HOW I BUILT MY MONSTER PLYWOOD AQUARIUM (Full Walkthrough)

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  • čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
  • A lot of people have been asking me how I built this diy 600g plywood aquarium. Unfortunately I didn’t don’t make an actual build video but this is the next best thing. In this video you’ll get an explanation on the build and fish I keep in it. If I missed any information you wanted to know just ask in the comments

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  • @65FullMoon83
    @65FullMoon83 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beautiful Tank & Fish! Man, I'll bet that tank is solid & heavy with all those 2X4's! Enjoyed the walk through.

  • @aquarium.talktv
    @aquarium.talktv Před 4 měsíci +4

    Beautiful tank bro! Awesome walkthrough. Those clowns though! 🔥 and Patricia is fire. Well done. Love this aquarium.

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      I really appreciate it bro. This video was long overdue lol

  • @josepolanco1228
    @josepolanco1228 Před měsícem

    Beautiful tank , looove the large school of clowns.

  • @DestinRugers.S
    @DestinRugers.S Před 3 měsíci

    Incredible tank set up! glad youtube recommended this one for me!

  • @aquarium.talktv
    @aquarium.talktv Před 4 měsíci +1

    Pumped to see my clowns, L095 and Fire Eel rocking in there!

  • @joeprovenzano4362
    @joeprovenzano4362 Před 3 měsíci

    Beautiful !! You do know that tiger shovel nose will make quick work of most of those fish in the future.

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Your right a tiger shovelnose would eat all of those fish but I have a Limashovelnose that maxes out at 12-18” and is perfectly fine with these fish

    • @joeprovenzano4362
      @joeprovenzano4362 Před 3 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six my bad I thought you said tiger.

    • @ryanvincephoto
      @ryanvincephoto Před měsícem

      Gives the guy shit, cant ID the fish..

  • @jmaquascaping
    @jmaquascaping Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome. I didnt even know you had a channel until it just popped up in my feed. The photo you posted sure did not capture how awesome this build is! Great job!

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks Jeff. Pictures don’t do this tank justice. Anyone who sees it in person is blown away lol

  • @LUFFY-tf8ny
    @LUFFY-tf8ny Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome tank and nice work 👍🏻

  • @souranshu1974
    @souranshu1974 Před 4 měsíci +1

    That's a wonderful tank, loved the clowns

  • @DashDrones
    @DashDrones Před 4 měsíci

    Incredible setup.

  • @camojim5402
    @camojim5402 Před 4 měsíci

    Great job. God bless thank you for sharing

  • @FreeSwimmer
    @FreeSwimmer Před 3 měsíci

    Looks good.. Well scaped too..

  • @danielvelez4001
    @danielvelez4001 Před 4 měsíci

    It’s gorgeous awesome love it❤❤❤😂😂😂😂

  • @garciaaquatics
    @garciaaquatics Před 4 měsíci

    Great video and thank you for sharing

  • @bigfishlad4847
    @bigfishlad4847 Před 4 měsíci

    Epic tank mate you have smashed the DIY thing there and the stock is on point 👌 just subbed pal

  • @tig735
    @tig735 Před 4 měsíci

    It'd be really cool to see a maintenance video! Great tank!

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks 🙏 that will definitely be a future video

  • @kanedadry7642
    @kanedadry7642 Před 4 měsíci

    I love the simple scape

  • @Johnsplantedaquariums
    @Johnsplantedaquariums Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome set up!

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks!

    • @Johnsplantedaquariums
      @Johnsplantedaquariums Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six Along with the terrestrial aroids, have you considered using any of the large aquatic plants that prefer to grow emersed? Plants like Anubias gigantea, A. hastifolia, Sagittaria latifolia, or S. lancifolia might work. I was able to get A. hastifolia to adapt to our low humidity growing out of a 60p indoors in Arizona. It took a few months for the leaves to last longer than a week but then they started putting on some size. A 60p isn’t even large enough to be the pot for a full size A. hastifolia though!

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      @@JohnsplantedaquariumsI normally stick to terrestrial plants growing out the top. Mainly because I know it’s gonna work without any maintenance or special care

  • @omarghazzaoui3197
    @omarghazzaoui3197 Před 4 měsíci

    TheFishDen here, dope video bro I love this tank I want to duplicate it one day 😍

  • @ultramaximusreviews
    @ultramaximusreviews Před 4 měsíci

    Nice looking tank

  • @lucfish1845
    @lucfish1845 Před 4 měsíci

    Nice 👌🏾 tank 🔥

  • @josepolanco1228
    @josepolanco1228 Před měsícem

    Subscribed to your channel

  • @harshtruth9148
    @harshtruth9148 Před 4 měsíci

    dude that is amazing

  • @dannyaquatics
    @dannyaquatics Před 4 měsíci

    Hi Franky I just realized that you had a CZcams channel also. Great videos my friend.

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Ya I just started making videos again after a 2 year break lol

  • @kamelladys
    @kamelladys Před 3 měsíci

    I like the tile at the bottom of the tank. That looks very nice and simple.

  • @j.AS2123
    @j.AS2123 Před 4 měsíci

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @MagnaRads
    @MagnaRads Před měsícem

    I noticed king of dyi applied pondshield coat then fiberglass seams then pond shield on top

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před měsícem

      I basically did the same thing. I just used a different epoxy for the fibreglass than I applied 8 coats of pond shield

    • @MagnaRads
      @MagnaRads Před měsícem

      @Scaping_the_six I'm not sure if you were able to examine the bottom where the two pieces of plywood meet I assume it was fiberglassed as well but maybe the resin didn't hold. There are videos from pond armor for pond shield and they use only pond shield but apply a first coat then fg seams

  • @stephenbassett1610
    @stephenbassett1610 Před 4 měsíci

    Hi, my name is Steve, what did you use for the base inside the 600 gallon Aquarium? Thanks for a great video.

  • @Klvngmz
    @Klvngmz Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome setup what's the thickness of the glass

  • @zaidlancaster6805
    @zaidlancaster6805 Před 4 měsíci

    Amazing tank! What kind of lights are you running on the tank?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      Thanks 🙏 I’m running 3 60w led flood lights from Amazon

    • @zaidlancaster6805
      @zaidlancaster6805 Před 4 měsíci

      Oh man Ill have to look into those, thanks!
      @@Scaping_the_six

  • @thomaslytje8656
    @thomaslytje8656 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Sorry if noob question. But why? Is it cheaper than glass? The different layers of water protection is quite expensive I suppose. I might be wrong though.
    Or is it better? If so, in what way?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +2

      I built this 600g along with the sump and stand for 1500$ if I were to buy just the glass or acrylic to build this size tank, it would cost 5-10k and that’s just for the tank. So it’s a lot cheaper

  • @jonp9037
    @jonp9037 Před 4 měsíci

    Great video bro !

  • @ScottFrisby-fk3rq
    @ScottFrisby-fk3rq Před 2 měsíci

    Another video with good lighting would be even better mate

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 2 měsíci

      I tend to leave the lighting low because of all the glare I get from the tanks lol but I’ll work on better lighting

  • @TheLegend-rb7mm
    @TheLegend-rb7mm Před 4 měsíci +1

    How long have you had the clown loaches/ how long did it take for them to get to 6+ inches?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      I’ve had some of these clown loaches since I got my first tank 7 years ago and they are around 7” now

  • @GillsBreatheWater
    @GillsBreatheWater Před 4 měsíci

    Amazing setup! Curious, how young is Patricia? 😅

  • @tabarakaquatics8067
    @tabarakaquatics8067 Před 4 měsíci

    Love this channel bruh, love the fish, and love the build. You have my support, keep pushing. NEW SUB !

  • @rtja80
    @rtja80 Před 4 měsíci

    Where'd you get the glass? Would like to build one myself.

  • @EP1CY0SHI
    @EP1CY0SHI Před 4 měsíci

    What did you use for sealing the 1.5 inch returns through the plywood?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      The bulkheads have a rubber gasket that once you tighten stops the water

    • @EP1CY0SHI
      @EP1CY0SHI Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six would uniseal work or should I just use the gasket I can tighten

  • @crazecuber5990
    @crazecuber5990 Před měsícem

    Hi was curious what is the black thing in the bottom left of the tank. It is blowing and confused if it is a filter or a wavemaker?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před měsícem

      It’s a 5000gph jebao gyre wave maker

    • @crazecuber5990
      @crazecuber5990 Před měsícem

      @@Scaping_the_six ok thanks but it’s not filter right it’s just makes more current. Does that count as part of the gph of filtration

  • @jorgweienborn8310
    @jorgweienborn8310 Před měsícem

    Sehr schön 😊aber warum ohne Bodengrund?

  • @michelrood2966
    @michelrood2966 Před 2 měsíci

    I had a ply tank about the same size as yours. I kept Malawi cichlids. I .ike your aquascape/ biotope but the tiles make it look tacky af. I.m.o why not use substrate or sand.

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 2 měsíci +1

      If you see my newer video on this tank, I add sand and completely redesign the scape

  • @savoy3245
    @savoy3245 Před 4 měsíci

    Awesome tank what is the size of the viewing window

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks 🙏 the viewing area is 84”x24”

    • @savoy3245
      @savoy3245 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six I’m build a plywood tank I using a 6 foot piece of glass out of a old 150 gallon tank. Same dimensions
      As your tank

    • @savoy3245
      @savoy3245 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six going to try to build a sump like you did

    • @savoy3245
      @savoy3245 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six do you have a video of you building your sump

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      I didn’t make any videos of the build process, I was too focused on building everything properly and didn’t want to waste time recording lol

  • @joeprovenzano4362
    @joeprovenzano4362 Před 3 měsíci

    How do you keep the floor so clean

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 3 měsíci

      With high flow. There are 2 returns from the sump that push 2650gph and a wave maker that pushes 5000gph

  • @Sebastian-zj8kn
    @Sebastian-zj8kn Před 4 měsíci

    Hi Patricia 👋

  • @JaredSaffell-nr2mk
    @JaredSaffell-nr2mk Před 4 měsíci

    What’s the specs and cost of the viewing glass

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      87”x27”x1/2” thick. It costed me 350$ Canadian including delivery right to my fish room

    • @JaredSaffell-nr2mk
      @JaredSaffell-nr2mk Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six do you think 1/2in will work long term or should I go 3/4

  • @3xzsucof
    @3xzsucof Před 4 měsíci

    How thick is the glass?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci

      1/2” or 12mm

    • @3xzsucof
      @3xzsucof Před 4 měsíci

      Tempered or plate? I should have asked earlier. I'm almost ready to commit to doing this

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      It’s plate glass. If I went any taller with the tank I would have had to go with tempered or thicker glass

  • @unusualplants2162
    @unusualplants2162 Před 4 měsíci

    Is glass very expensive there???

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      The glass costed me 350$ Canadian and that’s with delivery

    • @unusualplants2162
      @unusualplants2162 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six isn't plywood tanks a hussle to build than glass?

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      It’s more work building a plywood tank but it’s so much cheaper than building a glass or acrylic tank. It would have costed me 5x as much

    • @unusualplants2162
      @unusualplants2162 Před 4 měsíci

      @@Scaping_the_six that's what I was asking. Here in India. Tank of that size.. glass will be cheaper overy plywood n other materials..

    • @Scaping_the_six
      @Scaping_the_six  Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@unusualplants2162I got all the wood for free from my job so the most expensive parts of the build was the glass and epoxy

  • @justintechnic1995
    @justintechnic1995 Před 4 měsíci

    Those Uarus better not eat up that anubias!

  • @oldskoolbass5432
    @oldskoolbass5432 Před 4 měsíci

    You frank ? I swear i see you on fb