iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Leak-Test this afternoon! Yay! Link to comment
gena Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Join with me! It'll be fun! Nah....but I'll be cheering you on Looks super awesome!!!!! Nice job!!!!!! Link to comment
Basketball Prodigy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm still waiting for the cardboard tank pics Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Nah....but I'll be cheering you on Looks super awesome!!!!! Nice job!!!!!! Awwww Thanks though! I'm super excited. I'm still waiting for the cardboard tank pics This afternoon for sure. Sorry for the delay Link to comment
Basketball Prodigy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Okay home skillet Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Aren't you supposed to be at school? Link to comment
Basketball Prodigy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 sick, aren't you? Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yeah I'm at school Link to comment
deeznutz Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Alright guys. Dan I appreciate you and your advice. I'm not worried at how it's constructed right now. I've made plenty of tanks mirroring this design and they've all been successful. Thanks for trying to help though No problem, it s small tank so the problems that large tanks might encounter are not likely going to happen to you. At least I hope not. And you Mr Deckoz2302, do you build tanks for a living? I just spoke to Miracle and they told me that proper construction of a tank is to have the glass on top of the bottom pane. but i guess they are talking out of their ass as well. I'm shipping them toilet paper. You sir are the pro and must be builds amazing tank. The only thing that got crushed is your ego. Not mine. My advice is sound and there is no doubting that. Having all four pieces around the bottom glass is not proper. Two on top and two on the bottom is proper. My quote was copied as well Here's the quote "Glass came in. I'm using GE I Window/Door (clear) and masking tape Dry fitting. Prepped and ready to go! I'll push hard in order to get silicone into the seams. Wish me luck!" I didn't mean to offend you online and humiluate you. I'm done here with making comments. So lets just let the OP carry on with what seems to be a great build. -dan Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Dan, thanks for your input. Either way, I'm not changing anything on my tank. Nothing. It's done. Link to comment
MGDMIRAGE Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Sides on the bottom should only be done on very small tanks. This tank this is perfectly fine, I've even built a 10 gallon with sides resting on bottom and I've been using it for over 2 years. The most important thing when doing the sides on the bottom method is to have a nice mat underneath the tank to level off the weight and keep from fracturing the bottom. Larger tanks are almost never built this way, if ever. Usually the bottom glass is a 1/4" or so higher than the sides to keep from fracturing. Tank looks great Ballz. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks bro! I took off the side tape this morning as the silicone was already hardened. A couple more hours til the leak test! Link to comment
Deckoz2302 Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Please ship me some toilet paper. It splashed on the way out Link to comment
Basketball Prodigy Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 How much longer??? Link to comment
MetaTank Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 How much longer??? Your avatar makes me think of this youtube video Woot! Can't wait for water test and cardboard mock-up pics! Glad to see you got the glass in, and that little tank looks SLICK! Gonna be fun scaping it, or do you already have all that figured out? Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks everyone! Yay! Tank with its Styrofoam base. Just about to get wet. And here's the infamous cardboard tank! Made with cereal boxes. The LR I've got to work with. Sorry for the bad pictures. I just snapped them with my iPod. Tankwise, I found a needle-sized leaked, but simply patched it up. Now I believe (hope) there are no more leaks. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Yeah it looked like glass Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Nice dimensions, props to whoever suggested it. Thanks for posting this in a sub forum I never go to btw, I always forget about it until I see it on the home page. Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks! Considering this is a PICO tank... someone's getting lazy! Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Thanks Randi! Appreciate it. Yeah hopefully no leaks. I should have the overflow this weekend. 100% custom Link to comment
16bio Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Looks great cant wait see the scape! Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I'm pretty much general/members, I used to like the beginners section but between borderline troll questions and 100 different "right" answers it just got exhausting. I venture into others but that's pretty infrequent. But yes, you posted in the right one, now I just have to start checking it. Eta to being salty? Link to comment
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