Every time I see this thread, I get nervous... tick tock tick tock... six months! I think I'd be having panic attacks by now!
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Every time I see this thread, I get nervous... tick tock tick tock... six months! I think I'd be having panic attacks by now!
http://www.millan.net/minimations/sm...riumsmile1.gif - Kristy and Mike -
210 g reef tank started 3/15/08; 20 g hex reef tank started 1/3/08, ended 3/30/14
"I must be a mermaid.... I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living." - Anais Nin
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Look into an aviation sealer called B1/2 made by ProSeal. It's listed as afuel tank sealer but we used it to seal in windows in big airplanes. It has a lot of lead in it but it should't matter as its going to be on the outsie of the tank. I can get you enough for what you need if you want. Let me know if you need more info.
Jack
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Sorry to worry you Kristy. Bet you didn't know that reefkeeping was a thrill-seeking sport. Lots of adrenaline.
I found some aluminum angle stock that I like. It has a pretty sharp internal fillet radius and is about 1 1/2 inch.
Jack, is that Proseal 719 b1/2? Bonds to aluminum and gl***** Is it available locally? Can you use a thick layer like silicon if the parts don't match up exactly?
Jack
Last edited by rocketeer; Sat, 6th Mar 2010 at 11:43 AM.
Big whorls have little whorls, Which feed on their velocity;
And little whorls have lesser whorls, And so on to viscosity
Lewis Richardson in 1922
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You an get it at a few places in town. One of the cheaper places is Falcon Crest locate on Gulfdale or Vandale.
You can use it to fill voids without a problem.
My personal rule of thumb for ProSeal is "the bigger the glob, the better the job"
Jack
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Cool, thanks.
Jack
Big whorls have little whorls, Which feed on their velocity;
And little whorls have lesser whorls, And so on to viscosity
Lewis Richardson in 1922
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I heard that silicon doesn't bond too well to aluminum and epoxy will fail if the aluminum is allowed to oxidize at all before bonding.
Allen at Falcon Crest said he doesn't have the Proseal but he sold me something from National sealants and Lubricants. The label has Falcon Crest on it. Then it says:
WS-8020 B1/2
AMS-S-8802 Class B1/2
AMS 3276 Class B1/2
He says it bonds to aluminum and glass. It's in an injector kit that mixes the material in the tube before using it.
What do you think? Should I use it?
Big whorls have little whorls, Which feed on their velocity;
And little whorls have lesser whorls, And so on to viscosity
Lewis Richardson in 1922
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Jack
That's an alternate for the same thing. It will bond well to glass and aluminum.
Mix it VERY well and wear gloves. It is very hard to get off of your skin.
MEK is about the only thing that will cut it.
Call me if you have any questions.
Jack
Jack
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Man, are you on here all of the time?
Thanks for the advice.
Jack
Big whorls have little whorls, Which feed on their velocity;
And little whorls have lesser whorls, And so on to viscosity
Lewis Richardson in 1922
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9-5 monday thru friday. lol
Jack
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