just buy it....
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yousmellsfishy
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I'm a little leary about having that TV under your tank
alpine
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Since you asked. I think your an impatient person.I really hope it doesnt come back to bite you.24 hrs isnt a lot of time for get a full cure in silicone.I do hope it works to your advantage though.
As far as having your tv under the tank.Well it seems like this is your first tank?You are going to spill water on it.Hopefully it doesnt happen when its on.
All in all you ,must always remember that patience is the key factor to success in this lifestyle.
keep in mind im not trying to bash you.I just see to many rush thru setting up there tanks,and many people sit by and let them.It only takes one to say "hey slow down a little".
thanks for the slow down tip, really.....as far as the tv goes if the tank fails or somehing bad happens it is the cheapest part of the set up..... but just like everything else its gfi protected so no fire hazard. for water splashing all the maintance is done thru the sump except for scraping the glass and a couple of dribbles aint gonna hurt nothing.
this is not my first tank, i had a 40gal for six years but because of my location and inability to talk wife into ro system the last couple of years has just been snails and crabs because i didnt want to risk fish with tap water, turns out 80ppm on the tds meter before filtering, this is all due to a "free" 55 gal and and a used ro system....
but i am really impatient person, but my planing i think makes up for it.....?
this is not my first tank, i had a 40gal for six years but because of my location and inability to talk wife into ro system the last couple of years has just been snails and crabs because i didnt want to risk fish with tap water, turns out 80ppm on the tds meter before filtering, this is all due to a "free" 55 gal and and a used ro system....
but i am really impatient person, but my planing i think makes up for it.....?
yousmellsfishy
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I thought this was a typo, then I saw that your occupation was driving boats
You'll spill more water on that TV than you think. Aren't you ever gonna have to adjust the aquascaping? re-set corals that have been tipped over by crabs? add new livestock? add frags? target feed? etc. etc.?
ok i see some humor... but am a little slow on how the tv catches fire....
for working in the tank ther is a lip on the back side that should catch any dribbles and if they run off and down the back the tv is set a little farther in so its not like its gonna run down into the tv...or i will, check this out, be careful when working in the top tank, not everyone needs to wear a swimsuit and snorkel when working in their tank.
with all the other electrical things in and around our tanks i cant belive all the reactions over the tv being under a tank....what if your standard tank on a cabnet fails and water hits your wavemaker because you mounted it to the back wall and thats where the water ran down?
and the fail safe i just thought of, tv catches fire, stand fails, water from broken tank puts out fire, broken return pipe from pump sprays water over cooling ashes and keep marine life wet to ensure survial....
for real though, what is the hazard i am missing? and for the driving boats crack, wait untill your sinking and then laugh at what i do...
sorry about the spelling....
for working in the tank ther is a lip on the back side that should catch any dribbles and if they run off and down the back the tv is set a little farther in so its not like its gonna run down into the tv...or i will, check this out, be careful when working in the top tank, not everyone needs to wear a swimsuit and snorkel when working in their tank.
with all the other electrical things in and around our tanks i cant belive all the reactions over the tv being under a tank....what if your standard tank on a cabnet fails and water hits your wavemaker because you mounted it to the back wall and thats where the water ran down?
and the fail safe i just thought of, tv catches fire, stand fails, water from broken tank puts out fire, broken return pipe from pump sprays water over cooling ashes and keep marine life wet to ensure survial....
for real though, what is the hazard i am missing? and for the driving boats crack, wait untill your sinking and then laugh at what i do...
sorry about the spelling....
Congrats on you DIY. Yes very happy to know you succeeded... similar to a giving situation high but yet different.
My concern would be the foam underneith the glass tank. From all glass tanks I've seen the bottom needs to be free (i.e. off the ground - floating) to allow for any deflections and free from compression stress during expansion/deflection which has caused tank bottoms to crack should this required deflection be resisted.
Notice that all manufactured glass tanks sit on a plastic rim or other trim on the outside edges.
If I'm mistaken and this is an acrylic tank then forgive me. But I do recall you said you took apart glass tanks and mentioned silicone which doesn't work on acrylic.
As for water spilling on the TV - enevetable. From drips when removing your hand/arm to gushes during a water change hose out of control. I try to put out towels on the ground every time I go near the tank but I don't always do this. And it's those times that I wish I did. Even if it is the cheapest part of the setup... is it worth losing or having to replace?
My concern would be the foam underneith the glass tank. From all glass tanks I've seen the bottom needs to be free (i.e. off the ground - floating) to allow for any deflections and free from compression stress during expansion/deflection which has caused tank bottoms to crack should this required deflection be resisted.
Notice that all manufactured glass tanks sit on a plastic rim or other trim on the outside edges.
If I'm mistaken and this is an acrylic tank then forgive me. But I do recall you said you took apart glass tanks and mentioned silicone which doesn't work on acrylic.
As for water spilling on the TV - enevetable. From drips when removing your hand/arm to gushes during a water change hose out of control. I try to put out towels on the ground every time I go near the tank but I don't always do this. And it's those times that I wish I did. Even if it is the cheapest part of the setup... is it worth losing or having to replace?
my understanding is that the foam in for keeping pressure points off the glass, imagine a flat plane on glass resting on a small rock, load the weight onto the glass and it cracks where the rock was.... now put the rock on the foam and add the glass on top, apply the weight and the rock is pushed into the foam preventing the pressure point....correct me if im wrong.
i belive acrylic needs to rest on foam for the same reason?
water changes are done from the sump, under the tv....
would people still worry if the tv was next to the tank?
i get the feeling that i am missing someones point about the DANGER of the tv....
it is a five year old sony beast, and it dying would finally get the wife to get a new one...not to go under the tank.
iwas going to put a 40gal in the middle but figured it too many in to little of space(living room), now its in the garage for QT.
i belive acrylic needs to rest on foam for the same reason?
water changes are done from the sump, under the tv....
would people still worry if the tv was next to the tank?
i get the feeling that i am missing someones point about the DANGER of the tv....
it is a five year old sony beast, and it dying would finally get the wife to get a new one...not to go under the tank.
iwas going to put a 40gal in the middle but figured it too many in to little of space(living room), now its in the garage for QT.
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