Here are all the aspects of a DIY tank that need to be assessed that I’m aware of: Room that the Tank will be in Tank Heating and Temperature Control Pumping Water via the Spa Pack Sanitization via the Spa Pack purification approaches Cost how much to build this bad boy? Summary Assessment
Author: diytanks_b847n3
ryanmake’s diy float tank
RyanMake has an entertaining video and blog post detailing his design. For a person with his level of carpentry skill, this build was done in 2 hours. I would *NEVER* be able to build this.
Getting Epsom Salt
When adding salt to the tank to create buoyancy, the super-cheap price of pool salt can be a temptation. It is only 25 cents per pound. And one long-term floater said it worked out fine for him. But this post will focus what happened once I decided on epsom salt. I read through both threads […]
Submersible aquarium heaters
let’s build a laundry list of what we want in a submersible heater: So now let’s go surfin’ for some heaters! AQQA has a nice one YukiHalu fills all the squares I just ran across this heater – Amazon.com: YukiHalu Aquarium Heater 50/100/200/300/500W with Protective Case, Fish Tank Heater, Temperature Adjustable, External Temperature Controller, LED Display, […]
Water Sterilization – let me count the ways
A recent thread spurred me to catalog all the ways that float tank water can be sterilized. So let’s do it:
Adding a rigid top to the ragtop DIY tank?
This post represents some first musings about the possibility of adding a rigid top to the ragtop DIY tank. NOTE WELL: even though the pictures below show the styrofoam on top of the tarp, if you were to build this, then you would put the tarp on top of the styrofoam. The next thing to […]
Noteworthy Aquarium Supply Stores
Barbara Cherington’s DIY Float Tank
Man, do I miss the yahoogroups floattalk archive. I should’ve kept my yahoo account with all my emails to all those people. Oh well, anyway, Barbara Cherington (of Massachusetts) was happy with her tank. Let’s work through the 4 photos I have of her tank to see what she did: Styrofoam door and ceiling.. Looks […]
Choosing a pump
If your UV is triggered by a certain amount of pressure, then your pump must be matched to it. If this is not a concern, then the following links may be of use: Pump recommendations : r/FloatTank (reddit.com)
It’s a pond! It’s a pool! It’s an aquarium! It’s a jacuzzi!
When building a DIY tank, there are many others lines of business that can help.