hahnmeister
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I see a weld-on #10, but no #5...
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hahnmeister
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I prefer #3 myself... I set everything up so all I do is squirt it in and drop the pieces together... but I can see how in a more arid climate, the time for even that might not be enough and you would need #4. As it stands, I havent opened #4 in a long time.
OTOH, you can always just make your own weld-on too... just take acrylic scraps and mix in with MEK... start with a 50/50 mix and go from there... more MEK and less acrylic = more like weldon 3 or 4... less MEK and more acrylic = more like #16.
OTOH, you can always just make your own weld-on too... just take acrylic scraps and mix in with MEK... start with a 50/50 mix and go from there... more MEK and less acrylic = more like weldon 3 or 4... less MEK and more acrylic = more like #16.
calvin415
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Give it a shot, Marc! 
Here in Colorado we have 0 humidity and for me 4 just evaps too fast. It just doesn't work fast enough before it evaporates and I get ugly welds using it. I'm told by the local pastic shop (they don't build aquariums) that they only use 4 for their jobs and without pins ( I mentioned the pin method and got a strange look) and get bubble free welds... I have no idea how they do it??? Oh well, all I know is that it doesn't work for me.
Here in Colorado we have 0 humidity and for me 4 just evaps too fast. It just doesn't work fast enough before it evaporates and I get ugly welds using it. I'm told by the local pastic shop (they don't build aquariums) that they only use 4 for their jobs and without pins ( I mentioned the pin method and got a strange look) and get bubble free welds... I have no idea how they do it??? Oh well, all I know is that it doesn't work for me.
reefermike1
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looks great so far! i dont think that little line will be noticeable once its up and running. what did the dimensions end up at?
hahnmeister
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Yes, the longer and narrower the tank (or rather, the less like a square or cube), the less efficient the ratio of volume to material is... and being that the way we measure tanks is often from the outside... the actual volume inside is alot less than say... a cube that uses the same area of material... plus, you need alot more material in the first place to get that same amount of volume... much like the old school riddle of 'you have 20 feet of fencing, what rectangular dimensions will allow for the fence to cover the most area?'. Well, its a square.... always.
calvin415
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Top and Bottom are done, all that's left is flush trim routing.
I need the foam for the stand anyway and decided to give it a shot welding on top of it. WOW! By far the easiest way to shim up the weld since the stryo allows the shims to slip under the acrylic without trying to lift the entire assembly. I also tried a new mix; I added approx 1/8-3/16" (measuring from the bottom of the bottle) of WeldOn 16 to the 2oz bottles before adding WeldOn 3, let the mix sit for a while to ensure the 16 was fully disolved... I again used 2 copper wire trands twisted together for the pin method and allowed approx 1:30 (min:sec) soak time before pulling the pins (spaced approx 8" apart). To accomplish adding this mix to approx 25.5 ft of 1/2" acrylic in 1:30, a friend and I each used a 16ga needle on a 2oz bottle both applying it at the same time.
Here's the bottom going on:
And the rough length before flush trimming; this will put it as long as I can go (about 3/8" short of hitting the column)...
I need the foam for the stand anyway and decided to give it a shot welding on top of it. WOW! By far the easiest way to shim up the weld since the stryo allows the shims to slip under the acrylic without trying to lift the entire assembly. I also tried a new mix; I added approx 1/8-3/16" (measuring from the bottom of the bottle) of WeldOn 16 to the 2oz bottles before adding WeldOn 3, let the mix sit for a while to ensure the 16 was fully disolved... I again used 2 copper wire trands twisted together for the pin method and allowed approx 1:30 (min:sec) soak time before pulling the pins (spaced approx 8" apart). To accomplish adding this mix to approx 25.5 ft of 1/2" acrylic in 1:30, a friend and I each used a 16ga needle on a 2oz bottle both applying it at the same time.
Here's the bottom going on:
And the rough length before flush trimming; this will put it as long as I can go (about 3/8" short of hitting the column)...
calvin415
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13123077#post13123077 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Yeah, I know. I was just messin' with you. 12' of 1/2" material on pretty much four sides plus ends and an overflow... yep, it'll remind you that you are moving a tank.
Amen to that! LOL!
Talked with some locals who also have waveboxes and don't think that would be the best idea for the tank... Plus it wasn't built for a wave and don't need any un-needed stress on the tank. But yes you're right, it would kick A!
Thanks bud, they look way better than I expected. If I stand back, it's really tought to see them.
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