500 Gallon Plywood Aquarium Is Finished! But Was It Worth It?

The new 500 gallon DIY plywood aquarium is complete! In the video, I finish some exterior work, fix the leak, work on the plumbing and more! I am so excited to finally have this tank ready for fish. Also in today's video, I talk about the cost to build a tank like this, and itemize the full aquarium build in case you're looking to do something similar.

This is my first time building a plywood aquarium, and I'm bound to make small mistakes along the way. If you're looking for a true "how to" video, I'd look up some of the Fishtubers who have more experience with these builds. I'm confident that this tank will all work out fine, but just wanted to throw out that caveat.

Below are Amazon affiliate links to all of the materials I used in this plywood aquarium build. I'll keep an ongoing list here and throughout the series:

EQUIPMENT

DIY BUILD Materials

Plywood/Lumber (so far):
- 3/4in 5-Ply Birch Plywood: x3
- 2x4: x24
- 2x6: x10
- 2x2: x1

Tools used/eventually needed:
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[theholyfetus]

That's an incred price for that size of a tank. I'm inspired, thank you!

[ladnergg]

Excited with your progress! Watching from Philippines :)

[walfredjimenez]

The end result is stunning! Great job, Troy and thank you for sharing this journey! cheers.

[aperm]

this is appositely insanly nice looking good job exited for updates!

[later_daze_]

The "I"m in debt up to my eyeballs" had me cracking up. Tank is sick!

[markcox]

Well done, it’s a absolute beauty can’t wait to see it finished with all the fish

[georgewilliamssr]

Good job, live and learn. All part of the journey.

[PriceTagAquariums]

Very well done, Troy. I'm sure this is such a huge accomplishment to get this all done. Everything looks great! I've been following this video series since the beginning!

[reggie]

Finally finish. The tank looks fabulous. You can pay more than that for a custom tank and a much smaller tank. Great job.

[andrewbrew]

Amazing tank an so cheap. You should be really proud of the work you've done.
Can not wait to see it with the sting Ray and the fish from your 180 gallon.
Plus already looking forward to what you're going to do with the 180.

[razinfishes]

Finally its DONE! Great job Troy its looking awesome

[sandyloyst]

Hell Ya Troy! I'm super excited also. The blues look great in there with their fabulous scape. I can't wait to see the big boys in there myself. I hope you show some transfers also. I love how your finished out the doors and trim. Looks sleek. It fits the room which is perfect for filming but also there is lots of room left for family living and functions. What show pieces all the tanks are. Congratulations on completing this massive build and enjoy. Love and Peace.

[RogueAquariums]

The tank & sump look great. You took your time on this project and it shows. Hope this system lasts you for years to come.

[noelmangion]

The 500 gallon tank is looking pretty good thanks for the update video can’t wait till the next video with the fish in it and the stingray 👍

[donhabel]

Congrats on a job well done couldn't wait for this one looking forward to seeing the stingray 🎉👍👍

[robertsmith]

Hell yeah! The finished product looks absolutely amazing and the skills and confidence you must have after that will be awesome and well deserved!

[cichlids]

So cool definitely wanting a tank this big one day

[opiateL]

Thanks for being honest about true prices. Many youtubers quote prices that they seem to remember from 10 years ago.

[TetrisKing]

It looks so clean now with the framing.

[mel_boogie]

Awsome finished product! I can't wait to see it fully stocked!!