Lunchbucket's New 58gal RR inprogress - LOTS OF PICS
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Lunchbucket
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my 1st gluing. the right side of the sump to the front.
2nd piece. the left side to the front
my 1st joint
the DIY teeth for the fuge section
more pics to come
Lunchbucket
2nd piece. the left side to the front
my 1st joint
the DIY teeth for the fuge section
more pics to come
Lunchbucket
kau_cinta_ku
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Great start what did you use to cut the teeth?
CPT. MURPHY
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Nice work!
CPT.
CPT.
Lunchbucket
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i'm a fart smeller...oops i mean a smart feller 
yep used a table saw
Lunchbucket
yep used a table saw
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Lunchbucket
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ok ok guys geeze!! i have to work you know 
ok i glued quite a bit last night!!! here is what i did last night
glued the back of the "jut out" piece on to the left side
glued the sides of the fuge to the front
and glued the back side of the fuge to the right side of the "jut out"
that was all last night
now today i
glued the fuge back to the fuge sides and front. and i glued the two internal (right side on my drawing) baffles in
DANG IT! 1ST MESS UP!! those baffles that i glued on the fuge front side (internal baffles before the return seciton) were 1/4 or more short. i forgot when i was cutting i decided to cut some off of the fuge sides so i made teh fuge less deep (front to back) by 1/4 or more. so i need to fix this.
see the gap in the pic...sorry for being dark but it was the only way it would turn out
here is my fix! these two pieces (they have the blue protective film on them) will be glued to the front of the sump and then to the baffle filling the ~1/4" gap
now here is where i have the sump now. i'm gluing the front to the back on the right side. the red arrow pionts to the joint i am gluing. i'm letting this sit for a couple hours till i flip it and glue the "jut out" back to the right side of the "jut out" that is attached to the fuge back
waiting for glue to dry
:rolleyes1:
Lunchbucket
ok i glued quite a bit last night!!! here is what i did last night
glued the back of the "jut out" piece on to the left side
glued the sides of the fuge to the front
and glued the back side of the fuge to the right side of the "jut out"
that was all last night
now today i
glued the fuge back to the fuge sides and front. and i glued the two internal (right side on my drawing) baffles in
DANG IT! 1ST MESS UP!! those baffles that i glued on the fuge front side (internal baffles before the return seciton) were 1/4 or more short. i forgot when i was cutting i decided to cut some off of the fuge sides so i made teh fuge less deep (front to back) by 1/4 or more. so i need to fix this.
see the gap in the pic...sorry for being dark but it was the only way it would turn out
here is my fix! these two pieces (they have the blue protective film on them) will be glued to the front of the sump and then to the baffle filling the ~1/4" gap
now here is where i have the sump now. i'm gluing the front to the back on the right side. the red arrow pionts to the joint i am gluing. i'm letting this sit for a couple hours till i flip it and glue the "jut out" back to the right side of the "jut out" that is attached to the fuge back
waiting for glue to dry
:rolleyes1:Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
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only have the left side to glue to the back and glue the bottom on
Nick - us SD reefers are a unique bunch
Travis - for the most part no weights were used. just the weight of the piece. Zephrant and a few others have said that you really don't need weights on it. but i did use the weight of books for a few of the last pieces (especially that last pic) and the seams turn ou nicer. it forces all the air out w/ all the weight. ideally i would use wiegh on every joint but due to the "f"ed up design it wasn't possible. heck i'm just happy it is going together this easy
Chrisrush - i'm on the verge of a split. this sump will give me a fuge and w/ the big ReefMania Ca Rx gone and a smaller Deltec PF601 in place i'll have more stand room so this upgrade will make it more efficient. also i'm gonna try to gravity feed the skimmer
Nick - no thong wearing to any PETA convention. i'd be wearing my arse kicking boots though
Lunchbucket
Nick - us SD reefers are a unique bunch
Travis - for the most part no weights were used. just the weight of the piece. Zephrant and a few others have said that you really don't need weights on it. but i did use the weight of books for a few of the last pieces (especially that last pic) and the seams turn ou nicer. it forces all the air out w/ all the weight. ideally i would use wiegh on every joint but due to the "f"ed up design it wasn't possible. heck i'm just happy it is going together this easy
Chrisrush - i'm on the verge of a split. this sump will give me a fuge and w/ the big ReefMania Ca Rx gone and a smaller Deltec PF601 in place i'll have more stand room so this upgrade will make it more efficient. also i'm gonna try to gravity feed the skimmer
Nick - no thong wearing to any PETA convention. i'd be wearing my arse kicking boots though
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
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ok last pic tonight
glued the "jut out" side to the back side
need to fix those baffles i screwed up and need to glue the bottom on. then the WATER TEST!! :eek2: :eek1:
Lunchbucket
glued the "jut out" side to the back side
need to fix those baffles i screwed up and need to glue the bottom on. then the WATER TEST!! :eek2: :eek1:
Lunchbucket
melev
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That looks really good. I hate mistakes, but they happen. It'll be fine. Gluing the base on will be quite a project with #3. I would focus on the outer borders first, and then do all the internal bottom seams later.
In that situation, I put some newspaper under the project to press the center upwards against the bottom edge of all internal walls. Run the Weld-On on those until they are good. Then put put weights at the four corners to evenly press down. You can put a weight on top of the refugium corners perhaps, but it doesn't have to be a lot of weight. Just enough to get good seams.
In that situation, I put some newspaper under the project to press the center upwards against the bottom edge of all internal walls. Run the Weld-On on those until they are good. Then put put weights at the four corners to evenly press down. You can put a weight on top of the refugium corners perhaps, but it doesn't have to be a lot of weight. Just enough to get good seams.
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