At first glance, I questioned the y-piece. Once I went back and looked at the pictures more closely, I like it. I think I might have to borrow your design. Have you tested it for power outages?
125 gallon tank flip...
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bubbles123;4535668; said:
Thanx. As for the power outages I will be testing a little more this evening. But from what I saw the over flow worked well and kept the water level at the right spot. once the pump was turned off it ran and then stopped at a decent level.
Hi Guys!!!
Time for an update on the work on the 125.
I noticed that some pictures I posted disappeared??? oops I guess I can't organize my pics while I am running a thread.
So I will pick up with my over flow pics and then to the stand.
See my over flow
See it's little check valve
Here is the over flow set up and ready for a run dry
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/jlennonw/FISH/6ffe745e.jpg
See my over flow work well.
sorry the last pic is fuzzy but the over flow works.
Here is the hose attachment.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/jlennonw/FISH/bdbc8e06.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/jlennonw/FISH/801b2748.jpg
Yup the is a 1 1/4" tube. Little over kill but works great.
Overs flow work great and keeps up with the pump.
Time for the stand.
How about testing the tank re-seal, over flows, pumps, and stand all at the same time.
The project goes on... Tank has a leak but re-re-seal will start tomorrow. Only noticed one leak but this gives me time to finish the stand and re-seal the 30 long for the sump not to mention build the sump. Hope you enjoy what I have posted and there will be more soon.
Time for an update on the work on the 125.I noticed that some pictures I posted disappeared??? oops I guess I can't organize my pics while I am running a thread.
So I will pick up with my over flow pics and then to the stand.
See my over flow
See it's little check valve
Here is the over flow set up and ready for a run dry
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/jlennonw/FISH/6ffe745e.jpg
See my over flow work well.
sorry the last pic is fuzzy but the over flow works.
Here is the hose attachment.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/jlennonw/FISH/bdbc8e06.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t191/jlennonw/FISH/801b2748.jpg
Yup the is a 1 1/4" tube. Little over kill but works great.
Overs flow work great and keeps up with the pump.
Time for the stand.
How about testing the tank re-seal, over flows, pumps, and stand all at the same time.
The project goes on... Tank has a leak but re-re-seal will start tomorrow. Only noticed one leak but this gives me time to finish the stand and re-seal the 30 long for the sump not to mention build the sump. Hope you enjoy what I have posted and there will be more soon.
Update...
My dumba$$ broke the 30 long I was going to make into a sump and the 125 still leaks. So my progress has slowed down a little bit but still can say there is progress.
I took the 30 completely apart and will be replacing the broken piece with panes I had leftover from an old 55. I will have to do a couple changes but that should put me back on a productive path with the sump.
As for the 125 I will be stripping and re-re-sealing tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully this will be the last time and I can get a little more focused on the stand.
As for the sump I have some drawings that I will up load at a later date.
Stay tuned.
My dumba$$ broke the 30 long I was going to make into a sump and the 125 still leaks. So my progress has slowed down a little bit but still can say there is progress.
I took the 30 completely apart and will be replacing the broken piece with panes I had leftover from an old 55. I will have to do a couple changes but that should put me back on a productive path with the sump.
As for the 125 I will be stripping and re-re-sealing tonight and tomorrow. Hopefully this will be the last time and I can get a little more focused on the stand.
As for the sump I have some drawings that I will up load at a later date.
Stay tuned.
Something you can't see in the pics are the side panes are actually off a 55 gallon I had. I will need to get a glass cutter and trim them down. I will be using one of the pieces cut off to fix the broken edge on the larger viewing pane.
I think your leaking reseal may be due to the type of silicone you used. Or rather, might be fixed by using a different kind of silicone. Are you using GE1, perhaps?
Clay;4550553; said:
I am using GE1. This is my first re-seal so I was not surprised. I am still ahead of schedule. The second run with the silicone looked much better too.
My first go I used a beveled edge to go over the silicone but part two I used my finger and I could actually feel air pockets and felt a lot better about the application. We will find out in another 36 hours give or take.
