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.
How powerful does a pump for a DIY float tank have to be?
For a home setup you don’t need a high powered filtration, but you should use either a magnetic drive pump or mechanical pump that can maintain roughly 20 gallons per minute (45-80 GPM for commercial setups). Generally 110v 1/8HP is enough to stir the water, (I’ve used as low as 3/32nd HP and as high […]
mescid’s wood-frame DIY Tank
mescid announced his tank and linked to images/description of the build
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 […]