The 120 reef ready upgrade

Dr.DiSilicate

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#23
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Lmmchops said:
Going to be drilling the back for a return on Wednesday or thursday is anybody free to help?

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Have you watched any you tube videos? Just go slow, let the weight of the still do the work. Get some plumbers putty and make a coil around the area you are drilling. Tape the back of the drill spot and use a towel or something to protect the tank from the falling glass... it’ll go surprisingly easily! Do you have a good bit?
 
Lmmchops

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#24
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Dr.DiSilicate said:
Have you watched any you tube videos? Just go slow, let the weight of the still do the work. Get some plumbers putty and make a coil around the area you are drilling. Tape the back of the drill spot and use a towel or something to protect the tank from the falling glass... it’ll go surprisingly easily! Do you have a good bit?
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Yeah I watched a lot of YouTube videos I feel really confident I can do it. And yeah just bought a brand new one from brs

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TheRealChrisBrown

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#25
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I think you'll be fine as well. Be careful to really take it slow at the end, if there is too much pressure the glass will snap off rather than be drilled out. You'll get the hole you want, but the edges won't be clean and could make for a tough seal. At least I think that's how a situation like this happens:

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MuralReef

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Go slow let the weight of the drill do the work. Make a template and keep things wet so it stays cool. What size are you going with I have a few bits of varying sizes you could borrow if you're going to the BBQ Sunday.
 
TheRealChrisBrown

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The sealant around the 2 overflows has an odd yellowish brown look to it? It doesn't appear to match what is going around the tank and the sides. Can you tell if the stock sealant was cut and removed, then the 2 overflows sealed with different sealant. I'm not sure I could trust it if that bead along the bottom pane and back pane had been cut at all near the overflows to allow them to sit flush all the way around.

It could just be the angle of the pics or the lighting or something....but the color of that sealant looks off.
 
Lmmchops

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TheRealChrisBrown said:
The sealant around the 2 overflows has an odd yellowish brown look to it? It doesn't appear to match what is going around the tank and the sides. Can you tell if the stock sealant was cut and removed, then the 2 overflows sealed with different sealant. I'm not sure I could trust it if that bead along the bottom pane and back pane had been cut at all near the overflows to allow them to sit flush all the way around.

It could just be the angle of the pics or the lighting or something....but the color of that sealant looks off.
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You are right there is some discoloration there. It is only the overflow silicone and not the actual seam. It looks like it was done in a black silicone originally but it held water when I leak tested it and I can't lift it up at all. That very same thing has had me question resealing the tank though. I kinda wanna do it anyway for piece of mind but that I'll definitely need some help with

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zombie

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Lmmchops said:
You are right there is some discoloration there. It is only the overflow silicone and not the actual seam. It looks like it was done in a black silicone originally but it held water when I leak tested it and I can't lift it up at all. That very same thing has had me question resealing the tank though. I kinda wanna do it anyway for piece of mind but that I'll definitely need some help with

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If the silicone looks in reasonable shape, I like to just do a little cover up treatment for it. I use the clear 100% silicone and just spread it over all the joints on the inside of the tank with a caulk finisher tool. Super simple and easy. Fully resealing is a royal PITA.

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Lmmchops

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zombie said:
If the silicone looks in reasonable shape, I like to just do a little cover up treatment for it. I use the clear 100% silicone and just spread it over all the joints on the inside of the tank with a caulk finisher tool. Super simple and easy. Fully resealing is a royal PITA.

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You dont have any issues with the new silicone sticking to the old silicone?

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zombie

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Lmmchops said:
You dont have any issues with the new silicone sticking to the old silicone?

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Nope. I did this on my 75g turtle tank 8 years ago and it is still holding strong. I did make sure that my layer overlapped the old layer so the edges of the new layer touch the glass.

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