Austin goes Rimless - Dudester's 203g mixed reef

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window tint film 5% would also be nice on glass or acrylic, those heavy duty haywards bulks are really nice too.
 
jnarow- they use this stuff for sign graffics so you could probably pick some up at a local sign shop. Also it will stick to a acrylic tank. Alot of sign faces are made from acrylic sheets. :)

Chad
 
that is so weird...I came up with that idea about 16 months ago and couldn't find any competitors at the time. It's essentially static sticker and you are right, they are charging a bundle for it. I have some small black sheets and can source it direct, but I think it would be cool to create sheets of it that have darker hues toward the bottom and lighter hues towards the top, to give a more realistic backround. It could even be done custom to match aqua-scaping.

Thanks for the link!
 
No, it is not a static sticker like your thinking. It is a truly a vinyl window film. Identical to the films they put on your house or car windows but solid in color. You have to spray on a soapy solution and squeegie out the bubbles with a credit card. I actually picked up a window film kit from HD for $9 that had the soapy solution, knife and several sqeegie devices.
 
well, static sticker stays on very well and can be easily removed for maintenence etc. It can be applied without the soap too. I use it to keep light out of my skimmer neck, and peel it off when I clean the neck with a magnet. Then I just put it back on.
 
Jonathan - robster's got it pegged. I got mine at a LFS, and just bought it by the foot. We used Windex and coated both the back pane of the tank glass and the adhesive surface of the black vinyl material, applied the material, and milked out the bubbles with a credit card. A few minutes later it was stuck. It's 100% uniform in color, of course, and it can be removed as easily as it is applied. Thanks to Brian - great idea, as I didn't want to paint the back of the tank.

cbui - I'll never use any bulkheads other than Haywards - gives me piece of mind. They are solid!

GMFett - Dinner and brews were my pleasure, I'll have to have you over again when we're not in such a hurry. Thanks again for your help!

Reef Man - Yes, the 1.5" hole outside the overflow box is the drain for the closed loop. Here's the hole diagram again. The four 1" holes in front are CL returns. The overflow box contains four holes. Two 1.5" holes in the center of the overflow are the drains to the sump, the 3/4" hole is the chiller return, and the 1" hole is the sump return.
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erics3000 - Thanks, glad you like it. Hopefully it will eventually stand up to the other rimless tanks out there.

robster - :thumbsup:
 
acropora nut - Glad you found this ... I've been admiring your incredible tank since your 1st post, and looking forward to your TOTM write-up. Thanks for the compliment, and as far as AGE making a tank of those dimensions, I would bet that they could. You could contact the guys at Kingfish who ordered my tank (I'll send you a pm), and I'm sure they'd be happy to help you out by getting you a quote.
 
Mike is in Florida all week but we got a lot of plumbing done this past weekend.

He took some pictures so ya'll should have some new info this weekend.

John
 
I don't know if this has been discussed yet, but I was curious on how they go about bonding the glass to a PVC bottom.

I see they machined grooves in the bottom for the glass, but is it still adhered with silicone, or what? I have been very curious regarding these PVC bottom tanks, but don't know of any who have them. Thanks.
 
The tanks look amazing! Only time will tell on the PVC bottom! I truly hope the bond is as strong as they say it is. The tanks a one off and everything so far has been nothing but positive. Keep the updates coming...
 
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