75 Gallon Custom Rimless and Elite Aquatics Sump
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unibob link said:
I heard they played patty cake patty cake and duck duck goose.
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LOL.... Lots of questions answered and great suggestions.....plumbing starts this weekend.....R/O being made already.
Hopefully do a freshwater test this weekend.
Austin L.
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Jewel
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I really like the fact that mine is Trim less, Top and Bottom, I hate that crap plastic that they put on the bottom, Another thing is mine has a 2 inch lip on the front, Kinda like Euro bracing but not really, The thing is When my Sea Swirl and my WP25 get rocking, there's no over flow down the front of the glass.
Whats the thickness of your glass, mine is 15 Mil as it was made in Spain,
Whats the thickness of your glass, mine is 15 Mil as it was made in Spain,
Jewel link said:
Not sure what the size is in mil but it is 1/2 inch starfire glass, as for the trim that was unexpected as I had or thought i had specified that as well however it will be covered by the trim on the stand anyways. The trim actually hides the internal glass bracing on the bottom which is a nice feature.
Small update....plumbing has been started....very slow process....had one bulkhead split on me after I glued several pieces together to make my bean animal drain so had to start all over.
Due to the way my stand is and how I thought I would do everything I had to make some changes on the fly as the back of my stand is sealed and only has holes for feeding the pipes through ( that way the stand supports the weight of the gate valves without using hangers) so I had to find flex pipe which took me forever to find.
Enough complaining here's some quick pictures.
Austin L.
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Due to the way my stand is and how I thought I would do everything I had to make some changes on the fly as the back of my stand is sealed and only has holes for feeding the pipes through ( that way the stand supports the weight of the gate valves without using hangers) so I had to find flex pipe which took me forever to find.
Enough complaining here's some quick pictures.
Austin L.
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deeznutz
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unibob link said:
I heard they played patty cake patty cake and duck duck goose.
Lets not forget musical chairs as well. lol
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deeznutz
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How the hell did you split a bulk head? Rule of thumb, hand tight plus a 1/4 to 1/2 turn 
I also wet the seal, saliva works best
I also wet the seal, saliva works best
deeznutz link said:How the hell did you split a bulk head? Rule of thumb, hand tight plus a 1/4 to 1/2 turn
I also wet the seal, saliva works best
Maybe I should clarify... When I was glueing the bottom pipe to the bulkhead in the overflow it split right along the plastic mold line pretty sure it was defective and not user error
Austin L.
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deeznutz
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Yeah sure bud :
Maybe I should clarify... When I was glueing the bottom pipe to the bulkhead in the overflow it split right along the plastic mold line pretty sure it was defective and not user error
Austin L.
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Austin link said:[quote author=deeznutz link=topic=8180.msg87943#msg87943 date=1396231158]
How the hell did you split a bulk head? Rule of thumb, hand tight plus a 1/4 to 1/2 turn
I also wet the seal, saliva works best
Maybe I should clarify... When I was glueing the bottom pipe to the bulkhead in the overflow it split right along the plastic mold line pretty sure it was defective and not user error
Austin L.
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Last pipe being done today. Water test to start tonight/tomorrow.
Made the holes bigger for the pipes...didn't want to as the holes were great support for the gate valve weight but made it a little easier to plumb it.
Austin L.
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Made the holes bigger for the pipes...didn't want to as the holes were great support for the gate valve weight but made it a little easier to plumb it.
Austin L.
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benzzz
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And your uploading more pics right? :
Anyone have tips on levelling a stand? Would I just need to shim the corners of the stand? Or go all the way around....figures the spot I choose the floor is out of level.
I know it's the floor because the when I put my level on the floor is out just the same amount as when I put the stand there.
Austin L.
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I know it's the floor because the when I put my level on the floor is out just the same amount as when I put the stand there.
Austin L.
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Poseidon
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Austin link said:
Shims work for small corrections yup, I have a couple under my tank, it's still not 100% ( settled when I filled it)
But it works
Poseidon link said:
Shims work for small corrections yup, I have a couple under my tank, it's still not 100% ( settled when I filled it)
But it works
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What would you call a small correction and did you do just corners or all around where there were gaps?
Austin L.
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Poseidon
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Austin link said:
Shims work for small corrections yup, I have a couple under my tank, it's still not 100% ( settled when I filled it)
But it works
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What would you call a small correction and did you do just corners or all around where there were gaps?
Austin L.
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I would say small is 1" or less I think
Depends on what kind of Stand you have on where you put the shims
Poseidon link said:
Shims work for small corrections yup, I have a couple under my tank, it's still not 100% ( settled when I filled it)
But it works
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What would you call a small correction and did you do just corners or all around where there were gaps?
Austin L.
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I would say small is 1" or less I think
Depends on what kind of Stand you have on where you put the shims
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Good gosh 1" over the width/span of your stand is bad bad bad lol. I would be levelling floor, not shimming lol.
1/2" isn't as bad but still.
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