Soothing Shrimp Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Well there ya go. You see you are essentially making a "slot" for your dividers by building up silicone all around it. Bryce and EricM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronanggl Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 back from the deal since the link was shared in another thread and i guess i missed this thread anyways. Not sure I agree with that.. My sump and all my split tanks use acrylic dividers siliconed in place on glass tanks. maybe its the technique i used to glue that works. i run a bead of silicon first where i want the acrylic then i place the piece in. then i also run a bead on each side of the acrylic. so its like a C around the edge of each piece. never had any come loose or any issues that way. the ones in my sump are also taking a lot of pressure from the HMF sponge stuffed between the sections. Hi, do you mind if you share how are all the tank linked to the canister? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi, do you mind if you share how are all the tank linked to the canister? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk the canister is deceiving. its not actually connected to the tanks in the photo. the 5 tanks in the photo are all connected to the sump below via DIY PVC overflow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANBU Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I would love to see closer up picture of each tanks or more details Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 i'll explain how its all setup. in each tank I made the split design, the split is 4" tall. there is an air powered UGF and dual sponge filter. there is also a DIY PVC overflow pipe in each tank. each tank has an individual drain pipe down to the sump. the return pump from the sump goes straight up between the 1st and 2nd tank to the left where it "T's" and then there is a return pipe straight into each tank. took a little tuning of the valves to slow down the GPH into each tank so the current wasnt overwhelming. I added a T about 6" up from the sump return pump that splits off back into the refugium. this relieves some of the back pressure and allows the pump to work full power without any stress to the motor. the pump is probably strong enough to put another row of tanks above the current row. ANBU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 These tanks inspired me to do my own. And I did haha. Except the massive filtration unit haha. ANBU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANBU Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 What silicones did you guys use? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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