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DIY sumps with built in refugium
hears the link i used for creating sumps with refugium hope it helps you out
http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html
hears the link i used for creating sumps with refugium hope it helps you out
http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html
Has anyone fixed a crack at the bottom of a glass tank?
Has anyone fixed a crack at the bottom of a glass tank? and How did you do it?
Thanks,
Has anyone fixed a crack at the bottom of a glass tank? and How did you do it?
Thanks,
yes you can......no I haven't........ you need to take apart the tank ,clean the edges and then replace the glass with the same type/thickness as your taking out and re-silicone the entire tank. It wouldn't be safe just trying to glue another piece of glass over the crack.
I try my best to post good DIY links in this forum ... Thats part of the hobby building it your self insted of paying top dollor for it ..
Brovo I'm a bit confused about the plumbing for a sump. I have decided I would use the one were you have tank>skimmer>pump to tank<refugim<tank. What I dont understand is how placing the downpipe inside its own cabinet stops the noise.
If you just have the pipe then you get a constant gurgle. By placing a cabinet around the pipe the water will flow in but it still goes down the pipe the same way. How is anything different? Also is the pipe in the cabinet shorter than one without? I mean can the pipe be right down in the bottom of the tank, like a drain rather than an overflow? Talking about drilled tanks here.
Colt
If you just have the pipe then you get a constant gurgle. By placing a cabinet around the pipe the water will flow in but it still goes down the pipe the same way. How is anything different? Also is the pipe in the cabinet shorter than one without? I mean can the pipe be right down in the bottom of the tank, like a drain rather than an overflow? Talking about drilled tanks here.
Colt
N8DOGG said:
I don't agree... I have fixed the bottom of a 20 gallon and a 120 gallon tank, by fitting a new piece of glass (same size as the current glass) over the broken one and glueing it in. The last one that I did this to (the 120 gallon) was about 3years ago, and the tank currently houses a marine reef system that has been leak free the entire time.
If you aren't sure about fixing the problem yourself, take your tank to a glass dealer and they will glue a new piece in for you... being the bottom of the tank, it's much easier and cheaper just to put a new piece on top of the old one... taking a tank apart is a huge risk.
HTH
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