My consultant gave feedback on CFROST version 2. It has stated that the hard base is the riskiest concept. It also has the most payoff – because you can change heaters without draining the tank! I’m starting to think Responding to the question “Does heat transfer upward efficiently enough?” – we presume that the float-to-relax […]
Category: Built Tanks
CFROST version 2
My consultant gave feedback on CFROST version 1. In this document we refine version 1 to address the criticisms. The interior dimensions of the tank are 8 feet long by 5 feet wide… but a nice-but-not-necessary design goal would be for the pyramidal top to match the ratios of the pyramid of Giza. Target water […]
CFROST version 1
What CFROST Is NOT CFROST is intentionally constrained. The following clarifications exist to protect the project’s purpose, openness, and long-term viability. The initial CFROST build CFROST version 1 tank is based around Duncan Scott’s open source float tent. It is 99% completely inspired by Duncan Scott’s float tent with one variation – the base of […]
The Leaning Tarp of Pisa DIY Isolation Tank
Parts list First things first – room considerations Next, put down insulation and your drip mats: Then put down your under-tank heaters: I think snow melting mats are the most amazing thing out there. But waterbed heaters held down the fort for many years before snow melting mats came into vogue. An inkbird temperature controller […]
Tarp Mahal DIY Isolation Tank
Parts list First things first – room considerations The room you put the tank in has to have a level floor. Use a tool to insure that the floor is level horizontally and vertically. I used a mobile app for this purpose, but hardware stores have devices for the same purpose. Next, put down insulation […]
Curt van Filipowski’s Build
Brady Watson’s 2006 Build
From the FB DIY Tank group we read: About 20 years ago…2006-2007 I built this tank, which worked great for about 2 years, before I moved and took it down. I adopted the Samadhi tank design – pretty much going off of whatever pics I could find on the net and went from there. The […]
DFT Float Tank
From this site we have: These are some pictures from when the tank was up and running. Current state of the tank August 4, 2017 ~ Leave a comment Eventually after about 6 months of use I moved out of state and drained the tank. The salt that was left has now crystallized. The Tank August 4, 2017 ~ Leave […]
Tom My’s DIY Tank
an involved build that involves plywood – https://www.facebook.com/groups/362745410583702/posts/602032176655023/
From Ragtop to Slant-top DIY Tank
The ragtop DIY tank is shown here: as the design spec shows, it is simply: You may review this video or this post for more details. The topic of this post is the evolution of the Ragtop DIY tank to a “Slant-Top DIY tank” as follows: I will expand on these 2 points below: Using […]