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    Perhaps I'll give that a try. I tried it on a small piece last night and it seems to hold just as well as the Weld on. I'm just somewhat worried about the other ingredients that could kill my tank inhabitants. :( On the other hand methylene chloride is pretty damn toxic by itself! Perhaps...
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    I used up the rest of my Weld on #3 this weekend. Instead of buying more I picked up some furniture stripper that contains mostly methylene chloride (main ingredient in Weld on). Have you guys ever given that a try? It seems to melt the pieces together ok. It costs about $4 for a large...
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    I think I'm going to take it apart this weekend and run some Weldon #3 along the cracks. I hope that will take care of them.
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    Grrr!!! I just looked at my sump last night and noticed big cracks that come from the holes I cut out for the bulkheads. It would seem tightening those bulkheads causes those cracks to form. I may have to weld that whole thing together after all. Could this be caused by the quality of...
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    I'm planning on installing it this weekend. I want to make sure I have a large block of time to do this. I may need to buy a sawsall to cut out my old sump! I'm not looking forward to that.
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    Thanks! I read just about every page on Melev's Reef before I started. I'm sure his are far better quality than this one. I'm sure I'd get a bit better if i made more.
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    I finally put everything together last night for a leak test. There was only one bulk head that leaked slightly. I'm confident that adding more silicone will fix it. Here are some pics.
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    I'm looking forward to seeing that place soon. Last night I test fit everything together. I put beads of silicone around each side of the holes and in-between the boxes. I know this may be a pain to take apart, but I'd rather do leak checks before I cut out my old sump. Tonight I'm going to...
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    I'm looking forward to seeing Aquatic Emporium some day soon. I can never go to enough fish stores. I feel pretty lucky being in Madison. There are at least 5 different places with marine fish and corals. Aquatic Specialties 4/5 stars (growing and getting better) Living Art Aquarium...
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    I actually grew up with the Fleet Farm stores that are more common north of Madison. They both have a huge selection of just about anything you can put to good use! Are you talking about Aquatics Unlimited? I've never been there, but I've heard they have a nice store. I get over there every...
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    Cool! So maybe I'll be ok with my dual 1" setup. Because I'm putting in bubble traps in my boxes I had to figure out a way to screw in those bulkheads with only 1" of clearance. It seemed pretty much impossible at first. My solution was to weld on rails so I can slide in the traps after I...
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    I'm running a Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC external pump. I'm pumping the water up about 5 feet, so about 875 gph. I do have to valves in line in case I need to do some tweeking. krish, Are you running one or two 1.5" fittings?
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    Thanks Brian, I'll give the Farm and Fleet a try. Would you recommend getting them in a larger diameter than 1.0 "?
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    I may have to order some of that #16 since I have leaks I cannot fix with the #3 stuff. I put plugs in my bulkheads last night so I could leak check my boxes. Sure enough, I found a new leak at the bottom. If nothing else I may mix up some plastic shavings with the #3 (LakeEd's idea) and put...
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    Oh yeah! What type of Weld-on do you use? I can only find #3 around there. If I understand correctly, the main chemical used is Methylene Chloride. When I need more I may look around for that instead. It has to be cheaper than the $8 I play for that little can.
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    I've read that silicone doesn't work very well with acrylic, but I'm finding that it can stick to that plastic quite well.
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    Thanks krish, Thanks for the reply and link! I'm happy to hear it worked out for you. I'm just a little nervous since I have 4 different bulkheads (more chances to go wrong) and I need to cut out my old, modified wet/dry. When that happens I'm pretty much committed. I got all the leaks...
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    Hello, I'm building a 3 piece sump to go in my awkwardly shaped stand. Since my opening and space is very limited I decided to build the sump in 3 parts so I can assemble them inside the stand. My question is, has anyone here ever used the bulkhead connectors to connected sumps right next to...
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    Did you paint the tank itself?
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    The background looks black, but is really dark blue.
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