Bandit's 150g build

JDigital · #1 05-10-2009, 06:25 AM

Nice, you drill the same way I do, except I put duct tape (or heavy duty packing tape) on the other side of the glass, so its supported when you cut through to avoid "pops" around the exit point...

Nice looking tank.. I agree to go with black.. I'm going with it as well..

banditpowdercoat · #2 05-10-2009, 06:41 AM

Never thought about putting tape on the inside. Good Idea. Now, I dunno when I'll get to try it HAHAHA. I'm done drilling for a while I hope..

fishytime · #3 05-10-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Med-slow speed, let the weight of the drill do the work, dont push. Took me 15 min I guess, with the last hole closer to 20 because the saw was about wore out. 1/2" glass. That saw has cut through about 5.5" of glass total so far

You can actually use a high speed and push surprisingly hard (on thick glass like that), Great job though! Biggest thing is to slow down as you are starting to come through to prevent "shelling". No way, would my g/f let me drill a tank in "her" livingroom

banditpowdercoat · #4 05-10-2009, 06:22 PM

Siliconing the C2C overflow now. I kinda mis judges the distance needed. The V will be on almost a 45* angle. The Eurobrace makes it tough. To make it look good, yet be able to get in to the bottom of the V for cleaning. Time will tell

banditpowdercoat · #5 05-11-2009, 03:32 AM

Progress Update.

Got the overflow done. I set the overflow 90* and siliconed the inside. Waited about an hr for the silicone to skin up, then set it on the final angle.

I siliconed the visible edge, masked off the glass as to not get any silicone on where I didn't want it.

Once the silicone had set up enough, I started on the back plumbing. using tape to hold the overflow from shifting. Which it never did.

Now it was time to wait. Wait for my bud to finally come over and help lift it up on the stand. Waited for 3 hrs before help arrived.
Once it was up, ut was time to put the bulkheads in. This couldn't be done by myself, so I enlisted qualified help.
Man, I need a haircut, getting pretty long

Leah · #6 05-11-2009, 04:09 AM

Is that the qualified help inside the tank?

banditpowdercoat · #7 05-11-2009, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Is that the qualified help inside the tank?

Yup

golf nut · #8 05-11-2009, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Is that the qualified help inside the tank?

She is a bulkhead installation specialist.

JDigital · #9 05-11-2009, 04:38 AM

Is your overflow panel Starfire?

The build is looking great Dan..

banditpowdercoat · #10 05-11-2009, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr OM

She is a bulkhead installation specialist.

Paul, got a OM-4 ready for me? Approximatly, what are the Dim's of the OM-4? Trying to figure out where the Leak, ER, AMPmaster will go.

There's not as much room as I anticipated with a 50g sump HAHAHA