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hypertech said:
I'm talking about the one in the middle of this pic.

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It looks like it is going vertically up to the tank. Is it just an odd angle?
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right about trim level you can see the T where the water change drain is. I think you close the top valve and open the other one to use the return pump to drain the sump by opening the other valve to drain the skimmer chamber than the water runs trough the slits in the baffling baffle and you pretty much drain the whole sump and run your pump dry.

and you thought a MJ1200 and a house was all you needed!
 
Nah. If you want to be a ninja, all you need a vertex alpha cone and a pony bottle. And as soon as Angie gets those, I will change the ninja requirements. Unobtanium. That's what it is.
 
hypertech said:
Nah. If you want to be a ninja, all you need a vertex alpha cone and a pony bottle. And as soon as Angie gets those, I will change the ninja requirements. Unobtanium. That's what it is.
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As if!!! I alread have y eye on a plny so I am way ahead of ya!!!

Clint put it perfectly, other than drying out my return pump that is!!!!
 
BP&W with a loooooooooong hose.


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Sup Girl

So im kinda wondering where you got that stand from? I would like to have time to build my own but... Anyway yeah Where Where

Thanks
Jeff
 
Its an Oceanic Tech Stand. There is one for sale right now. Check with ShaneDolan.
 
Sup dude AKA most mellow reefer??? ;)

Jeff - I kept the stand from my 70 as I really like it, glass doors on 3 sides, good height for a breeder and of course - same footprint

It would be perfect for the 50 dude (thats what I was gonna put the 50 on if I had not gone with the 40)- I highly suggest you pick that one up from Shane.

New - they are $450.00 - which is why I decided to refurbish rather than replace

One thing I highly recommend is siliconing and painting the inside to be semi-water proof like we have done.

As you can see from the photos - there was a lot of damage that could have been prevented if we had done all this from the start.
 
acharpenter said:
Sup dude AKA most mellow reefer??? ;)


One thing I highly recommend is siliconing and painting the inside to be semi-water proof like we have done.

As you can see from the photos - there was a lot of damage that could have been prevented if we had done all this from the start.
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I can learn from your experiance, that said, I am siliconing and painting the inside of my stand while I have everything accessible right now. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
Progress!!!!

Overflow is curing now - will be ready to secure in the tank tomorrow.

Couple things we came across........I used a drill bit to mark the end of the teeth - so that Kevin could just zing in the teeth and not "mis-cut" them. Problem was, I didnt take into consideration the width of the table saw blade.

I thought I was doing this right as I hunted around for an hour to find the bit that matched the teeth in the overflow on the 70 - UGH!!!!

Hence what you will see in the pics.

Is there any way to fix this outside of using a file? I hesitate to use a file as I worry about busting a tooth loose.

If not, ah well, other than the teeth - I think it looks pretty good for our first time fabricating anything - let alone an overflow.

Square...!!!!
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Should we just spray the outside seam here to cover the cut marks, or go over it with silicone?? (keep in mind the inside corners are siliconed)
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Lookie - I am getting better with silicone - notice I only get better on the seams no one will see?
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and the teeth - this is the only thing we are not happy with - IS THERE ANY WAY TO FIX THIS????????
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What is that silicone doing there? You used weld on right?
 
I told you guys to use a table saw! Its really easy to make a fence and use a few pieces of wood to line everything up right.

Bring your stupid acrylic over to my house and we will recut it! Otherwise I have a 1/4" router bit that might be able to clean that up.

As far as the marring marks on the acrylic, you could use a router to clean that up a little, then sand down the marring stepping up to a higher grit sandpaper after a few passes with a lower grit.
 
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make the teeth smaller (ie cut it some more on the table saw) otherwise... live with it.
 
Lurch said:
I told you guys to use a table saw! Its really easy to make a fence and use a few pieces of wood to line everything up right.

Bring your stupid acrylic over to my house and we will recut it! Otherwise I have a 1/4" router bit that might be able to clean that up.
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ouch.. thats gonna leave a mark, and the table saw was not even turned on yet ;)
 
Lurch said:
I told you guys to use a table saw! Its really easy to make a fence and use a few pieces of wood to line everything up right.

Bring your stupid acrylic over to my house and we will recut it! Otherwise I have a 1/4" router bit that might be able to clean that up.

As far as the marring marks on the acrylic, you could use a router to clean that up a little, then sand down the marring stepping up to a higher grit sandpaper after a few passes with a lower grit.
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DID USE THE TABLE SAW YA WACKO!!! Its already in the tank now - decided to live with it. Although the router idea isnt bad - I just worry about snapping off the teeth - eh well, it is what it is

As far as the marring, eh, coraline will come to the rescue sooner or later to cover it....

Merkurfan said:
make the teeth smaller (ie cut it some more on the table saw) otherwise... live with it.
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We thought about that but again, more worried about snapping the teeth off

Firgure sooner or later, the holes will get somewhat camoflauged by coraline so....

and......ooooh la la:

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