Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
If I lived in Indy I'd sure give you a hand. I love the smell of Weldon 40.
A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build
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Dustin1300
Reefaholic
:uhoh2::uhoh2::uhoh2::uhoh2::uhoh2:
I think Wayne has been sniffing too much Weldon over the past year....:facepalm:
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Ummmm that's G14 classified and no you will not get one of those ear pieces. :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:
Floyd R Turbo
Either busy or sleeping
They use WO40 with Polycast to make the cockpit canopies for fighter jets. Good stuff.
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Well, hopefully it'll hold a few drips in on a bulkhead then! If I pour the 40 into place Saturday morning when's the safest time to do a water test? 24 hours it's ready for machining so would assume that's safe for water test too or am I assuming too much?
http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Plexiglass_Glue/PLEXIGLASS-GLUE-ADHESIVE-IPS-40-PINT
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Tonight I got the bar coat epoxy laid down on the bottom of the stand so should be waterproof now! Hopefully should help lengthen the life of the platform by keeping it dry. Also going to silcone around bottomside of all stands and around tank apply the herculiner so it's more uniform.
Here's a pic of tonight's progress:
Here's a pic of tonight's progress:
bpcardona
Trying to hard
Tonight I got the bar coat epoxy laid down on the bottom of the stand so should be waterproof now! Hopefully should help lengthen the life of the platform by keeping it dry. Also going to silcone around bottomside of all stands and around tank apply the herculiner so it's more uniform.
Here's a pic of tonight's progress:
That looks clean!
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Agreed, should make for easier cleanups and and that footprint would hold ~45+ gallons of water of a leak!
drummereef
Team RC
Nicely done. How did you apply the bar coat? I can't see any brush/roller marks in the pic AT ALL!
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
I just mixed 1/2 gallon of each part of the resin and dumped a gallon in center of platform and then "squeegeed" it out with a spatula. I like the way it turned out and think I'll never have problems with any flaking. Kit was about $70 but if that extends the life of the platform and makes for easier cleanup, it was easily worth it!
drummereef
Team RC
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
I just completed the Weld-On 40 and want to first of all thanks Bud and James! Below is a bit of the process I went through so others can benefit as I always try to do with pics!
First off, safety and ventilation was the number one concern.
Gloves, respirator, and glasses.
Vent into house with fan strapped in.
Vent out of house with fan strapped in.
Cleanup first with denatured alcohol.
Supplies laid out.
Poured out "Part A" so I could quickly do the mixes and move from one to the other.
I then mixed, poured, mixed, poured, mixed, poured, mixed, poured, and then made sure all areas were covered by helping move it around with paint stick. It was not as hard as I thought it'd be to work with and was rather self leveling.
Left Side.
Middle.
Right side.
Fingers crossed!
I just completed the Weld-On 40 and want to first of all thanks Bud and James! Below is a bit of the process I went through so others can benefit as I always try to do with pics!
First off, safety and ventilation was the number one concern.
Gloves, respirator, and glasses.
Vent into house with fan strapped in.
Vent out of house with fan strapped in.
Cleanup first with denatured alcohol.
Supplies laid out.
Poured out "Part A" so I could quickly do the mixes and move from one to the other.
I then mixed, poured, mixed, poured, mixed, poured, mixed, poured, and then made sure all areas were covered by helping move it around with paint stick. It was not as hard as I thought it'd be to work with and was rather self leveling.
Left Side.
Middle.
Right side.
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Fingers still crossed!
Fingers still crossed!
For additional safety measures for my tank inhabitants I added 3 poly filters when I did the bar top the other night and also added 3 new ones this morning. This is my biggest worry at this point as the fumes are really bad after I took off my masks. Hopefully they start fading quickly...After smelling the fumes after removing mask, decided I'd turn off skimmer too.
Added to baffles.
Only question, how early can I water test?!?!
Fingers still crossed!
For additional safety measures for my tank inhabitants I added 3 poly filters when I did the bar top the other night and also added 3 new ones this morning. This is my biggest worry at this point as the fumes are really bad after I took off my masks. Hopefully they start fading quickly...After smelling the fumes after removing mask, decided I'd turn off skimmer too.
Added to baffles.
Only question, how early can I water test?!?!
SPotter
Active member
Man Dustin, this has definitely taken an interesting twist and turn for you. I applaud your determination, confidence and skills to be able to accomplish what you have done. I am sure many other faced with the same issue as you would have just walked away from the tank. Great job and I hope it is smooth sailing for you from here.
Since the application of the 40 was not a structural component of the system - waiting the full time period is not as much of a concern. Tomorrow afternoon sound ok for a water test?
The smell *should* be gone by this evening..
James
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Much appreciated and the same goes for yourself sir! We aren't in this hobby because we like going the easy route. :dance:
Glad to hear should be good tomorrow. I just got home about 1.5 hours ago and fumes have settled out for the most part.
Thanks!
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Ok, been a busy day running around and working on the tank again...
That being said unpackaged lighting I got for the frag tank as I was having better coloration on the half of the tank being lit by the Orphek PR72. I'm planning moving the PR72 to the frag QT and adding the two Atlantiks to the frag grow out tank. Since I decided a little while back I'd be going with the Atlantik figured I should go 100% Orphek so I have the same lighting on the whole system.
Two lights/drivers and Controller.
Also got some new foods from Reef Frenzy and fish and coral seem to love it.
Three varieties (Reef, fish only, and fish herbivore mix).
Reef mix:
Herbivore frenzy mix:
That being said unpackaged lighting I got for the frag tank as I was having better coloration on the half of the tank being lit by the Orphek PR72. I'm planning moving the PR72 to the frag QT and adding the two Atlantiks to the frag grow out tank. Since I decided a little while back I'd be going with the Atlantik figured I should go 100% Orphek so I have the same lighting on the whole system.
Two lights/drivers and Controller.
Also got some new foods from Reef Frenzy and fish and coral seem to love it.
Three varieties (Reef, fish only, and fish herbivore mix).
Reef mix:
Herbivore frenzy mix:
