Bait Tank Construction

[zeelaagee]

I've been giving some consideration to constructing my own bait tank for my WS Tarpon 140 because I have yet to find a system on the market that maximized the shape and space of the tank well.

I plan on using a soft foam blank of either styrofoam or floral foam and laying the a fibergalss shell over that to create the general shape. Flip it over and create the top portion with an open area for a lid so that it's one piece of material (excluding lid portion) as a final product.

I'm a little stuck as to how to create the top portion of the tank and still have a lid to keep the buggers in.

Has anyone else tackled this project with successes or failures to learn from?

Should I be concerned with placing the in/out water ports in any particular place?

Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

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