Oh I get it now. In the top down pic it looks like the third hole is cracked.
Perhaps its just wet and looks like a crack since you say the trapezoid panel is broken not the bottom.
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Oh I get it now. In the top down pic it looks like the third hole is cracked.
Perhaps its just wet and looks like a crack since you say the trapezoid panel is broken not the bottom.
Beau46290
Senior Member
Well it's kinda good to hear it was the overflow that cracked and not the tank. And it's good to see they are flying someone to you to fix their problem and not make it your problem anymore than it is.
Well hopefully things go more smooth in the future, can't wait to see this beast up and flowing!
Well hopefully things go more smooth in the future, can't wait to see this beast up and flowing!
Long weekend
Fish room starting to feel like Northside's fish shed.
75g QT dropped
180g moved into place, plumbed
75g QT dorks moved into 180g
~40g frag tank fish, corals, inverts moved into 180g
40g frag tank removed
450g sand removed
450g cleaned up
75g QT set back up (need new fish!)
Room not cleaned up at all.
Next:
Might move the 58g dorks over to 180g, unsure.
Figure out how to get a table back in the room. I really like my fish table.
In process (sliding tanks around like Tetris)
Blurry end state- 180g, 75g, 58g to common sump. 75g QT stand alone
Fish room starting to feel like Northside's fish shed.
75g QT dropped
180g moved into place, plumbed
75g QT dorks moved into 180g
~40g frag tank fish, corals, inverts moved into 180g
40g frag tank removed
450g sand removed
450g cleaned up
75g QT set back up (need new fish!)
Room not cleaned up at all.
Next:
Might move the 58g dorks over to 180g, unsure.
Figure out how to get a table back in the room. I really like my fish table.
In process (sliding tanks around like Tetris)
Blurry end state- 180g, 75g, 58g to common sump. 75g QT stand alone
The Good: I think setting up the 180g and getting the folks into that tank was about the best thing I've done in this whole move so far. Folks are very happy in there, Emp in the 75g is pissy as heck but doing ok. Folks in the 58g are pretty mad at life but all eating.
The meh: I should have the replacement parts (all 270 pounds worth) tomorrow. Miracles repair guy has a flight booked for this Sunday.
The Bad: Just realized I'm missing my Fathead Sunburst Anthias. I don't recall ever taking him out of the original setup, must have been lodged in a rock which is who knows where now. Disappointing, cool fish. I love the looks of those fish, the personality was boring as all hell. Maybe he'll show up, always was a reclusive bugger.
The Timing: Depends when I can sucker Adam G into coming back over to help aquascape. Aquascape Sunday or Monday, fill 1/2 full then another 2 days for me to make up the rest of the water needed. Should be flowing by end of next week.
The meh: I should have the replacement parts (all 270 pounds worth) tomorrow. Miracles repair guy has a flight booked for this Sunday.
The Bad: Just realized I'm missing my Fathead Sunburst Anthias. I don't recall ever taking him out of the original setup, must have been lodged in a rock which is who knows where now. Disappointing, cool fish. I love the looks of those fish, the personality was boring as all hell. Maybe he'll show up, always was a reclusive bugger.
The Timing: Depends when I can sucker Adam G into coming back over to help aquascape. Aquascape Sunday or Monday, fill 1/2 full then another 2 days for me to make up the rest of the water needed. Should be flowing by end of next week.
Believe in Miracles?
Congrats on the new baby!
Tips of the day:
Ever wonder what silicon is used in tank manufacturing?
But don't use it below water (WTF? I didn't read the label, made me laugh)
Bigger tank = happier fish (moved the dorks from the 58g to the 180g, figure they would be there for 2 weeks more at least)
What happens when you screw up once? You make it a little extra big (it's all good)
Fun message from the guy from Miracles who came onsite (Nathan) - we used this table to cut the returns in and then Adam took over for me and I ran back up to the hospital.
Final tip of the day: If you fart inside of a fish tank... it kinda holds it all in. :eek4:
Ever wonder what silicon is used in tank manufacturing?
But don't use it below water (WTF? I didn't read the label, made me laugh)
Bigger tank = happier fish (moved the dorks from the 58g to the 180g, figure they would be there for 2 weeks more at least)
What happens when you screw up once? You make it a little extra big (it's all good)
Fun message from the guy from Miracles who came onsite (Nathan) - we used this table to cut the returns in and then Adam took over for me and I ran back up to the hospital.
Final tip of the day: If you fart inside of a fish tank... it kinda holds it all in. :eek4:
Pretty much all industrial grade silicone will have that note " do not use under water"; I think the history is somewhere on monster fish keepers... apparently the manufacturers got too many enquiries about using this on tanks.. since the market wasnt as big (but the tanks were getting bigger and bigger).. the (legal) department figured it was cheaper (liability) for them to add that disclaimer.
I used Momentives RTV series (previously GE) when building my tank.. it had the same thing on it.
I used Momentives RTV series (previously GE) when building my tank.. it had the same thing on it.
small_fry_keeper
Senior Member
Any of those empty tanks going up for sale ?
Sure, find an empty tank!
Not anytime soon, once I have everyone upstairs ill figure things out then.
One bean overflow via internal box- check. Be interesting to see how it works, I don't want to see the stacks at all so I've got a 8-9" water drop in the box. Hope it's not too noisy, large box & lots of lateral area to diffuse the flow is current hope. Upstairs plumbing turned out fine by me, if it don't leak I'm cool with it.
1.5" full siphon, 2" backup siphon, 2" dry emergency. " return T'd
Never used spa flax before, if this works out there may be a lot of spa flex in my future.
1.5" full siphon, 2" backup siphon, 2" dry emergency. " return T'd
Never used spa flax before, if this works out there may be a lot of spa flex in my future.
Be sure to include strainers on all the drains that are underwater. Don't want larger things getting into the lines unless the top of the overflow is completely covered.
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I didn't glue the stacks into the bulkheads themselves so I can remove/clean/tweak (lengthen) as needed and I'm only out the PVC parts. The box is pretty much closed off, little chance of things getting in there. I'm not sure if a strainer would do more harm that good in the long run, with water in it the box won't be very easy to service.
I find that a thin sheet of reticulated/porrett foam (.5" or so) lining the inside of the overflow works great to kill noise. The foam sheet acts like a ladder, giving the water something to run down instead of just dropping/splashing into the overflow box.