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unfortunately it was me who broke the glass lol never really broke right across just a little bit off the corner but when i put it all together theres a good inch missing from the corner so i didnt want to take any chances and made anotherplus it would have looked like crap lol ![]() im sure i could order salt for cheaper as alot of the stuff i buy will be online anyways but im doing it as my own little project as well ![]() ![]() ![]() as far as fish go as you all know....not much of a fish fan lol so im not sure yet what ill add prob just a clown or two and some shrimp ![]() ![]()
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yes asmodeus sir!! (in my loudest military voice) hehe getting right on it ![]()
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![]() Good luck with the new build. ![]()
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![]() requested by popular demand here are some pics here is the glass in is raw not put together form before i cut it
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() here is a dry put together to make sure it was all square and cut right at this point ive cut my glass already and have it all cleaned up ![]() ![]() ![]() glad the bulkheads fit.....whewww!!!! ![]() ooooooooo so pretty!!!!! ![]() side view: ![]() sorta top view lol: ![]() this is her in all her glory before i sent it to the silicone factory hehehe!!!! ![]() ![]() more in a few mins so stay tuned ![]()
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![]() hummmmm so i guess now its time to get to making the mess lol so i put some paper down and broke out the alcohol i gave all the edges a good cleaning for one final time and i got to glueing......glad to say it came out bubble free and everything was perfectly square....glad i leveled off the table completey before building lol
![]() ![]() silicone turned out great i wanted to go black but it cant be got here and i dont want to order it or spend countless hours calling around for who "may" have some thats safe to use in reefs lol so i went with the GE clear ![]() ![]() ![]() enough ol gabbing heres the pics ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() i didnt get any pics of me actually sealing it because i didnt want to get silicone on the camera and i really wanted to just get my glass on and everything done as fast as i could so the silicone didnt skim over......total put together time once i had it all cleaned and paper down.....about 20mins ![]() ![]() here is the final stage as its drying now......in a few days ill do a little trimming of some excess silicone and get to installing the overflow which is just a single piece of glass about 4 inches from the back......unsure yet as to whether or not im gonna do a eurobrace....????? any suggestions?? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() hope you enjoyed it so far more to come shortly plus i have a video of me cutting a full sheet of glass through the wet saw ![]()
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![]() heres a link to the vide of us cutting the glass
![]() ![]() http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/a...t=IMG_0953.mp4 *****edit****--------should probably add this is not intended for a lesson and wouldnt recommend anyone to do as i do.....im slightly crazy ![]() ![]() cheers!!!
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![]() Sweet pictures! Really nice silicone job
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![]() lookin good so far
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![]() That didn't take long for you to get back at it, looks good Denny
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![]() Denny where's your PPE? look it's on your hat!
![]() I knew it wouldn't be long before your return! Great start. |