748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 43 minutes ago, TheKingInYellow said: Great tank, very clean! Thanks, still gotta put down the white board on bottom and get return pump. Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, 748S911 said: Drop in and have a little room on each side. How big is the gap? I’m guessing... .125 (on each side) or is it more? (Let me know so I can change the programming) 1 Quote Link to comment
Matteo Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Pretty sweet. Following along 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 I’m not sure, I would have to measure it. But that sounds right. At Home Depot now.... had to cut stuff at Lowe’s across street cause saw was down. All done! 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Picked up some pvc cement to slap all this together, total cost $80 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 42 minutes ago, 748S911 said: I’m not sure, I would have to measure it. But that sounds right. At Home Depot now.... had to cut stuff at Lowe’s across street cause saw was down. All done! What’s all that for? Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Stand and floating canopy Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 This pvc board is amazing. Ultra light and waterproof Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Once all glued down will look amazing! 3 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Looks great! I would never sleep with a de-rimmed cheap 40 breeder, the glass is so thin and it bowed so badly when I had one... spookers! 2 1 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Anything under 36” and lower than 20” is fine with out rim no worries. Custom aquarium builders go by a certain rule of thumb when building rimless aquariums with different thickness of glass, and I’m well under the guideline. Only thing I don’t have is low iron glass 😞 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, 748S911 said: Only thing I don’t have is low iron glass 😞 I get the appeal, but it scratches a lot easier. 2 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Wow. First off, happy Bday. Secondly, looking fantastic. Seriously, I don't think I'd have the balls to de-rim anything larger than maybe a 5.5 gallon...lol. Nicely done, and the PVC Stand and Canopy are looking great, super clean! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 4 hours ago, 748S911 said: Anything under 36” and lower than 20” is fine with out rim no worries. Custom aquarium builders go by a certain rule of thumb when building rimless aquariums with different thickness of glass, and I’m well under the guideline. Only thing I don’t have is low iron glass 😞 Ya.... nope!... my 40B had a rim and it busted one day across the front. NOPE. Luckily the rim held the tank together and water just leaked slowly down from the crack instead of exploding all over the floor. Then my dog broke my 5.5g with no effort with a SOFT rubber toy. Janky tanks are janky! I do love the price of them though!!!!! I did de-rim a 5g once, the edges were horrible and silicone a joke but it still didn't look bad once I sanded it a bit and cleaned up the silicon. It was absolutely not comparable to ADA/UNS or now the mitered edges they have but the price isn't even close to comparable either! I will say I kind of hate the rim on my 2.5g, I feel like it blocks my view too much on such a short tank. If the tank were tall I wouldn't even be bothered by it. I may have to upgrade to rimless when the contest ends. 😛 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Wonderboy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 I can vouch for the other side of the spectrum. Janky tanks may have the chance to be faulty, but probably not most of the time. A few months ago, I had a major collapse in my 40B paludarium (cat to blame). The scape was made of stacked lava rocks, and ironically the second largest one hit and wedged itself against the front panel, right in the middle. Granted, the water level is kept low and the rim is there, but those rocks are not soft or anything. The front panel seemed fine, so I left it there holding up a few other rocks until I could get around to rescaping. I have been working on it the past few days: This is the rock that hit and rested on the front panel - I did not re-incorporate it into the new scape: I think yours should be okay - still probably no running in the house. 2 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 7:25 PM, Tamberav said: Ya.... nope!... my 40B had a rim and it busted one day across the front. NOPE. Luckily the rim held the tank together and water just leaked slowly down from the crack instead of exploding all over the floor. Then my dog broke my 5.5g with no effort with a SOFT rubber toy. Janky tanks are janky! I do love the price of them though!!!!! I did de-rim a 5g once, the edges were horrible and silicone a joke but it still didn't look bad once I sanded it a bit and cleaned up the silicon. It was absolutely not comparable to ADA/UNS or now the mitered edges they have but the price isn't even close to comparable either! I will say I kind of hate the rim on my 2.5g, I feel like it blocks my view too much on such a short tank. If the tank were tall I wouldn't even be bothered by it. I may have to upgrade to rimless when the contest ends. 😛 Well since I only paid 45 bucks, if in the unfortunate event it does break or leak its only another 45 to replace. Hopefully it won't happen, but if it does not a big deal. On 6/21/2019 at 8:43 PM, Wonderboy said: I can vouch for the other side of the spectrum. Janky tanks may have the chance to be faulty, but probably not most of the time. A few months ago, I had a major collapse in my 40B paludarium (cat to blame). The scape was made of stacked lava rocks, and ironically the second largest one hit and wedged itself against the front panel, right in the middle. Granted, the water level is kept low and the rim is there, but those rocks are not soft or anything. The front panel seemed fine, so I left it there holding up a few other rocks until I could get around to rescaping. I have been working on it the past few days: This is the rock that hit and rested on the front panel - I did not re-incorporate it into the new scape: I think yours should be okay - still probably no running in the house. Cool paludarium! 1 Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 22 minutes ago, 748S911 said: Well since I only paid 45 bucks, if in the unfortunate event it does break or leak its only another 45 to replace. Hopefully it won't happen, but if it does not a big deal. Cool paludarium! I was thinking of it failing randomly someday with 1000 dollars of coral in it's...not the tank cost itself :d Mine was probably faulty somehow but damn it was scary. It happened in the middle of the night too so all I could do was turn off the sump and drain the tank below the crack...add a powerhead and go to bed and pray till I could get a new one in the AM. 1 Quote Link to comment
Wonderboy Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Scary - good thing you noticed it quick. I don't think I could go to bed - I'd be too nervous Quote Link to comment
Tamberav Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 59 minutes ago, Wonderboy said: Scary - good thing you noticed it quick. I don't think I could go to bed - I'd be too nervous I walk by it to get to the bathroom and that's how I discovered it. I think I was just exhausted that day from work and frustrated so I was just like...#### it.. 2 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 @748S911Hardwood or carpet? Ground floor or do you have floors below you? Rent or own? Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 Frag stop....thats a 7 foot tank...lots of drags lol 2 4 Quote Link to comment
MetaTank Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, 748S911 said: Frag stop....thats a 7 foot tank...lots of drags lol What exactly am I looking at here? Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 19 wholesome frags/mini colonies 1 Quote Link to comment
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