Thread: Floatation Tank Plans

Nice. I look forward to seeing how it goes for you. I would totaly make one but I don't think my parents would be up for me building a giant tank full of warm salt water in the back yard. I plan on making one when I get my own house though.

Originally Posted by MadMonkey

Nice. I look forward to seeing how it goes for you. I would totaly make one but I don't think my parents would be up for me building a giant tank full of warm salt water in the back yard. I plan on making one when I get my own house though.

haha. I think my mum just conceded that I'm gonna do it and she can't do anything about it.
I'll probably have it in my room. So she's ok with it. I'll probably just have to clear everything else out except my bed and piano lol

Just hoping there won't be too much evaporation. I'll have to do some tests.

What exactly is this?

Let me google that for you


Sorry, been waiting for the opportunity to do that for a while now

Basically, and I'm gonna be brief coz I gotta go to work in a minute....
It is a tank that is sound proof and light proof. It has about 8-10 inches of water in it.
The water has 800, and up to 1500 pounds of epsom salts (MgSO4 - Magnesium Sulfate) dissolved in it, depending on the amount of water. 800 is the average amount though.

This allows you to float without any effort at all. Like the Dead Sea (I think it's that one?).

The water is also kept at body temperature (36.5C or 93.5F).

So basically you are blocking off all sensory input as much as possible on Earth.
Space is pretty much the only place you would get more deprived of sensory input lol

So yeah. It is basically the single best stress relief ever. And you feel alert and just simply amazing afterward. You can also hallucinate if you let yourself, and explore your mind.

Respect for using your extra cash to improve the quality of your consciousness.

And if you really want to go all the way, you can always throw out the saltwater and replace it with breathable oxygenated liquid!

Originally Posted by IAmCoder

Respect for using your extra cash to improve the quality of your consciousness.

And if you really want to go all the way, you can always throw out the saltwater and replace it with breathable oxygenated liquid!

Haha, maybe. If they come up with one which is dense enough and it is well tested

You are awesome

Be sure to keep us updated as you progress!

Ok. I've figured out most of what I'm going to do.

It's no longer going to go in my room. It's simply too big to fit.
If I didn't get cupboard and bookshelves in there, it would've been perfect. But I didn't have a choice in the matter.

It's going outside now. On a concrete square which the previous owners had a spa on.
So to stop the ventilation bringing in cold air, I will build the tank part as normal, but then also construct a room over the top of it.
So the air will warm as it comes in to the room, and be warm enough as it enters the tank. Since it will all be natural flow, no fans.

I'm going to use solar heaters during the summer. Gas heaters are way too expensive, so I'm going to build a simple one, if possible, for during the winter.

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Simply a titanium tank (titanium is corrosion resistant) which gets water pumped in to it. The gas heats it from the bottom. When it reaches 60c or so, it gets dumped in to the tank, through the filter. Then more gets pumped in. Until the water reaches 36c and the gas shuts off.

Alternatively, the pump just gets put on very slowly, and as the titanium tank gets filled it will heat and then the hot water will rise and flow back in to the tank, and this would continue until the tank reaches 36c and the gas turns off. That might be easier.
It would avoid needing two timers.
And I would just turn the pump off when I get in.
But I would just need to figure out how to slow pumps down.

It would also only be heating up an hour before I get in. Obviously.

Hoping this will work.

How much is this going to cost you?

I've enjoyed substances which caused total sensory deprivation...and also total sensory stimulation. Each was awesome for different reasons. It seems like you're building a large coffin or something, just be careful with that thing. Good luck. Take pics.

Originally Posted by Jeff777

How much is this going to cost you?

ATM I'm figuring no more than $1500.
Depending on how much the Epsom Salts will cost, which I haven't looked in to yet.
But I've got ~$4000 saved up anyway, so it's all good.

Originally Posted by nina

I've enjoyed substances which caused total sensory deprivation...and also total sensory stimulation. Each was awesome for different reasons. It seems like you're building a large coffin or something, just be careful with that thing. Good luck. Take pics.

Haha, it's completely safe. And I intend on trying some of those substances after using this tank and getting some experience in the psychedelic arena.
But I'll be somewhat careful. Thanks
And I will definitely take pics, I'm going out today to buy some supplies!

The hallucinations won't be "if you let yourself". They will come no matter what if you stay in there long enough (like more than 15 minutes). I'm totally jealous by the way.

Also, your mom should be thanking you for investing your time and money into this. My bet is if you can ever get her to try it out, she'll end up using it more than you do.

Originally Posted by tommo

ATM I'm figuring no more than $1500.
Depending on how much the Epsom Salts will cost, which I haven't looked in to yet.
But I've got ~$4000 saved up anyway, so it's all good.


Haha, it's completely safe. And I intend on trying some of those substances after using this tank and getting some experience in the psychedelic arena.
But I'll be somewhat careful. Thanks
And I will definitely take pics, I'm going out today to buy some supplies!

Where can I go to get more information on this?

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Where can I go to get more information on this?

Originally Posted by tommo

Let me google that for you

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

The hallucinations won't be "if you let yourself". They will come no matter what if you stay in there long enough (like more than 15 minutes). I'm totally jealous by the way.

Also, your mom should be thanking you for investing your time and money into this. My bet is if you can ever get her to try it out, she'll end up using it more than you do.

Well, I've been in there 3 times for an hour and I didn't really hallucinate yet. Probably some people will hallucinate more easily.
I only had a sort of hallucination once really, and it was just sort of like my imagination was incredibly vivid.
Like I was trying to think of something and it just popped straight out in front of me, in the blackness.
Pretty amazing.

As for my mum, yeah I'm pretty sure I've already got her interested in it lol
At first, she was like "why would you want to do that?" as is typical of a lot of people.
But then I explained it and she was pretty curious I think.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Hahahahaha
Yeah, pretty much.

Also, jeff, here is a good website with places where you can float.
I went to a center 3 times and then decided it's just too expensive and I'd be
better off building my own.
It's usually around $30-50 an hour. And discounts for longer, or multiple sessions purchased at a time.
Although I suppose that's comparable to a 40 minute massage price.
It's good to try out once though first, obviously. Before getting your own.


Update:
I've figured out all the materials and will be buying some of them tomorrow and hopefully getting the actual tank part done within the next few days.
That's assuming I can borrow a car to transport the materials from the shop to my house.

I've changed the plans a bit also, I will upload the picture later on.

Careful you don't turn into a monkey in there!

Best movie lol
Genetically regressing ftw.

I REALLY want one of these.

But I aint got no money.

Save up man!
I'll keep note of the costs and post the total when I'm done, so everyone has an idea if they want to build one too.

Ok so I'm raging quite hard now.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See....

So there really is not much suitable wood at the store.
The only thing I could find was merbau, which is awesome wood.
However, it's all in different sizes and shit and I need specific sizes.
They had like 3 pieces there in the right length and then like 6m long ones
and 3.2m or some shit.

So I don't know how I'm going to proceed now. But I'm quite annoyed.
Just wasted 2 hours.

I might have to go to a logging yard thing and see if they can cut me some.
Based on the store I just went to, at a conservative $7 a metre (it was 6.something) it'll be about $168 for the wood. Not including the supports.

Not too bad really. As long as I can get the correct lengths.

This makes you...rage?

Just the fact that they don't even have equal sized timber.
And I wasted 2 hours.

And I can't get it home unless I can use a car that can have a trailer
attached to it. So I will probably be waiting a while now until I can get it.

Plus my families just being retarded, but that's another story.

It's probably a combination of those things.

Oh I wasn't questioning that it is a completely frustrating situation and you are rightly upset about it. It's just that...when someone says rage...I imagine something like this...



And I dunno...doesn't seem like anything to give yourself a heart attack over. But maybe they use the word different where you're from.

Originally Posted by nina

Oh I wasn't questioning that it is a completely frustrating situation and you are rightly upset about it. It's just that...when someone says rage...I imagine something like this...



And I dunno...doesn't seem like anything to give yourself a heart attack over. But maybe they use the word different where you're from.

hahahaha. Well that cheered me up a bit.
Ok, maybe.... moderately to highly frustrated.