cainechow Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Actually now that I think about it, the side panes are not tempered because the back one us actually cracked. You can see where I patched it in the top right corner of the FTS. Aaand, the more I think about it, the more I want to get some glass cut and drilled to do a custom setup. Thinking cost to coast overflow with external box... Glass can't be That expensive right, tanks are mostly labour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Check out Architectural Clearing House by the downtown airport. I pick up sheets of glass there for $15 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Except they don't have a location in Calgary. Any one know of something like that in Calgary? I'm really tempted to get it professionally cut and polished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 The new plants are starting to fill out. I'm liking it so far, but I can tell that the stem plants are going to need frequent trimming. I also started building my external overflow box to replace that hang-on unit I have now. I have a couple of spots to fill in from the outside, but the silicone turned out pretty nice. Its always hard to work on the small pieces. Drilling glass with a diamond tipped hole saw isn't so bad. Lots of water and light pressure seemed to do the trick. The hardest part is starting the grind without wandering all over the place but it isn't that bad if you tilt the hole saw a bit to start off then level it out for the rest of the grind I think I'm going to silicone this guy in, then cut my tank . I'll even setup the phone cam just in case the whole thing cracks all to hell and I start to cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon219 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 What type of light do you have? Wattage and number of bulbs etc... thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 That is just the 18" sunblaster T5HO 6400k. I can't remember what wattage that sucker runs, but it is lots of light for the little 10 gallon. The only complaint I have for that bulb is that the spectrum has quite a bit of yellow even though it doesn't look it because it gets balanced out by the blue spectrum. Makes the plants look good though. I'm working on a DIY LED fixture using Cree XTEs and see how that goes. It looks less bright for sure, but what we see does not necessarily equal how much the plants are eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 If that's a sunblaster light... How did you get it to sit on top the tank? Those lights are great but I just haven't been able to find a way to put legs on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I have a picture of it some place. I'll post it when I find it, but it is done with coat hangers... :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Found those light mounting pics.... Once again, I just used those cheap coat hangars that you get from the dry cleaners. Top-ish From the side I had to file the coat hangar down to get it to fit into the clip nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 That is brilliant!! That clip comes with the light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) Yeah, the clips came with mine. It is supposed to be screwed into a grow rack. What can I say, I'm pretty cheap Edited March 25, 2013 by cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 HAHAHA so am I. No legs was the reason I didn't use a sunblaster in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 I got the external overflow box siliconed up to the tank and went through the drilling & cutting process of DOOM this weekend. I was lazy and didn't want to figure out how to setup the phone to record the drilling and cutting. It was pretty uneventful. I tempted fate but wasn't bitten this time. I love masking tape and silicone. Yeah that's what I'm talkin' 'bout. Check out my silicone fillets. After letting the silicone cure, I drilled the corners for the almost coast-to-coast overflow with a 1/4" diamond bit. It took a bit of time because I didn't have any one to help me apply water so I had to stop every few seconds. The custom crap catcher was awesome until it almost fell in the tank. After upgrading the crap catcher with electrical tape, I cut the side of the tank using a Dremel equipped with diamond wheel. This could have also been much faster if I had a water spraying buddy working with me. The cut could have been straighter and met right at the edge of the drilled holes, but I'm okay with it for now. I doubt that I'll ever go back and "fix" it. There we go. Cleaned up with bulkheads installed. I'm pretty happy with how nicely this thing runs. It is so much more reliable than my old setup with the hang on crap. Youtube is a bit slow. I'll post the video of the running overflow when it is uploaded and encoded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 looks good. Had did something similar to my SW fluval edge 6 gal which now has a little sump/refuge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) And the new overflow in action. <edit: cool. auto embededness for the video> Edited April 1, 2013 by cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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