Reef Bruh's 600 Gallon Upgrade

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  1. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    I think he expects more from me and I am cool with that. It helps with the motivation. I know where he is coming from and I see where you are coming from. Its all gravy here in the navy.
     
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  3. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    Hey Bruh so I got a question, I just realized the bulk head for my return is leaking ever so slightly and that worries me, I thought I had the bulk head in there pretty good, however I know that there was some pretty bad chip out when I drilled. Now I'm really not sure what I should do, any recommendations?
     
  4. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    You could use silicone on the inside gasket and glass.
     
  5. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    If I did that I would probably never be able to remove that bulkhead would I
     
  6. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    You would be able to remove it with a razor or small screw driver later. I have done it before when I bought mr current setup.
     
  7. BoBo65

    BoBo65 Torch Coral

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    Aight that's probably what will do than, leaking is not an option when you are trying to sell a house! So I just put a small ring of silicone in the valley of the gasket tighten and let dry???
     
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  9. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Alright alright alright alriiiiiiiiiiiight.
     
  10. ReefBruh

    ReefBruh Giant Squid

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    Kit Ordered

    Well after the guys quote and serious thinking. I said to myself, "Self, you already spent 2 months sanding and buffing the tank, 2 more isn't going to hurt you." You know its bad when you start talking to yourself and refer to yourself in the third person singular past participle. Plus when the guy also told me it was going to cost another 2 grand to do my tank my mind kicked into play real quick.

    So I searched online and found a site called Micro-Surface. They sell all types of micro-mesh kits and different kinds of grits of sand paper for various plastic jobs. I told them my situation and they recommended the Light Damage Removal Kit. They even referred me to a video on the procedure also that was up to date. I took the plunge and bought the kit and just recently received it in the mail. Here is what the kit consists of:
    The carrying case:
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    The Micro-Gloss, Anti-Static Cream, and 2 Flannel Cloths:
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    The TufBuf polishing pad and White(in my case) Grey sponge pad:
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    The Back-up Pad, 4.75 inch diameter:
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    (2) 1500, (2) 2400, (2) 3600, respectively, Micro-Mesh 5" Discs:
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    And a kit parts reorder form and a set of instructions.

    So I accessed where I missed my scratches and where I needed to finish the polishing and will repeat all levels depending on the severity. So as the song goes, "HERE WE GO AGAIN."
     
  11. Thor

    Thor Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Nice Reef! I know you will get this thing beat and I can't wait to see the results.

    That cracked me up BTW...
     
  12. SwimsWithFish

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    sweet build! sub'd! sadly my computer wont show the pictures for some reason:(