Me either!
You dont think the panes of Lexan and loctite marine grade epoxy will do the trick? I did forget the crack repair on my to do list though, even though I've already bought the stuff I think will work...
Another tank restoration thread.
- Thread starter alleykat0498
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Okay I went and did a little shopping for the project
New 1 1/2" bulkheads
Lots of 1 1/2" pvc fittings and pipe.
An Ecoplus pump that pushes 1056 gph
and a new drill (my dewalt needed a new battery and the battery was $$$)
A few pictures from todays progress.
New 1 1/2" bulkheads
Lots of 1 1/2" pvc fittings and pipe.
An Ecoplus pump that pushes 1056 gph
and a new drill (my dewalt needed a new battery and the battery was $$$)
A few pictures from todays progress.
Well guys I found the worlds greatest hardware store that carried the weld on and the novus. I buffed patched and buffed some more until I could see myself in the acrylic. The deeper scratches will be there no matter what I do but the tank looks 98% better. I finished the plumbing and all thats left to do is add some structure for the sump and some media and stash the tank behind the sofa as a backdrop (wifes idea) I'm beat and did I mention it has snowed 7 inches whilst I was at this today?
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Thank you sir. It's really noisy though, the drains slurp like crazy and the "waterfall" is insane.
Nice. The previous owner drilled the FRONT of the tank:swear: But I'll just have to make due.
I now have to drain the whole system, silicone in the sump sections and move the entire tank to it's final place.
Finished Product!!!:dance::dance::dance:
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I've got a 40g version of that tank, and I was going to say "OMG YOU DRILLED THE WRONG SIDE!" then I saw you said the previous owner did it.
It looks really good.
It looks really good.
What are your thoughts about the quality of this pump? General build quality, performance, noise? I saw this brand over at Ken's Fish at a low price and haven't been able to find much info about them.
