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05/09/2017, 07:25 PM | #151 |
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So The tank I had was used. The trim was all scuffed up and it was kinda in rough shape. I was never fully happy with it. At first I thought i'll replace the trim but after checking around trim is expensive and hard to find. I found a place online that has it for $17 but the shipping is $17. Then I thought I could paint the trim. I looked it up and people have done so before. I was getting ready to give this a go when I noticed the trim had a big crack in it. At this point I figured I might as well take the trim off I have nothing to lose. I started on the bottom trim first. I got it off all right.
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05/09/2017, 07:33 PM | #152 |
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I decided to give the top trim a go. I could not get this off. Finally I got a corner free and started to work on another corner and then there was a pop
Part of the glass broke long story short I was able to talk my wife into letting me get a new tank which is what I really wanted in the first place. Hell she wants to get a 100 gallon but I don't want to start from scratch. |
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Don't know how I'm going to stuff a manifold and hoses in here yet.
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05/26/2017, 04:14 PM | #159 |
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Finally ordered the acrylic for my overflow box.
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Added some epoxy to my overflow rock. Also picked up some GE1 silicone to bond the rocks in the tank
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07/01/2017, 06:54 AM | #171 |
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Going to dechlorinate the rock ledge today.
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07/01/2017, 06:57 AM | #172 |
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Looks like Photobucket decided to charge money to be able to post pictures. What a load of BS. I'm not to pay for an account. I probably won't repost all those pictures as that would be a lot of work.
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07/01/2017, 10:54 AM | #173 |
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Going to let the rock sock for a day.
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07/03/2017, 06:18 PM | #174 |
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Letting the rock dry then I will bond it to the glass.
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07/06/2017, 04:23 PM | #175 |
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Was able to pick up some concrete blocks for my mixing station. I'm going to set the barrels on top of them.
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