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Looking forward to watching the build!
Following along to see this awesome build come to life! Also Aquatic life fairly recently released their DX18 hybrid fixtures. They have 0-10v control for dimming capability, but you need an apex in order to have the dimming feature. Its another option to consider for hybrid T5/LED lighting if you are wanting to go that route
I'm excited for your new system!! Good luck
Looking great, I am trying to understand the white silicone you are using? Is it for the seams?
Nice updates.
Question on the overflow. Why slots and not a smooth weir?
Nice build so far! always enjoyed reading your threads/projects from "the other place" years ago. Definitely looking forward to seeing more of this build's progress
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@Junglejim, It isn't really white silicone, well, I guess it is kind of... and yest, it's for the bonding of the glass to the base acrylic and base glass and the seams between the glass sides. I'm using white just to be different, ha! And because all the cabinets in our house, including the aquarium stand are the high gloss white enamel finish. So I thought the white tank seams would fit in better.
The material I'm using is not RTV silicone, which is what I've used on all my previous tank builds. This time I'm using a product made by Henkel Corp in Canada. It's called Teroson MS 5510 and it cost double what RTV silicone cost. But besides being an elastic sealant, it's also an adhesive. I think it will bond well to both the glass and the acrylic base.
@saf1, I've done smooth weirs on a few tanks. They work fine and I love the look. But I've had animals get over the top and into the space behind the weir. Then I end up making a 'screen' out of gutter guard for it. I'm hoping that these oval holes will work as well as the teeth of conventional weirs and still keep animals from getting washed into the area behind the weir.
@C.Eymann, Thanks. I enjoy sharing and I hope it gets people to ask questions. Especially about some of the more 'unusual' things I end up doing.
The tank will probably get water tested today, sit full for a couple of days and then get drained.
At that point I'm off to the SCCA Runoffs at Virginia International Raceway as a photographer for a couple of regional magazines. The Runoffs are the national championships for amateur sports car racing. They run 24 classes with practice on Monday, qualifying on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and the 8 races each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They usually get 600 to 800 entrants that come in from all over the country. When I was younger (30 to 50 years old) I used to race with the SCCA and qualified for the Runoffs in 1995!