ChrisQ0904
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Long story short, I had a 187g setup and just seemed to always have something going on with it so decided to break it down when I was offered a deal of a lifetime on a RedSea Reefer 350. I also had a Deep Blue 80g I was going to run but took that down as well and just used the stand for the reefer 350.
The new tank need some TLC as the catch to the great deal was it had a shattered overflow box, but figured I could make it work based on the pictures. I went to look it and expected the worst but to my surprise the tank itself looked perfectly fine and the biggest issue seemed to be the shattered front pane of the overflow.
After doing a quick look over the tank I determined I could most likely fix it without too much work. I loaded it in my truck and brought it home. First thing was to cut out the front pane of the overflow.
With the front removed I could see there was some damage to the side pieces as well but figured they could be saved and fixed with some aquarium silicone. The next issue I ran into was what to do with the RedSea bulkhead fittings. I ultimately decided to just cut them out and replace them with regular bulkheads mainly to make the plumbing easier. Removing the original bulkhead was a bit of a mission though and was a bit of a process as I had to carefully cut and chip away the plastic and silicone. Eventually I was able to get it all out and cleaned to be able to add regular bulkheads.
With that out of the way all that was left for this repair was to replace the front pane and silicone the pieces. I called around to different glass places locally and found a place that offered smoked glass. I placed my order for just a rectangle piece and used my coral bandsaw to cut out a piece so I can fit the teeth section of the overflow. A quick test fit to make sure everything was right, then everything got siliconed into place. The biggest thing I didnt like was the the glass was no as dark as the original so white PVC is very easily seen, I will either just wait for coraline to grow over it or just order some black PVC on my next BRS order.
I quick leak check to test the plumbing and all turned out fine. Filled the tank with water and transferred over rocks, fish and a few corals. Next project will be to transfer over the apex and tidy up the wires and implement my new DOS for an AWC setup.
Hope this build turns out better than any of my other tanks and will most likely be doing things slower than most of my other tanks.
Thank you for looking and feel free to leave any comments or suggestions.
The new tank need some TLC as the catch to the great deal was it had a shattered overflow box, but figured I could make it work based on the pictures. I went to look it and expected the worst but to my surprise the tank itself looked perfectly fine and the biggest issue seemed to be the shattered front pane of the overflow.
After doing a quick look over the tank I determined I could most likely fix it without too much work. I loaded it in my truck and brought it home. First thing was to cut out the front pane of the overflow.
With the front removed I could see there was some damage to the side pieces as well but figured they could be saved and fixed with some aquarium silicone. The next issue I ran into was what to do with the RedSea bulkhead fittings. I ultimately decided to just cut them out and replace them with regular bulkheads mainly to make the plumbing easier. Removing the original bulkhead was a bit of a mission though and was a bit of a process as I had to carefully cut and chip away the plastic and silicone. Eventually I was able to get it all out and cleaned to be able to add regular bulkheads.
With that out of the way all that was left for this repair was to replace the front pane and silicone the pieces. I called around to different glass places locally and found a place that offered smoked glass. I placed my order for just a rectangle piece and used my coral bandsaw to cut out a piece so I can fit the teeth section of the overflow. A quick test fit to make sure everything was right, then everything got siliconed into place. The biggest thing I didnt like was the the glass was no as dark as the original so white PVC is very easily seen, I will either just wait for coraline to grow over it or just order some black PVC on my next BRS order.
I quick leak check to test the plumbing and all turned out fine. Filled the tank with water and transferred over rocks, fish and a few corals. Next project will be to transfer over the apex and tidy up the wires and implement my new DOS for an AWC setup.
Hope this build turns out better than any of my other tanks and will most likely be doing things slower than most of my other tanks.
Thank you for looking and feel free to leave any comments or suggestions.
definitely a sad moment but have to put the corals first. Maybe replace with a magnificent?
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