600gal (96x48x30)
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, i would start to fabricate metal angle line around the entire perimeter and with powder coating for the time.
spazz
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acrylic is solvent cemented together where glass uses silicone. there totaly different in there propertys. usually when acrylic is ready to give way it will slowly split and then the last little bit gives way fast. if you inspect your seams and there clear and no spots in them thay you should be fine. most of the time acrylic tanks fail for 2 reasons. first is the builder used too thin of acrylic and it bowed out so bad that the stress on the seam caused it to rip apart or they didnt get the seams bubble free and the bubbles cause faults to happen in the seams. if you have bubble free seams and you cant see any bow inthe front of the tank that your tank should be just fine.
invincible569
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On AGE tanks, they use spacers to fill in the silicone. That way, the glass doesnt meet the other glass and lessens the bond. Not sure if that's used for the bracing.
CaveManNOhio
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10473996#post10473996 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
I only have the eurobracing...
I would recommend siliconing some extra "blocks" of glass to the bottom of your eurobracing at the corners to overlap the seams if its the same as mine, I would check with AO and other tank builders before doing so, but I can only see it helping as it would give you more silicone/surface area to help hold everything together...
See the pic below to get an idea of what I am talking about...
I meant to ask this before, was that tank shipped with 2x4's wedged inside of it like that(first picture with guy leaning on tank) or did you guys put those in when you moved it to the basement?
Cause that couldn't be good for a tank IMO.
CaveManNOhio
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10473996#post10473996 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
I only have the eurobracing...
I would recommend siliconing some extra "blocks" of glass to the bottom of your eurobracing at the corners to overlap the seams if its the same as mine, I would check with AO and other tank builders before doing so, but I can only see it helping as it would give you more silicone/surface area to help hold everything together...
See the pic below to get an idea of what I am talking about...
I meant to ask this before, was that tank shipped with 2x4's wedged inside of it like that(first picture with guy leaning on tank) or did you guys put those in when you moved it to the basement?
Cause that couldn't be good for a tank IMO.
asnatlas
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Yes those are 2x4x and the ones against the glass were wrapped in bubble wrap before being placed into the tank... I don't think "wedged" would be the word to use because they were not that tight in there... They were just there for added support to get the tank into the basement as the tank was placed into a panio skid board and lowered into the basement... They were only in there for a few hrs...
bond007069
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cause it tasted better cooked
