diy acrylic overflow on glass?
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sleasia
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No...no leaks so far
But for some reason the fear of them kept me from filling this tank for awhile. Also I decided to wait and buy more live rock and sand from Bot58?something in Morristown since he had to take down his 120 gallon to go to med school. No one bought his chevron and he had no where to put it so he gave it to me to keep in the main 200 for now. Also I have one anenome he gave me which is in the new tank, but I didn't get a pic of it. I don't have lights yet, so I don't know what will happen to it, but thus far it seems ok just with the light coming in from the two skylights above.?
I'm tired of thinking, so I think I am going to post another thread and let everyone else decide how I should divide my fish up once the new tank is sufficiently cycled, which will probably be fast since since the sand and rock came from other people's tanks.
bojik
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Originally Posted by sleasia
2" union ball valve is slip x slip
2" ball valve is fipt x fipt
both heavy duty bulkheads are slip on flange side and one is fipt and the other slip on the long side
the other standard 2" bulkhead is slip on the long side and fipt on the flange side
hope this helps....
Somewhat interested in the standard bulkhead. *thinks* I might have a use for it. You could put the pieces up on the 'classifieds' here.
2" union ball valve is slip x slip
2" ball valve is fipt x fipt
both heavy duty bulkheads are slip on flange side and one is fipt and the other slip on the long side
the other standard 2" bulkhead is slip on the long side and fipt on the flange side
hope this helps....
Somewhat interested in the standard bulkhead. *thinks* I might have a use for it. You could put the pieces up on the 'classifieds' here.
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sleasia
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Just wanted to inform people who had been following this thread, that after a month or so of running the pumps on the tank, the overflow now has a small leak....so I will be putting in a pvc standing drain pipe into the bulkhead as an extra precaution. the leak is very slow and no problem when the pumps are running, however, I have no idea if this leak means that the silicone is loosing its hold or what, or if the leak will over time become worse and faster?...so I will leave the overflow in, but add the standing pipe to avoid having a flood sometime while I'm on vacation somewhere.....There is no rockwork leaning on the overflow, and has been no "trauma" to the overflow...it appears its just as time moves on, losing its "grip".... :thinking:
acrylic51
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Originally Posted by sleasia
Just wanted to inform people who had been following this thread, that after a month or so of running the pumps on the tank, the overflow now has a small leak....so I will be putting in a pvc standing drain pipe into the bulkhead as an extra precaution. the leak is very slow and no problem when the pumps are running, however, I have no idea if this leak means that the silicone is loosing its hold or what, or if the leak will over time become worse and faster?...so I will leave the overflow in, but add the standing pipe to avoid having a flood sometime while I'm on vacation somewhere.....There is no rockwork leaning on the overflow, and has been no "trauma" to the overflow...it appears its just as time moves on, losing its "grip".... :thinking:
Honestly you need to find and fix the leak.....That silicone joint is going to get weaker over time and it will cut loose and you'll flood the house.....I've had it happen before.......
Just wanted to inform people who had been following this thread, that after a month or so of running the pumps on the tank, the overflow now has a small leak....so I will be putting in a pvc standing drain pipe into the bulkhead as an extra precaution. the leak is very slow and no problem when the pumps are running, however, I have no idea if this leak means that the silicone is loosing its hold or what, or if the leak will over time become worse and faster?...so I will leave the overflow in, but add the standing pipe to avoid having a flood sometime while I'm on vacation somewhere.....There is no rockwork leaning on the overflow, and has been no "trauma" to the overflow...it appears its just as time moves on, losing its "grip".... :thinking:
Honestly you need to find and fix the leak.....That silicone joint is going to get weaker over time and it will cut loose and you'll flood the house.....I've had it happen before.......