The pump should be on a timer and circulate regularly. The circulation moves the heat from the bottom to the top and from one side of the tank to another. I’ve witnessed cases where the bottom of the tank was over 100 degrees but the top of the water was significantly coder. I have a […]
Category: Building
Lay bubble wrap over your water to heat it faster
I think I got this tip from David Wasserman of Oasis float tanks. When you are heating the water the first time, laying bubble wrap over the water will allow it to heat faster. Not a must, just a little optimization!
Room Concerns
level floor! – use a tool/app to make sure the floor you are building on is level. temperature of room – 82 deg F insulation toilet shower drip mat
Electrical safety in floatation tank construction is a life or death matter
Floatation tank construction is a hybrid discipline, pulling from many other fields. Unless a person has advanced training in electronics, they could KILL themselves or someone else with their naivety. I asked a naive question in the electrical forum on reddit and learned a number of sobering things. Power outlets should not be within 6 […]
5 options to control water temperature in your DIY Float tank
I was researching a temperature controller for my next DIY tank build and have assembled some options to consider. These options are listed in order of ease of implementation and popularity, not listed in order of what delivers the most quality product. Inkbird Temperature Controllers have a solid history in float tank construction A person […]
The radiant heat tape used in DIYFLOATROOMS
Marcus Metcalfe, of DIYFLOATROOMS.com, has done the open source tank community a huge favor by posting photos of the DIY floatrooms he has masterminded: I phoned marcus to learn about his heating and insulation system but got no answer. With Google Lens, I probably could’ve figured this out in a jiffy. At any rate, at […]
DIY Float Tank Resources
DIY Float Tank facebook group – 1000 members, active – Float tank DIY | Facebook this site – 3rd page of Google hits for “DIY Float tank” reddit float tank – if you dont mind being flamed by “industry professionals” then there are some good people to talk to here.
DFT used a Spa Pak for passively heat the water
DIY Float Tank (wordpress.com) used a Spa Pak ($900) to passively heat the water between floats.
DFT used a tidalwave bluewave pump
DIY Float Tank (wordpress.com) used a Tidalwave Blue wave pump from https://bluewaveproducts.com/
DIY Tank Report Card
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