for the detailed videos and the hard work that went into this nice fish btw
earned subscribtion hey
Great tank yet again fish looks great in there driftwood would make it look even better cant wait for update
Hello! Joey I'm from India. Thanks for shearing this videos to us. Your ideas give me different dimension to built plywood aquarium. I'm learning so much from you. You are truly 'Aqua Guru Dev' (God = 'Guru Dev' in our language).. :D
Great job Joey I just did a marathon of your videos on your fish tank build great job and it looks awesome
Russ B. Awesome. thanks!
This is amazing. I've always wanted a huge tank full of predator fish. I priced out a 390 gallon acrylic and it was almost $10,000.00. Doing it myself would actually be affordable. Thanks for this amazing video tutorial. Keep up the great work💪🏻💪🏻👍👍💯💯
Dude I've watched several of your videos now and you do an amazing job. Plus your thorough with your instructions. I just have one question, Can you make a video and walk me through how to build my own airstone or bubblewall. I prefer a bubble wall to go along with a similar tank to this one I want to build. My Plywood tank will be 96" in Length, 30" in height, and 48" in width...
Cool build never seen a wood tank. I love the look of the lights and fish. I also think that the dark tank helps keep the fish from stressing out. In a way I thinks he is hiding but in reality he's hiding in plan view.
Great videos showing us how to build a tank thank you it looks great keep up the great work.
So glad to see this! I need a new Terrarium for my snake, because she has grown so much, and her first enclosure was awfully sealed ( I was a bloody beginner lol). Since this is a bioactive setup, I have a false botom, and with the last move of the tank, I felt the botom plate was simply smushing together. The Wood has just completely given up on the botom. I was so happy to learn that this pond sealer exists. Now I can make sure the wood is properly sealed for the false botom. If the sealer withstands this much aquarium water like in this Video, I think I am good with a simple false botom. I am also thinking about adding a little Pond area to keep humidity up in the tank and give my snake some stimulation. I ask myself if this Pond-sealer could be applied on Styrofoam/Foamboard, or if this would trigger a chemical reaction. It would be pretty neat if I could carve a fairly naturalistic Pond structure out of Foam and seal it with the pondsealer. I would probably add a sheet of pond liner over it anyway just to be a 100% safe. But just having the Option to get a naturalistic shape would be awesome
Building this box thinking out of a box. Hmm. Great series!
I was skeptical on how an all black tank would look but the lighting and the fish look awesome
Jose Rodrigues I can understand that.
SUPER COOL BUILD THANKS FOR SUCH GOOD INFO.
T Sno Your welcome. Thanks for tuning in.
I've built a few large tanks myself,but I always run my over layed side panels back past the actual tank box to allow an unseen hollow area between the tank and the wall,, (the outside dimension of both the base and the overall tank are slightly wider),,,and then my plumbing runs through the back and bottom of the tank,very much like a small swimming pool with bottom drains and varying height wall drains (fitted with sponge covers),, into a closed sand filter system drawn over foam and gravel to allow my anaerobic bacteria colonies to establish as a pre filter ,plus plant bedding and waste conversion point,so the sand filter was more burden free,but if the power ever went out,the system is completely closed loop .Then add adjustable discharge ports to get the desired water flow characteristics .I always have several hundred pounds of stone, large irregular flat pieces that hide my wall ports,plus give the fry an area to easily hide behind while feeding off the food particles drawn to the foam covered collectors(drains),,and that way they never have to venture out into the open tank area where they would be eaten.Also always lots of live plants in the substrate as well as floating top water plants,rock mound caves ,hidden piles of ultra fine gravel and sand mix tucked into caves at various tank levels to allow nesting and defensible areas . But I'm a cichlid guy,African,South American,,mix em all together,and with enough personal space areas,,they get along fine,and breed exceptionally well.....
But your tank looks great ,,I think I built my first was back in 1980 or so and people told me that it would never hold water blah blah blah,,,and those were the so called experts at my fish supply house,,and the glass guy ,,,blah,blah,blah.....35 years and I would never build a tank any other way.They look great,,they last forever,and you only have one seal to worry about.
I absolutely CAN NOT believe that you did all of that for one fish!! A little wierd! But Great Tank!! Great Work! Good Job!!
Very nice tank Joey!
Listening to you voice is very relaxing. 😍
wow your fish really pops now! great build
Very talented individual! I admire your talent
Look at Buddy, can't help but think No drift wood. Still loved the series. Long time sub.
Joey would you consider adding other fish to the tank as well? And also I'm sure everyone would love to see what aquarium items you have in storage :)
Brian Golding I really dont think i will add more fish. Anything small, and the arowana will eat it... anything big and i rish fighting... When you have a $2,000 fish swimming around, the last thing you want to do is have it beat up or killed.
Beautiful job thankyou for video
Good stuff Joey! Keep us posted on any changes to this tank!
Jason Lee Thanks Jason, will do
I really liked this mini series. Thank you!
Awesomer Joe.. I did this a decade or so ago.. Made a 400 gal tank.. It was spectacular! Strong, and safer than glass/acrylic as far as i'm concerned..
Man, you are awe inspiring, not to mention awesome. You definitely found your calling.
Some ideas for my little pond..thank you joe..
Id liked to say I love your channel sooo many good vids I had to sell mine as a second baby come along but this looks amazing and a really good idea
Chris Adams Thanks Chris, and congrats on the second baby!
What an amazing project. Watched all the videos in the series. Very impressive.
Loved the series! Plants sounds like a plan!
Very awesome build, the end product looks awesome your Arowana really stands out. I like the sump and filtration used. Great ideas there ***** thanks for the series.
This is very cool. Gonna try one myself but with more glass
Very good and informative series. Helps a lot. I'm thinking about doing this on a smaller scale for a Betta barracks/ display. I'm new to the aquarium hobby so I'm starting small lol. Great videos.
How did you determine what thickness of glass to use? I mean I know there are calculators you can use but because those would be used for all glass sides but since you used only 1 panel does it still need to be the thickness by calculator?
$1000 for the tank is pretty good! The arro looks fantastic under that light. Putting the light up front and dimming it down does give a great effect!
How much can your overflows handle? You said 300 gph but that's definitely not right for a 2" pipe.
You gotta remember he is surface skimming with elbows..he's not getting full flow
AquaStudent They are side wall bulkheads so Im not creating a full siphon. If i were, i would get almost 5000gph out of the pair.
***** You got to show us your warehouse of parts!!
Noah589 Yes. Good call! Thanks!
***** Ahh yes. Thanks for clarifying!
This is an awesome tank Joey. Really gives me inspiration to upgrade and develop my own new setup!
always love watching your videos
Terrific craftsman. Great tank
8 years later, here I am about to copy this!
in my opinion it looks beautiful as it is.. keeping it bare makes it more artistic... having some driftwood and java moss would only distract people from appreciating a already wonderful fish.. its not just an aquarium with a fish in it but a living art :)
ilikewasabe I think your right.
Tank is amazing
Really nice!! Would you make a much smaller one for your subscribers?
I really like what you did with the tank...nice
Really enjoyed this series and your channel altogether, Thanks!
sejlefrew Your welcome!