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Post by spotfin on Nov 15, 2016 21:15:42 GMT -5
My silicone came out pretty sloppy in spots because it was a pain to get the calking gun in there but it was nothing that a razor blade couldn't clean up. Out of sight, out of mind  How did the silicone adhere to the acrylic? |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Nov 16, 2016 2:33:37 GMT -5
Pretty much adheres just like it does to glass. Lots of people say it won't work but it does. I sand all the acrylic with 80 grit just to rough it up and give the silicone a better surface to adhere to though just in case. Built six sumps like this and they've all held up great.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Nov 16, 2016 13:55:11 GMT -5
Brought the new sump over to Laura's today. Now I just need to make some cut outs through the wall, measure everything and get some PVC pipe and fittings to be able to make the transfer to the new sump. Not that the current sump is bad but this will be so much bigger, nicer and easier to work around when it's all said and done. Attachments:
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Jan 25, 2017 21:30:03 GMT -5
So the sump upgrade is going slower than planned but for now here's some updated pics of the tank with a huge new purple blade gorgonian I added. Attachments:
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Post by Admin (RS) on Feb 5, 2017 16:23:10 GMT -5
Looking great Ryan! Awesome gorg
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Post by spotfin on Feb 6, 2017 22:13:21 GMT -5
Looking nice. Are those Mono Argentus in there? I always have liked them. Were they in saltwater when you bought them?
Sea glass is interesting.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 6, 2017 23:02:54 GMT -5
Yes they are and they were ordered as brackish but arrived in full freshwater. I acclimated them over about 5 hours to full salt and they did and have done great so far. They've doubled in size too. And yea, I'm not a fan of the sea glass but it makes her happy so I work with it.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 19:28:53 GMT -5
Finally finished the much needed sump upgrade on this tank today. Took me about four and a half hours to get everything all plumbed from the new sump, up through the floor, connected to the tank and everything hooked up. Still gotta tie up all the power cords, hook up the RO float valve and organize supplies. |
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 19:33:02 GMT -5
Some updated pics of the display |
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Post by spotfin on Mar 27, 2017 21:03:57 GMT -5
Nice work😀
Not sure if there are children in the home, but the owner might want to move that paint thinner and other bottles of stuff to a different location. They're kinda close to the sump.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 27, 2017 22:30:30 GMT -5
She lives alone, but yea, all that stuff is coming out of there soon to make room for the water change barrels and tank supplies.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 28, 2017 10:38:21 GMT -5
Some more pics of the sump and plumbing I did yesterday. Got the RO unit hooked back up to the float valve and the system topped off this morning as well. |
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Post by spotfin on Mar 28, 2017 20:27:42 GMT -5
Nice! I like unions too.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 21, 2017 10:43:24 GMT -5
Newest upgrade, eshopps dosing pump and top off container. I've been seeing quite a lot of alk and calcium consumption because of all the brain corals and euphyllia corals she has so this will be setup to dose BRS 2 part. Attachments:
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Mar 1, 2018 23:03:47 GMT -5
So it’s been about a week since this all happened and only about a week since the last major tank issue with the cafe de Bangkok tank but it was a complete surprise to get a random phone call at 8:00 at night from the woman who was house sitting for my friend Laura. I almost didn’t answer the phone but I’m glad I did because the news that the Benedict reed was leaking was a complete shock to me. Anyway here’s some pics of what happened. Basically the 220 gallon fully stocked reef tank split a seam along the bottom glass on the back side which caused it to drain completely dry. Luckily I was able to save almost half the water, almost all the fish and corals as well. Even luckier was that Jason at easy aquariums had a reef ready 210 gallon aquarium in his shop and was able to deliver it within a couple hours of it being purchased. Without easy aquariums I’d still be holding fish and corals in containers. Sorry if the pics aren’t in order but it was one heck of a project. I’m guessing the reason the aquarium seam failed is because the tank was never truly level and it probably put torque on the glass and silicone. That won’t be an issue now though. The sand is almost perfectly leveled, the tank is sitting on styrofoam to take out any discrepancies in the stand and inside the tank there is light diffuser grid to help disperse the weight of the rocks as well. |
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