mescid announced his tank and linked to images/description of the build
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Filtration with Pond products
Submersible pond products are easier to setup and use and are designed for large volumes of water. The Pond Guy has a UV & SolidFlo Combo that has easy setup: the lifegard aquatics UV terrified me: I returned it.
Super-like for Floatease – a very useful device for easing head-neck discomfort.
I have floated since the mid 90s off and on and never needed a headrest. Perhaps because of low salt content or maybe aging, I felt my head was arching back and creating discomfort. As a yoga practitioner, i shrugged it off, thinking, it’s just stretching out and will get better over time. But after […]
Passive Heating in Floatation Tanks
Historically, floatation tanks have used active heating. When a floatation tank is actively heated, heaters will heat the water if the temperature of the water deviates below the target temperature (of 93.5 deg F) during the float session. Even today, most floatation tanks use active heating. However, around 15 years ago, we had a great […]
The Ragtop DIY Floatation Tank: version 2024
The Ragtop DIY Floatation Tank is Design Criteria: Materials List NOTE: In the materials list, the first 5 parts are mandatory: The filtration system is a moving target: The best ideas in this aspect of DIY tank design are rapidly evolving. I am certain my listed choices below are not ideal, as this blog post […]
Location, location, location!
I had been doing a survey of containment tanks in preparation for creating the next evolution of The Black Beauty DIY tank: Tank Tank Manufacturer Vendor Product Link Tank Cost Tank Weight Shipping Cost Third Party Shipping Cost Total Cost Time to Delivery Hastings Poly Tank Hastings Global Industrial https://www.globalindustrial.com/p/poly-stock-tank-rectangular-750-gallon-96-l-x-84-w-x-28-1-6-h-gray $1,251.00 140 pounds 1,151.99 $2,402.99 […]
The Ragtop DIY Tank: version 2024 – alpha
A major design change occurred leading to archiving this previous design for reference. The way we drill holes in the plastic changed drastically. The ragtop DIY Tank is shown here: First a little history: Design Criteria: Materials List Product Picture Amount Cost Description 325 Gallon Poly Open Top Containment Tank (protank.com) 1 $600 24-inch high […]
Cheap and easy DIY float tent
inspired and based around using Intex pool liners. Cheap and easy DIY float tent : r/FloatTank (reddit.com)
White Beauty DIY Floatation Tank – Version 2024 – a correctable error in DIY tank design
In 2011, the Black Beauty simple DIY floatation tank was built. Scouring the ‘net for containment tanks, I fell in love with the 325 gallon White containment tank made by Den Hartog: It looked more elegant, but it is inferior to the containment tank used in the Black Beauty for 2 reasons: One desirable thing […]
Iwaki MD15RLT Water Pump
since it is mag-drive, we presume it does not have a rubber seal that can rot due to salt. It is being used in a refurbished Zen Float Tent.