OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef

Status
Not open for further replies.
Time really isn't a factor for me, although I ***** about it a lot. There are so many cement sealing products available I don't know where to start for a recommendation except for Tennant. As long as you use good quality stuff, you should be OK. Just stay away from behr and other store brands. I have tried them with poor results on other projects (like the floor of my store).

The Jasco product is very user friendly in that it does not give off bad fumes, so that was nice after using the bilge paint on the walls. The best stuff comes from Tennant but it can be very expensive to get it to you. This is the stuff the upper-end commercial floor finishers use. If you have the time and money, I wouldn't look at anything else.
 
Thanks Jonathan. I am guessing this stuff is not readily available at your local home depot. I did not see any ordering links on the web site. Thanks for the info
 
Generally it is not available in any retail outlet but you could find it at places like Master Wholesale and other businesses that sell to the construction trade. They will usually sell to anyone who has a wallet.

Tennant does not have online ordering but you can call them up and they will send it to you. They do have a DIY section, but you can call up and talk to a tech. and they will help you out too. I can help you with product selection if you need it.

Tennant is a top-notch professional coating company that knows how to do business. The only reason I didn't use them was cost, and to be perfectly honest, I regret it. However, the quantity purchased would be more than needed for a fish room. If you need to do other areas like a patio or garage, I wouldn't hesitate to contact them.
 
Tank room update

Tank room update

With the rubber base board set and caulked, my tank room will now hold water. The tank is set in place and now I get to begin the fun stuff!

Any reefers in the Kitsap area that need to move a tank, I have 3 furniture dollys and 8 suction cup handles.
 
We need pics and more pics. I am following this thread very closely. Looks like we are both doing the same thing and I too would like to keep any leaks in that room.
 
OK...started routing out the overflow slots...that is NOT fun. Maybe I should have used a jig-saw?

Also semi-installed the utility sink. After 2 trips to the store, I still don't have all the right parts. I got the hot water line hooked up and tested it. That's when I realized i hadn't hooked up the drain yet.

The cold water line had a slight drip in it for about a month since I installed the extra valve for the RO water. So I shut down the water and re-did the fitting. This time I used pipe dope, and proved once again, that there is no bigger dope than me. Now I have 2 leaks!

Refugium stand is built and coated with resin. I am having a horrible time fitting the bulkheads that come in the Rubbermaid tanks. I can't get anything to thread into the inside FPT nor over the outside MPT. The outside FPT is a 1-1/4" which I have an adapter for but I would rather use a female adapter so I get more flow. Anyone have a solution for this?? Don't tell me, new bulkheads???
 
I really was hoping you wouldn't write that! Can I remove it and put another in its place?? Not much room the way the inside flange is built, but I would cut it out if I had too.
 
I don't know. I've never owned one of those, but every single post about them states to silicone that one well, and install your new one. I guess they install it elsewhere. Try asking kwl1763, he just worked on his own vats recently.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6382442#post6382442 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Those are notorious for leaks. Just seal the rubbermaid tank bulkhead and install your own.

melev, is 110% right :( I have 3x 150gal poly tanks and every dang one of them had a small leak... I went to Savko and got some 1' sched 80 bulkheads and caps and installed those... No more leaks :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6382959#post6382959 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
I really was hoping you wouldn't write that! Can I remove it and put another in its place?? Not much room the way the inside flange is built, but I would cut it out if I had too.

As I stated in the past post, you can removed the black bulkheads that comes with the poly tanks and replace them... I only like to use sched 80 as they are much better then sched 40 BH's... Heaver / stronger plastic, bigger rubber gaskets... I know with out any modifications to the org hole in the tank a 1' ID sched 80 BH will fit perfect... On my 50gal poly tank I wanted a bigger drain and so I had to notch out the flange as well as make the hole bigger but that was very easy with my dermal... I will take some pics and post...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6383601#post6383601 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
I don't know. I've never owned one of those, but every single post about them states to silicone that one well, and install your new one. I guess they install it elsewhere. Try asking kwl1763, he just worked on his own vats recently.

I will take some pics of what I did to my 150gal tanks that I will be using for my ref and sump...
 
asnatlas Thanks for your posts. 1" is not going to cut it for me at all, but you bring up a good point about getting them and capping them. What do you think of just gluing a piece of acrylic or other plastic over the original hole?
 
Jonathan
Could you just remove the original bulkhead and make the hole bigger if necessary with a dremel or hole saw?Thats what I did with my 100gal rubbermaid. I needed a 1.5in bulkhead which required like a 2.25in hole. I did not have a dremel so I made a wooden template with the hole saw and then used that to make a guide for the rubbermaid. Might be a little easier than gluing and it would save on space
 
that's a good suggestion but there is so little room for the flange on the inside of the tank. Which 1-1/2" bulkhead did you use??
 
jnarowe, I took some pics today to show you what I was talking about... I will post them when I get to work...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6390644#post6390644 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
melev, is 110% right :( I have 3x 150gal poly tanks and every dang one of them had a small leak... I went to Savko and got some 1' sched 80 bulkheads and caps and installed those... No more leaks :)

Below is a pic of one of my 150gal that I have rock cooking in right now...

150gal%201in%20sched%2080%20capped.JPG
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6390657#post6390657 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
As I stated in the past post, you can removed the black bulkheads that comes with the poly tanks and replace them... I only like to use sched 80 as they are much better then sched 40 BH's... Heaver / stronger plastic, bigger rubber gaskets... I know with out any modifications to the org hole in the tank a 1' ID sched 80 BH will fit perfect... On my 50gal poly tank I wanted a bigger drain and so I had to notch out the flange as well as make the hole bigger but that was very easy with my dermal... I will take some pics and post...

Below are some pics of my 50gal (frag tank) that I have placed a 1 1/4" ID sched 80 BH in... I will be placing a 90deg on this and having a piece of 1 1/4 PVC sticking up for a stand pipe so that the water will fill up the tub and overflow down the PVC pipe...

50gal%20sched%2080%20notched%20inside%201.JPG


50gal%20sched%2080%20notched%20inside%202.JPG


50gal%20sched%2080%20notched%20inside%203.JPG
 
Last edited:
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6390666#post6390666 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
I will take some pics of what I did to my 150gal tanks that I will be using for my ref and sump...

150gal%20drain%20near%20top.JPG
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6392243#post6392243 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
asnatlas Thanks for your posts. 1" is not going to cut it for me at all, but you bring up a good point about getting them and capping them. What do you think of just gluing a piece of acrylic or other plastic over the original hole?

The 1" sched 80 BH is only to replace the org one and cap it off, itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s not meant for a drain... If you look at the pic one post up, you can see that I put the drain near the top of the tub, you do not want to have the drain at the bottom unless you are going to put a 90deg on it and then a stand pipe so that the water will over flow near the top as if you just use the hole at the bottom and you have a power outage all of that water will drain out of the tub...

I guess you could glue some acrylic to over the hole... I personal feel safer with the sched 80 BH... Also at any time down the road if you would like to use that hole again for something, just remove the cap and or BH...
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top