125gal Complete Re-construction

[scubasteve]

Glad you were finally able to get it apart. Now for the fun of putting it back together!

not quite lol find out about frame on sunday still gotta scrub with acetone and get all the dried crud off... then im gonna drill by back pane while it off and easy to carry outside ( inside i'd be deaf real quick and hearing is already on the out ) then i need some ferric oxide to buff the front pane so its 100% scratch free. We all know how unhelpful a kid and the mag float become with seafloor special for substrate. Then i can finally put back together with a low profile c2c overflow and bean animal hidden at back... any luck ill get a new comp so i can make a 3d model but isnt looking too promising lol

 

[scubasteve]

all i gotta do is scrub and drill then reassemble. since weather is so cold guess im ear pluggin and doing it in the basement. cant find a frame anywhere that will fit without paying out the wazoo so guess im getting some glass cut to reinforce the top and the inside bottom. my glazing skills will be put to the test thats for sure.

Got the bit for my 3/4" return lines from jeff now just gotta find one for the 1" drains or buy one.... i have a real urge to core through some glass.

 

[jeffopentax]

The bit i gave you is for 1" bulkhead.

 

[Sewerat]

Steve I have two bits for 1" if you like I can bring to the show? I have one for 3/4" as well

 

[scubasteve]

The bit i gave you is for 1" bulkhead.

hahaha couldnt remember woulda double checked with my vernier caliper anyway.

Steve I have two bits for 1" if you like I can bring to the show? I have one for 3/4" as well

I should be there and sweet your not too far either i can drop of rileys pb then drop off your bits then hit a by d on the way home

 

[scubasteve]

quick repair for work tomorrow morning then drilling my glass in the noon hopefully.... fingers crossed

 

[Marz]

U r a better man than me! I wouldn't know where to start.

 

[scubasteve]

U r a better man than me! I wouldn't know where to start.

hehe joys of being a gc i can build almost anything i can think up just wish my spelling and math skills were as good lmao but hey we got calculators and spell check so im good.... is my first time drilling a hole this big in glass tho normally its wood, metal or concrete

 

[reef keeper]

I have to drill 65mm holes for my external calflo c2c. Those are some big ass holes. I'm wondering if a 1" bean or 1 1/2" is better. It's only a 200 g. Looking forward to seeing your assembly

 

[scubasteve]

it depends on how much your return is cranking im only running 960 gph so 1" will do for me but bean animal website said 1.5" handles 2000+gph silently this is my first bean style tank but everyone seems to love it instead of cutting the back im drilling it to a external box and using an angled peice of glass for low profile overflow to keep water level high will be euro braced top and bottom but will add trim to hide the waterline and 6 inches of sandbed.

I wish my comp didnt die so i could have made a pic on google sketchup

 

[100gallon]

I have cutters for 1.5 inch holes if using schedule 40 bulkheads. Looks like you will be going with 1 inch though. Just throwing it out there. Good luck!

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[reef keeper]

I'm looking to run maybe 1000 gph tops thru the sump. I may as well do the 1.5". The tetra flow likely won't hurt.

 

[scubasteve]

I'm looking to run maybe 1000 gph tops thru the sump. I may as well do the 1.5". The tetra flow likely won't hurt.

100gallon has hole saws for you

 

[scubasteve]

I have cutters for 1.5 inch holes if using schedule 40 bulkheads. Looks like you will be going with 1 inch though. Just throwing it out there. Good luck!

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Ya 1" drain and dual 3/4" returns.... will be purdy but thanks for the offer one day ill have a tank big enough those may be in need

 

[scubasteve]

and to think i thaught drilling glass was hard its easy as pie 1 hole down 1 hole to go but think i pissed off the neighbors enough tonight lol will do the other tomorrow after work.


a clean pane


marked my hole placement


taped off a plastic top i cut from a cheapo container to hold the water in place



Hole complete

 

[barebottomcouple]

awesome glad it worked must be kinda scary to start though

 

[Sewerat]

Kinda noisy if Ya go fast but slow the drill down a bit and it's not too bad. I used plumbers putty to make a ring. Play dough or plaster sine would work as well but looks like your cup worked well too. Good job.

 

[heath]

see steve, you did it !!!!!

 

[scubasteve]

ya was good i put about 1/4" of water in on low speed setting at about half throttle and was quiet enough i did it in my basement no ear plugs it took about 3 -5 min thats it with a dewalt cordless. the battery should be good for the other 3 holes tomorrow pretty much no resistance it just grinds on through

 

[yveterinarian]

So glad it worked well for you Steve. When I did my first one I practiced on a broken aquarium that I had until I felt safe trying on my good aquarium - but it was a 20 gallon - much thinner glass and I didn't want to wreck it. I clamped wood on either side of the glass to steady it and prevent cracking through vibration.