poll-pine, ply or melamine?

[gecko-mad]

Im making an enclosure 100x45x45 cms and am looking at the types of wood i could and should use. so, which do you prefer? also can you post the reasons? thanks

 

[gecko-mad]

Also what would you recomend at putting a pair of in it? im watching the monitors thread right now as its a tie between accies and gillens.

 

[tenacres1100]

melamine, it's easy to work with and easy to clean, just make sure you seal the joints

 

[gecko-mad]

any others gonna tell me why? im not really looking at what looks good, more at what gets the job done

 

[Moreliavridis]

same reason as tenacres1100

 

[Brown_Hair]

malamine...cheap, easy to work with and strong!

 

[gecko-mad]

im guessing melamines easily supplied to, how do i go about water proofing and the likes?

 

[BenReyn]

I currently own one melamime enclosure, one plastic (URS) enclosure, and I am making a pine/american cherry/PNG rosewood enclosure for my Year 10 DTE project.
The melamine enclosure is just so so so practical and cheap also, the plastic one (1/2 the length too) cast 300 dollars more... and, in my opinion, looks worse.
However, for a display enclosure for a living room or somehting, I believe a wooden-combo enclosure looks really nice.
The one I'm making for DTE will be for sale on this site in a month or 2, so keep a look out- with probably the plastic one also.
But at the end of the day it's individual preference- because that's what I like doesn't make it correct
Ben.

 

[Shonfield]

melamine is easy to work with and cheap. nothing more to it really.

also i wouldn't put an ackie in a tank that small

 

[gecko-mad]

thanks ben, this is for a school project to, but im keeping mine

thanks shonfield, pair of beardies or gillens?

 

[gecko-mad]

or storrs? looks like melamine wins hand down!

 

[jham66]

For a display tank; stained ply. For a breeder tank; melamine. But I am open to the idea of a melamine base with ply or pine sides. Melamine is preferred for ease to build (No staining, sealing or sanding), and clean........ but I despise the look of it!