Sump tank busted in the middle of the night. - Page 2

DJ88 · #1 06-27-2003, 02:17 PM

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Let it cure for a day or so and then you're done.

bah...

I water tested mine within ten minutes. With methylene chloride that is. With weld-on 16 I'd wait 30 min.

Delphinus · #2 06-27-2003, 02:18 PM

Really? Cool. I just thought it was better to leave it for a while to make sure it's dry, but I guess if it's good within 10 minutes .......

DJ88 · #3 06-27-2003, 02:20 PM

Meth is ready to fly in no time at all.

really..

I ain't pullin your leg.

Delphinus · #4 06-27-2003, 02:25 PM

I'm thinking smell enough of that stuff and you'll be ready to fly in no time as well !!! ...

spikehs · #5 06-27-2003, 02:40 PM

thanks for the links, they explain a lot. can i get the Methylene Chloride and weld-on at HD or revy? ...approx how much $$ would this run me?

Aquattro · #6 06-27-2003, 02:58 PM

Most acrylic manufacturers recommend waiting 24 -48 hours to reach full bond strength; I'd rather be safe than wet!

Delphinus · #7 06-27-2003, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by spikehs

thanks for the links, they explain a lot. can i get the Methylene Chloride and weld-on at HD or revy? ...approx how much $$ would this run me?

You need to get yourself to an acrylic or plastics place and they'll have everything you need. Two places I'd try in Calgary are Industrial Paint and Plastics (a little bit east of Chinook Centre) and GE Polymers (not sure where they are, I think they're up in the NE). You'll have to look them up in the phone book for eaxct #'s and addresses, I'm afraid offhand I don't remember those. If you look up "plastics" in the yellow pages you should be able to find a fair number of places but those two that I mentioned are places that people here have dealt with and I haven't heard anything negative about them.

spikehs · #8 06-27-2003, 03:37 PM

contacted Industrial Paint and Plastics and they said 1/4" acrylic is 7.89per square foot. that means for standard 33gal tank that ~$120...seems expensive to me, is it cheaper elsewhere?

Doug · #9 06-27-2003, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ88

Sorry to hear about the sump breaking.

As for replacement.

All you need is 8 pieces of acrylic and you can build your sump to the exact size you want and then assemble it inside your stand. That is how I did it.

That would leak for me also.

Fishster · #10 06-27-2003, 06:13 PM

Sorry to hear about your disaster. Did the seal break or did the glass break? If it was the glass I would say that you should add foam to the bottom to even out any imperfections. It sound kind of like a pressure point somewhere on the tank. If it was the seal then it probably is related to unclean glass at the time it was built. Either way it still sucks.