I'm hoping not to take too long doing this as I need the larger tank fairly soon...life still wins out though. In this project I'll hopefully be cleaning and resealing an old Metaframe tank that I picked up on Craigslist for $50. It's 100g and HEAVY. I'll also be building a stand for it and a sump and that part of the DIY will go into this thread as well.
Before I got it, the tank was left outside for several months at the minimum. It would hold water to about the halfway mark, but no higher. Here are some pics of the tank as I found it:
After getting it home, discovering it leaked (not too surprised), rinsing it off, and getting it up on some sawhorses, I took a couple more pics:
Next came some actual work, and this is where I will say thank you to all who talked to me before I began this project. It would also be appropriate to say here that deeda was correct in that what looked like old RV window and door foam was actually some of the original tar sealant, but very dried out.
And, of course, being very tired and up entirely too late, I tried forcing the slate out before doing a few other things. The result was predictable:
This is where I'm at now. I should be able to work on this a bit more tomorrow and hopefully a decent amount on Friday.
Before I got it, the tank was left outside for several months at the minimum. It would hold water to about the halfway mark, but no higher. Here are some pics of the tank as I found it:
After getting it home, discovering it leaked (not too surprised), rinsing it off, and getting it up on some sawhorses, I took a couple more pics:
Next came some actual work, and this is where I will say thank you to all who talked to me before I began this project. It would also be appropriate to say here that deeda was correct in that what looked like old RV window and door foam was actually some of the original tar sealant, but very dried out.
And, of course, being very tired and up entirely too late, I tried forcing the slate out before doing a few other things. The result was predictable:
This is where I'm at now. I should be able to work on this a bit more tomorrow and hopefully a decent amount on Friday.