If you're worried about it slipping, you can put a coupler right above the strap.Oh of course, quite easily. These pipe straps come in plastic. My reluctance is with how well they will actually hold the pipe from slipping down. I have a couple orded, i guess we will find out.
Wait just a minute. Wait, I think, yes, yes it is... it's an idea.Oh of course, quite easily. These pipe straps come in plastic. My reluctance is with how well they will actually hold the pipe from slipping down. I have a couple orded, i guess we will find out.
That... That might just work. Also thank you :)Easy solution would be to add double sided tape inside the plastic holders then they wont slip... btw awesome tank
I thought about that, too late did that thought cross my mind though as i had already installed the other coupler below the clamp. I would like to not have to cut it out, for now at least.
I would love to see it! Now you have my mind churning on possibilities with that too, that may be a better option.
Yeah, those! Those are what i have ordered (1 inch pipe though to answer you question), but was worried about the pipe being able to slip down. Is that what you are using? how sturdily does it hold the pipe? Thank you for the offer to though Becky, i do appreciate it!What size pipe? I may have some extra plastic zip tie clamps.
I'm adding that to my Sassy lexicon.pickled old goat
Maybe better: some command strip double adhesive pads. When you clamp it, should make a tight contact. Maybe double sided tape will, too, though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That would definitely up the friction game of those clips. I might have to try that.
Sweet! Those are exactly what I was after, thank you! No slippage issues? It looks like they are pretty solid.
I tried asking AI the same question, possibly in a different way, and got a very different result!
How about High Impact PolyStyrene (HIPS)? —It might actually fit the bill perfectly here!
This one is your friend...
humbug.
AI has ruined yet another dream... for now. Although, silver lining here is that I looked it up before having a literal meltdown and pumping a bunch of dissolved plastic into my tank.
I was printing some seals out of TPU for my kalk stirrer and was curious how it would hold up in the highly basic environment, so i asked AI. It said it would get hard and brittle over time, sucky, but i could replace seals. Just print a bunch and move on with life right? But no, it doesn't end there. I had to ask about PETG. Apparently there is such a thing as "alkaline hydrolysis" which would melt all my PETG parts :/
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The "PET" in PETG stands for Polyethylene Terephthalate. Like almost all polyesters, it is highly susceptible to alkaline hydrolysis.
When PETG sits in a solution with a pH of 12+, the hydroxide ions ($OH^-$) don't just sit on the surface; they actively attack and "unzip" the polymer chains. This process is essentially chemical recycling—the lime water is trying to turn your printed part back into its liquid raw materials.
What will happen to the part?
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- Surface "Chalking": Within a few days, the surface will turn dull and white.
- Loss of Strength: The part will become extremely brittle. A part that used to be tough will eventually snap like a dry cracker.
- Disintegration: In concentrated, warm lime water, thin-walled PETG parts can completely lose structural integrity and crumble into a "sludge" or fine powder over time
So, now I am wondering. Do i get a bunch of polypropylene and try and re-print everything? Or take my lumps and buy an Avast kalk reactor? I dunno. Maybe I will sleep on it.
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I have one acro "bouncing" or blistering as you call it as well.. should I consider this a warning of something more sinister in my tank?
The plot, like a good roux, thickens.
I have been having some very odd stuff lately. My acros are starting to 'bounce'(blister),
my bryopsis/GHA has become untenable, and other assorted ridiculousness. I did a 25 gallon water change yesterday to try and alleviate some of that and decided to hose down my mixing drum. I let the pump and heater soak in citric acid overnight and while cleaning the pump, found that the housing had cracked :\ I really only found it because there was a white line of calcium i couldn't get scrubbed off. Thought it was a seam but it was kinda jaggedy. At least i found it i guess. Still need to replace some steel fasteners above my sump that are rusting pretty hard, hopefully that gets things straightened out.
Anyways... I have been reprinting some of the stuff for my kalk stirrer today, maybe i will post some pics of that when it is done. That second place finish really motivated me to bam it up a notch!
In the electrical field, when I go to buy em at the supply house, we call them "click its" and they work great and work slip. They have multiple teeth so as you tighten them you can adjust tension of the "bite"
