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    question for tank builders

    I believe that plastic frame adds some stability to the joints also.
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 19, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    I hate my power company, about ready to give up.

    If your are talking small claims it is an informal hearing in front of a magistrate usually no lawyers. Would be you and a company rep. Small claims...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 19, 2011 in forum: The Bucket
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Thanks again all, you are too kind. One thing I forgot to mention yesterday is I was concerned about the amount of water that drained off in a...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 18, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    Help! how do I feed Corals...newbe

    I didn't know it would do that. Learned something new. Thanks
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 17, 2011 in forum: Coral
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    My 150 from the ground up

    After all this, I moved the tank inside. I am confident that this set-up will work well once I get the plumbing finished and the correct pump in...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 17, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    The non-notched overflow actually works well. The water level overflows the box by about 3/16 inch and even with a lower volume pump than I am...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 17, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    I did a quick flow test today. This all started because I wanted to see if I got the overflow box sealed up well. I used some Teflon tape to...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 17, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    I got my bulkheads today, Hoary. I bought the GE Silicone II on Friday and was advised afterward it has a mildew additive and to use the GE Silicone...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 13, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    To drill or not to drill

    OK, so the #2 is bad, don't believe everything you read on the Internet I guess... When I was comparing the two the only discernible difference was...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 12, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    To drill or not to drill

    Powerman, Can I pick your brain a minute? I bent a simple U shaped overflow box. My wife didn't want it slotted as we have had issues with fish...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 12, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Thanks for the complements all. I was hoping that my bulkheads would have come in so I could pick them up tonight. Didn't work out because the...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 12, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Now a little duplication from my other post. I didn't know if the bottom was tempered or not and I got sick of looking at my super expensive $16.00...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Thanks. I hope it will not be a year, like I said I am shooting to be wet by June. I bend the acrylic by clamping it up between a 2x4 and my saw...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    In my current tank, the electrical requirements were an afterthought. To avoid the same problem I installed the electrical in the stand from the...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Now to make the doors.. My wife chose a flat panel style. That was fine with me as they are a bit easier to make. The whole thing was sprayed with...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Back to the stand.. The stand was sheeted with 1/4 inch oak ply and trimmed in oak. All the hardwood lumber began life as ruff cut material and not...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    So a sump picture snuck in there. So much for the suspense.... Sump, in keeping with the theme, was cut framed and glued in my wood shop. I may...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    My 150 from the ground up

    Some of you may have looked at my other post in the DIY area asking to drill the tank or not. I figured that I will start a thread on the whole...
    Thread by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011, 51 replies, in forum: I made this!
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    To drill or not to drill

    Thanks for the tip about the plexi. I will certainly do that. Some one told me that I could use plain 100% silicone from a home improvement store. As...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    To drill or not to drill

    Oh yes, Just bought the acrylic today and bent it. I have heard that sometimes it's difficult to mix plexi and glass and have them seal. I guess I am...
    Post by: RPM1, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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