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dwdenny
Sun, 7th May 2006, 11:51 AM
Just got through building my sump. It is all glass custom 25 1/2"X14 1/2"X17". I know it doesn't look all that great I just hope it holds water. lol Going to give it 72 hours before leak testing. Here are a few pics hope you like it.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/dwdenny/b286395c.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/dwdenny/3b1046ea.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/dwdenny/f6440d36.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/dwdenny/d0ae28fb.jpg
Flobex
Sun, 7th May 2006, 11:53 AM
looks good ill come pick it up later :P lol jk.
dwdenny
Sun, 7th May 2006, 11:55 AM
Sure come by only take you 7 hours to get here. I will give you a good price too. lol
villjr
Sun, 7th May 2006, 01:32 PM
Nice what is it like 24" x 12". Like a 20 gal
hobogato
Sun, 7th May 2006, 01:53 PM
looks great. :shades
LoneStar
Sun, 7th May 2006, 03:45 PM
Looks good.

I haven't tried building a glass sump yet.

Were you not able to fit a standard size glass aquarium under your stand and just add glass baffles?
dwdenny
Sun, 7th May 2006, 04:06 PM
No I wanted it a little wider then a standard tank. It is 25.5"X14.5"X17" about 25g total. LoneStar I could have done that but I wanted the windth and I couldn't find a tank that was 25" in length and 14" wide so I just built it. :D Thanks for the comments
villjr
Sun, 7th May 2006, 04:08 PM
Will you be putting some type of bracing around the top and bottom.
dwdenny
Sun, 7th May 2006, 04:53 PM
You mean the trim like most aquariums? If so now. THe baffles should hold every thing together. What type of bracing are you talking about?
LoneStar
Sun, 7th May 2006, 05:25 PM
Yeah I would say if there were to be no baffles installed, some sort of bracing would probably be needed. Since there are baffles in the middle to help support the sides, it should hold well. One thing you can add is Euro-brace pieces along the top edges.
villjr
Sun, 7th May 2006, 10:35 PM
I was talking about the black trim that you usually see on standard tanks.
dwdenny
Mon, 8th May 2006, 08:19 AM
LoneStar that is what I going to look at when I leak test is if it bows a little to much then I will Euro-Brace it. Ernest as far as black trim probably not because it will be inside the stand no one will see it. Thanks for the comments. I am going to leak test it on Wed. afternoon. I am still debating on drilling it for an external return pump(Pan World 40PX).
dwdenny
Thu, 11th May 2006, 05:32 PM
Well I leak tested it this afternoon and Found one leak. :( I am going to have to remove the silicone and redo it with new silicone. Unless I can run a thick bead over the old stuff. Which I am not 100% sure I trust even though the silicone on it is only 4 days old. Anyway here a quick pic.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y236/dwdenny/Leaktest1.jpg