The silicone I used was a corrugated piece I found sold as a pot holder at wally world
Heres a pic of it under the straps that hold my main return to the stand. Also have a double stacked chunk of silicone rubber under the pump too
I painted and insulated the plumbing.
used Krylon Fusion satin black.
I know pipe insulation is primarily for copper pipes as pvc tends to retain heat better. I had an echoing noise from inside the pipes, with the insulation installed the mag9.5 is much more quiet.
This is the diy slate background on my 75g. I decided to replicate it on the 90g but with some minor adjustments
I split all of the tiles in half with a ballpeen hammer and small flathead screwdriver. Because hey, you know precision is key with this craftsman. On my 75g I used 3/8" thick tile, I experienced no ill effects although it was heavy, and the tank was resealed once.
I got all of this out of 2 tiles, enough to do almost the entire background. Not bad, <20 lbs all said and done. Much lighter than my first slate background.
There are always naysayers with everything.... the facts- my original background has held up for 3 years, not losing a single piece. Im not concerned with an extra dozen or so lbs on the back pane when this thing will have nearly 1000lbs of water in it. Ive seen lots of backgrounds like this, even with 1.5" fieldstone. I'm not worried.
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