My home 21 feet long concrete aquarium

[Andrews_aquarium]

Chosing the color for the backwall.
We made our decision yet

2 weeks left untill the epoxy boys will come over.

Liking 5044!

 

[Jase4224]

Following along for the ride.


And 3 hours drive is nearly to other side of country so an eternity away lol

Ironically the day you quoted my post I drove nearly 500km to get home from my holiday to Exmouth. One day we drove 700+km

Swimming with 6 whale sharks and fields of coral was worth the drive though.

 

[ying yang]

Would love to go to a coral reef.ive been carribean few times but never went out on excursion to a coral reef there,been told they not best in world but still be an experience im sure.maybe when our kid turns 5 then we start going on the 9 hour flight there again and need to go to a reef,even if its just on one them bottom glass boats looking down,but swimmimg with them like you did sounds absolutely amazing.glad you enjoyed it ^_^

 

[Rob Bob]

We finished the round corners and overflow system.
Next monday is epoxy day!

 

[Bo.]

We finished the round corners and overflow system.
Next monday is epoxy day!

Your dedication astounds me and is he stuff of legends! Keep going!

 

[dca22anderson]

We finished the round corners and overflow system.
Next monday is epoxy day!

Can’t wait for epoxy day!! That’s one day closer to water test day!! Well done Rob!!

 

[dca22anderson]

We finally have a date for the waterinsulation and installation of the window.
Wait till week 28 for new pictures

Rob, How much time do you give the concrete to cure before you start doing the waterproofing? Did you need to fill in any air bubbles in the concrete before doing the waterproofing? Just wondering...

 

[Rob Bob]

The concrete, where the glass is touching, is poured in november last year.
The aquarium experts will first start with this part.
I don't know what they will do first, but they need 2 days with 3 people to prepair it for window installation.
I'll take pictures of the progress.
The 3rd day the glass is placed.
Because the house is not water and wind proof yet, from time to time water is seeping in in the aquarium after a heavy rainshower.
It's not sure yet they can finish the whole aquarium because of this problem.

 

[Rob Bob]

Very bad weather conditions today.
We decided it was too wet for epoxycoating the rest of the aquarium.
That will be done later.
Happy with the result. Not an easy job.

 

[dca22anderson]

Very bad weather conditions today.
We decided it was too wet for epoxycoating the rest of the aquarium.
That will be done later.
Happy with the result. Not an easy job.

Sleep well tonight buddy... your viewing panel is in place safe and sound!!

 

[Modest]

He won’t sleep well because cars are floating in the streets while I’m writing this. The rain period will end by tomorrow. Bob, succes volgende week bij een stralend zonnetje.

 

[KarlsReef]

How's it going Bob? Hope all is well sir

 

[Rob Bob]

Epoxy finish couldn't been done due to bad weather conditions.
The house first need to be watertight with windows and roof fixed.
Then the aquarium can be finished with epoxy when all the walls are dried.

We are now busy with the facade of the house. We plan window and roof to be ready in January-February.
And move house over 1 year from now.

Then doing garden stuff and then filling up the aquarium.

 

[James_O]

Giant tank smack down: Who will finish first? @Rob Bob? Or @dca22anderson?

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In all seriousness, incredible build. Can’t wait to see that bad boy filled with water!!

 

[KarlsReef]

Epoxy finish couldn't been done due to bad weather conditions.
The house first need to be watertight with windows and roof fixed.
Then the aquarium can be finished with epoxy when all the walls are dried.

We are now busy with the facade of the house. We plan window and roof to be ready in January-February.
And move house over 1 year from now.

Then doing garden stuff and then filling up the aquarium.

Come on, surely the aquarium is more important that your walls n a sealed house....joking. That's completely understandable especially if the weathers been so rough. Hope everything goes ok for you

 

[vabben]

Wild! Amazing build. Is the filtration room under the aquarium?

 

[Jax15]

Such an amazing build. Colors - 5088 or 5011 would be my choice. I prefer the dark/grey/black background to blue, it creates more sense of realism IMO. No matter what you choose it will be beautiful I'm sure!

I see the second story coming together, you're going to have a blast diving in this tank. Love following the progress!

 

[Rob Bob]

Wild! Amazing build. Is the filtration room under the aquarium?

Yes. ceiling height in the basement is nearly 11feet (3.20m). That will work just fine with the big machines coming up.

 

[Rob Bob]

Situation today.
Somewhere, a big aquarium inside.

 

[wonderphil-reef]