Buffing and patching a 240g acrylic?

Rotaryp04s

Rotaryp04s

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I got a 240g that has a 3" hole drill on the top back of the tank for bulk head.
I not going to be using bulk so how would I going about cover the hole up.
Also it need a little buffering how would I go about doing that?

Thanks in advance guys
 
Rivers2k

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Sorry no idea but subscribing cause I am curious about the answer.
 
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MarineMike

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Since its acrilic you should be able to patch it with a similar thickness piece of acrilic. Maybe a square patch on the outside of the tank with at least 1" overlap using the highest strength glue/binder. The other acrilic repair threads have recommendations for the best one, IIRC is the number 40. Other option would be to put the 2" bulkhead in ( threaded base) and screw in a 2" pvc plug. That way should you ever decide you want to use an overflow is an easy switch. That would probably increase resale value slightly too, should you ever decide to get rid of it.

As for buffing the tank, there is a fairly recent post where someone used a car buffer with good results.
 
Rotaryp04s

Rotaryp04s

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I was thinking maybe using a screw able cap stud type to plug the hole so can have the option to use bulk head down the road. Do they sale 3" stud cap? I check youtube on buffering acrylic but want to see what's MFK members are doing to buff their tank.
 
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MarineMike

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If you check out Aquacave or any other aquarium supply store you'll see that a 2" bullhead fits in a 3" hole like yours is drilled for. That's why I suggested a 2" bulkhead. The plug you can get at most any hardware store.
 
Rotaryp04s

Rotaryp04s

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MarineMike said:
If you check out Aquacave or any other aquarium supply store you'll see that a 2" bullhead fits in a 3" hole like yours is drilled for. That's why I suggested a 2" bulkhead. The plug you can get at most any hardware store.
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Thanks Michael, I will
 
DIDYSIS

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Novus polishing compound. And the hole you can either put a bulkhead in to maybe use later if needed or put a patch over. I like the idea of being able to use stuff later if needed.

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Rotaryp04s

Rotaryp04s

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DIDYSIS said:
Novus polishing compound. And the hole you can either put a bulkhead in to maybe use later if needed or put a patch over. I like the idea of being able to use stuff later if needed.

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Where can I get Novus polishing compound. Can I buff by hand on lite to medium scratches?
 
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