My New 72"x20"x20" Tank Build - Page 15

Delphinus · #**141** 11-13-2007, 07:40 PM

I don't know how to make the call on pre-cutting the old or just gooping over top.

When I make an overflow, it's never a thing of beauty and it usually takes me 2 or 3 tries before it's completely watertight (I usually just goop over top).

I suppose you could try gooping over top and see how it goes. Hope for a lucky break

Or if you're feeling ambitious, just cut it and reseal it. But it's probably worth resealing on both sides of the overflow (if you can).

banditpowdercoat · #**142** 11-13-2007, 07:41 PM

Ahh, ya. I was thinking about the herbie style, but with my first time siliconing plexi to glass, and the worry about a leak, thats why I went Durso. That and I am to lazy to drill my tank for larger bulkheads LOL

mark · #**143** 11-13-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Yeah I would too but this is a Herbie overflow and therefore the bulkhead is on the bottom and no stand pipe except for the emergency one. This is actually why I wanted a bit of a standpipe but people here were telling me not to have one at all. On RC I have seen most people use a short standpipe for the main drain of the herbie.

No stub at all? You just have a open bulkhed in the bottom of your overflow?

Can't see why you wouldn't have a stub but just lower than your emergency standpipe for issues just such as this. Think tuning would be similiar, you have a pipe run below you bulkhead so just basically just adding an extension above.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**144** 11-13-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mark

No stub at all? You just have a open bulkhed in the bottom of your overflow?

Can't see why you wouldn't have a stub but just lower than your emergency standpipe for issues just such as this. Think tuning would be similiar, you have a pipe run below you bulkhead so just basically just adding an extension above.

Well I had a stub with a strainer and a few people told me not to do that. I think I will go back to a stub but forget the strainer. There really is not reason I can think of not to have a small pipe on the bulkhead...Like you said, its really no different than an open bulkhead. I think then I can just goop a bunch of silicone ontop and hope it works. If not, at least the whole tank will not drain if power goes out, just to below the short length of pipe.

Actually Herbie himself has a standpipe for both the regular drain and emergency drain...Not that his is necessarily the best but it seems to have been working for many years now.

Well I have most water drained now. Its going to be hard to get all the water out completely...Maybe I should bust out the wet dry vac!

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**145** 11-13-2007, 10:37 PM

I found the leak, it was a small gap in the corner. I added a bunch of silicone on the inside of the overflow and outside. It looks ugly but I think it should work.

How long does silicone take to cure? I want to water test as soon as I can.

banditpowdercoat · #**146** 11-14-2007, 07:25 AM

The silicone should be nicely cured tomorrow, if you never put it on real thick. I bond auto parts instantly and put into service within the hr, but the tank, I would wait overnigth

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**147** 11-15-2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

The silicone should be nicely cured tomorrow, if you never put it on real thick. I bond auto parts instantly and put into service within the hr, but the tank, I would wait overnigth

I did put it on pretty thick, so I will wait a few days. I am in no hurry anymore because Crush is gone and now my porc has ich all of a sudden. I have never seen a fish so covered in ich but yet show no other signs of being bothered by it. Its so bad that its ALL over his body, every fin and even a bit on one eye. But he keeps swimming, eating, nothing different about him. He will now go into QT with hypo for 6 weeks. So like I said, no hurry anymore to get this tank up. It will just sit there with no fish anyways!

banditpowdercoat · #**148** 11-15-2007, 06:59 PM

Damn, sorry to hear that. I got a silly Q though, I have been in FW for years, but never got desieases that I know about, but occasionally, a neon will pass etc. What does Ich look like?

My SW tank is on hold for a while too. Financally in trouble ATM. First time in 5 years that the overdraft is maxed out. OOPS my bad. Got carried away buyin tank stuff, and finishing my snowmobile project.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**149** 11-22-2007, 10:29 PM

I took a bit of time away from this tank and feel much better about finishing it now! I filled the tank with RO water today and began testing the CL...I think its too much flow. Im not so sure my puffer will like it. Seems a little bit too strong. Im not sure yet what I will do to fix that but otherwise the closed loop works well. A little less flow on the left side as I thought but still a good amount. Actually the left side is better than the right because its a bit less...Only other problem so far is that the pump is way too loud! Im not sure if it will get quieter but Im scared to turn it on again when my fiance is home. I promised her this tank would be quiet

Maybe it will get a bit quieter once its used a bit longer...One can only hope!

I will post pics soon.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #**150** 11-23-2007, 05:28 AM

Yeah so the Sequence 5800 pump is WAY too loud, not to mention the amount of vibration is ridiculous! So I have absolutely no idea now where to go from here...Even the Mag18 is too loud...The skimmer is too loud...Man this all really sucks.