Tigahboy Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 okay, stuck in the new bulkhead and this time around I siliconed the crap out of it. just to play it safe, I'm gonna give it a good 20 hours or so to fully cure before I add pvc to it. Here's a pic. There's not a single crevice/space that wasn't covered in silicone. I feel like eating salt n vinegar chips now. Link to comment
Sushi Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Originally posted by Tigahboy I feel like eating salt n vinegar chips now. what the heck?! but hey, S&V chips are my fav too ...MMmmm makes my mouth water to just think about it Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Originally posted by uchiha S&V chips are my fav too ...MMmmm makes my mouth water to just think about it Then if you use the silicone for your bulkheads, your mouth will water again. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 since I have to wait for the silicone to cure, I went ahead and worked on a more simple version of the initial manifold I fudged. This one is just a side manifold w/ 2 outputs. Link to comment
Angel Higuera Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Originally posted by Tigahboy don't i need to have an actual business to get one of those? =) I have a sellers permit, which inables me to buy wholesale from anywhere. You have to go to the tax board of equalization to get it. The office I went to was in Gardena, CA. I can give you more info if you want it. -Angel Link to comment
Kogut Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Man, they raised the minimum way up, though, I was told. : That "little" prop tank is coming along very well, man. Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 haha tigah, i think of salt n vinegar chips when i use silicone too. they are my fav Link to comment
jenniebutterfly Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 o btw you prop tank is looking nice, sorry bout the set back, but hey, nobody ever said this hobby was easy happenes to everyone. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 thanks for the input, angel and kogut. jenn - great minds think alike. =) Link to comment
alexwbush Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 I'm thinking about buying a tank like this, but it will probably be much more expensive here on the east coast. I am looking at $90 for the tank + $20 drilled + $35 overflow. Expensive, I know. Anyways, my question is... do you think 2 70w MH + 80w Actinic would be enough lighting to keep a clam and RBTA in a tank like this? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 yes. you'd be fine w/ just one 150w DE MH as well. It's only 12" so you'll get plenty penetration of light. And since it's only 24", it's the perfect coverage. 2x70w might spill over the sides. Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 i love the bluse foil bottom on that foam board. i may have to attach some to the back of my tank! Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 what are you doing for lighting? You probably have said though.... Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 Max- I haven't settled on the lighting yet. offsprg01 - the blue "foil" part simply comes w/ the foam pads I got from home depot. I don't know how easy it is to remove just the blue layer. But it sure does look nice. =) Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 after pvc cementing stuff on my 67g, I went back to work w/ the prop tank. The silicone had cured by then, but I gave it some more time just in case. In the meantime, I had to redo some of the pipes connected to the initial bulkhead. I put everything back in order, and did another test run w/ water. No more wet bulkhead No more wet stand. yay! I'll let water chill in the tank for another 24 hours just to be sure. =) *phew* It's been a busy night, that's for sure. But I still made time to watch the sun rise from my balcony. hehe. Link to comment
embryoguy Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 tigah, nice last pic. ! hehe, i was looking for one of your nano tanks somewhere in it ! heh great work.! Link to comment
MadTownMax Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 Tigah - if you have any more problems w/ the bulkhead leaking consider doing it w/o the silicone - the two don't work very well togather - the rubber gaskets are meant to work fine on their own and don't need any silicone to assist - it actally ends up "binding" into little pieces and breaking the seal. I've ran plenty of pre=drilled tanks using rubber bulkheads and never had a problem w/ them leaking, and I never used silicone - mostly b/c it takes over a week to fully cure. for some cheap T5's check out aquatraders.com - or if an LFS out there carries Odessea lights - two or three 24" fixtures w/ two lights a piece wouldn't be too expensive and you'd get tons of light. Really like the 24" cube - wish I could find one like that out East - Nick Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 11, 2005 Author Share Posted April 11, 2005 This is my first time using silicone as well. There's a good amount of folks who just say no to the silicone, and an equal number of those who use it. Just trying something different for this round...especially since the hole wasn't cut perfectly and there was a chip that water could creep thru. so far so good. no leaks yet. hopefully it will stay that way. Link to comment
smokez01 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 IDEA why not just use the 250w aquamedic you have on your current 30 gallon?!?!??! omg im good Link to comment
tracer197 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 cause he sold it..... :-) Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 250w is way too much light for LPS over a 12" tall tank. Link to comment
smokez01 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 alright, alright, go easy now i thought you were fragging other corals besides LPS, :*( Link to comment
Maxvan1 Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 He probably is. I dont think he means that in a mean way. He just said its way to much. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 haha. not meaning to chastise ya. =) I was actually going to write more, but I had to go right after that sentence. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 still no leaks. =) tested out the overflow as well. The durso is silent! And I didn't even have to fiddle w/ the hole size in the cap; thank goodness. Overflow looks fine. no leaks and such. And I'm just a few more pvc pieces away from finishing the plumbing for the prop tank. I'll be able to run it as soon as I get a pump for it. Link to comment
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