D'OH!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

i have been curing this clod of cement in my 46g for weeks waiting 'til i could continue my projects.
i had a friend come by and take some photos so i could show people what i was up to via the internet.
well, this dumba$$ went and lifted the end of the tank and the overflow that i had painstakingly molded broke free of it's silicone and crashed through the wall of the tank :evil:

 

[Anonymous]

i think this thing turned out real good. i haven't seen one made before and it seems to work well. there is plenty of space in this overflow for the amount of evaporation that would have taken place.

i haven't decided on if i will buy another 46g. if i do i will use this, if not, who knows.

 

[Anonymous]

You are an artist Podman! 8)




Pick your friends carefully. :wink:

 

[wade1]

If you want to cure your cement creation faster... you can use a dilute acid to soak it in for a while. Mix up a 10% or so solution of pool acid (muriatic/hydrochloric) and leave it in the tank with it (if you can hold water anymore that is!) for about an hour or two. Then rinse very heavily with tap water or even refill the tank with tap water and add some lyme to it to neutralize the acid. It speed cures things and as long as you don't make the acid too strong or leave it too long (it does dissolve some of the cement) its great for small chunks.

Hope that helps....

Wade

 

[bdelaney]

Now that's a neat idea. Do you have any details on the project? What's the shell of the overflow made of? It looks like half of a PVC pipe. Too bad that it cost you a nice bow-front tank.

 

[Anonymous]

You can fix that tank, pod!!!! It may not be pretty, but if it's going to be covered up by the overflow then it won't really matter.

 

[Anonymous]

hey BB,

thanks for compliment. i should clarify something though the Dumba$$ is the guy sitting right here in my chair :lol:

bdelaney,

the overflow is half of a intant ocean salt bucket. here is a different pick.

 

[Anonymous]

You can fix that tank, pod!!!! It may not be pretty, but if it's going to be covered up by the overflow then it won't really matter.

i don't think so. do you see the hole to the right in the first pic?

found another pic here, bdelaney. it's a bit better.

 

[Robin Goodfellow]

hi.
It is fixable, Pod. For a bowfront tank, the repair maybe worthwhile since the front is still in good shape.

When I first saw the pic, I thought it is one of your body parts... check out your avatar...

Pick your friends carefully.

the Dumba$$ is the guy sitting right here in my chair

:lol: Just make sure your tell the Dum. never touch your reef stuffs again, ever. In the mean, get him out of the chair. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

hi.
It is fixable, Pod. For a bowfront tank, the repair maybe worthwhile since the front is still in good shape.

When I first saw the pic, I thought it is one of your body parts... check out your avatar...

Pick your friends carefully.

the Dumba$$ is the guy sitting right here in my chair

:lol: Just make sure your tell the Dum. never touch your reef stuffs again, ever. In the mean, get him out of the chair. :wink:

pull the pane and silicone in a new one?

wouldn't i have to redo the whole thing?

 

[Robin Goodfellow]

hi.
Check the DIY section and see if it was addressed before.

In a nut shell, you remove the top and bottom plastic trims (PITA), remove the broken panel and clean the silicone very well. Get a new panel from your local glazer (with right thickness and type), and reassemble everything.

Some people use this "opportunity" to have holes drilled on the tank. I know a Duma$$ who put the back panel upside-down after it was drilled, and realized the mistake after the glue is cured... :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

hi.


Some people use this "opportunity" to have holes drilled on the tank. I know a Duma$$ who put the back panel upside-down after it was drilled, and realized the mistake after the glue is cured... :roll:

:lol:

 

[Anonymous]

You can do that, or you can do the "quick and dirty" sandwich method. Just remember, new silicone will NOT stick to old, cured silicone. It MUST be stripped. Isopropyl alcohol is a good degreaser, too.

 

[Robin Goodfellow]

hi.
I don't know, Ms. Orange... with cracks like that, your sandwich method may not hold water, so to speak...

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry to see this Podman. Seems that you can't get a break lately. I hope your luck changes soon.

Nice job on the overflow. I have never seen this done before. Very clever.

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Not only will it hold water, it'll hold on a BOTTOM panel as well. Tried and TRUE. (and ugly as hell)

 

[bdelaney]

Podman: Thanks for the pictures. That's a neat idea that I may try someday. (minus the part about cracking the tank)

 

[Anonymous]

I just think this was such a cool idea, I think I might try something like it for a nano, to hide the circulation and heating devices.

What were you going to put inside of that?

 

[lobo42a]

I think that was a verry clever Idea PodMan ,nice work

 

[lobo42a]

A person can make some really nice reef sculptures using aragonite and portland cement.