Hi Guys,
After a long wait I started on my new setup last week.
Display will be 43cm (L) x 37.3cm (W) x 37.5cm (H). Not sure what the sump and top-off container's size will be yet. Planning about 1,100 L/H return which will also do the circulation via a Sqwed, but I am not sure what throughput the C2C and 2 x 20mm pipes will handle.
I started with my C2C (well, it's not completely C2C as there's a 1cm gap on either side). I made it from 3mm black perspex, bonded with Mythelene Chloride and sealed on the inside with silicone. When the hood is on, you won't be able to see any silicone.
The back pane will be painted black on the outside.
I bought a diamond coated hole saw, 25mm and drilled two holes in the back glass before construction. I followed Waynan's instructions in another thread. Very easy to do.
The first bulkhead was a tight fit. Was quite difficult to get it in the hole.
Here the tank construction was finished, apart from a couple of small silicone bloches I still had to scrape off. Bulkheads were fitted before silicone started. I used 6mm glass for all panes. I could have used 4mm, but I found that when buying 4mm glass, it's as if the glass shops either don't care about cutting it accurately, or it's more difficult to cut 4mm glass accurately. I don't know. After the third time I had to take the glass back, I asked for 6mm glass with edges polished.
The next two pics show the PVC corner joints I used to make the inside of the durso. On the outside I will use T pieces to complete the standpipes. I bonded the joints to the bulkheads with superglue, then used silicone to seal it properly. I learned that PVC-Weld does not join PVC to Polycarbonate...hehe.
After a long wait I started on my new setup last week.
Display will be 43cm (L) x 37.3cm (W) x 37.5cm (H). Not sure what the sump and top-off container's size will be yet. Planning about 1,100 L/H return which will also do the circulation via a Sqwed, but I am not sure what throughput the C2C and 2 x 20mm pipes will handle.
I started with my C2C (well, it's not completely C2C as there's a 1cm gap on either side). I made it from 3mm black perspex, bonded with Mythelene Chloride and sealed on the inside with silicone. When the hood is on, you won't be able to see any silicone.
The back pane will be painted black on the outside.
I bought a diamond coated hole saw, 25mm and drilled two holes in the back glass before construction. I followed Waynan's instructions in another thread. Very easy to do.
The first bulkhead was a tight fit. Was quite difficult to get it in the hole.
Here the tank construction was finished, apart from a couple of small silicone bloches I still had to scrape off. Bulkheads were fitted before silicone started. I used 6mm glass for all panes. I could have used 4mm, but I found that when buying 4mm glass, it's as if the glass shops either don't care about cutting it accurately, or it's more difficult to cut 4mm glass accurately. I don't know. After the third time I had to take the glass back, I asked for 6mm glass with edges polished.
The next two pics show the PVC corner joints I used to make the inside of the durso. On the outside I will use T pieces to complete the standpipes. I bonded the joints to the bulkheads with superglue, then used silicone to seal it properly. I learned that PVC-Weld does not join PVC to Polycarbonate...hehe.
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