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Test it in the grass. You don't want it to bust and then the glass shatter.
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I wish I could.....I'm in a 3rd floor apartment tho! Lol. I'm gonna fill 25% then wait a day, add another 25% and wait a day, etc.90 gallon reef: Softies, LPS, Shrooms, Gobies, Mandarin Goby, Sailfin, Hippo, damsels, Clowns
55 Gallon: Yellow Lab, Electric Blue, Albino Zebra, Yellow tail Acei, Cobalt Blue
40 Gallon: Demasoni Breeding Colony
30 Gallon: Grow out fry tank
10 Gallon: Fry TankComment
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Test on something soft? Carpet?Comment
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Yeah, I'll probably set up some old comforters around it.90 gallon reef: Softies, LPS, Shrooms, Gobies, Mandarin Goby, Sailfin, Hippo, damsels, Clowns
55 Gallon: Yellow Lab, Electric Blue, Albino Zebra, Yellow tail Acei, Cobalt Blue
40 Gallon: Demasoni Breeding Colony
30 Gallon: Grow out fry tank
10 Gallon: Fry TankComment
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might want to up that renters insurance just in case. Although it might be a pain, i'd find a friend with a yard and test it there. Even 25 gallons of water can cause alot of damage and be a royal pain to clean up. Not to mention, the great relationships you will get to start with the neighbors downstairs should the test fail.
good luck either wayComment
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Lol...that's true. We've got plenty of insurance, but the last thing I need is 100 gallons of water hitting my floor. At least on our balcony it can only go down and hit other balconies.... I may give them a heads up just in case though!90 gallon reef: Softies, LPS, Shrooms, Gobies, Mandarin Goby, Sailfin, Hippo, damsels, Clowns
55 Gallon: Yellow Lab, Electric Blue, Albino Zebra, Yellow tail Acei, Cobalt Blue
40 Gallon: Demasoni Breeding Colony
30 Gallon: Grow out fry tank
10 Gallon: Fry TankComment
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Good luck on the test!Comment
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If you want to make a brace I am home for the next 12 days. I go back offshore on April 2nd.Comment
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Yea I would take prostreet up on that offer wouldnt trust it without brace might give you problems in the future as seals get olderComment
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Thx Khmerstyle!
Prostreet: Thanks man. I'll let you know pretty soon. We had a death in the family yesterday, so I'm making an unplanned trip to Boston on Saturday thru Tuesday. Then I probably won't have a day off til the following week. I may try to redo the seals (for safety sake) and then make a brace after that. I'll let you know as soon as I figure it all out. I really appreciate it sir!90 gallon reef: Softies, LPS, Shrooms, Gobies, Mandarin Goby, Sailfin, Hippo, damsels, Clowns
55 Gallon: Yellow Lab, Electric Blue, Albino Zebra, Yellow tail Acei, Cobalt Blue
40 Gallon: Demasoni Breeding Colony
30 Gallon: Grow out fry tank
10 Gallon: Fry TankComment
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Sorry to hear about the death in the family.
As far as redoing the seals for safety sake, to redo the structural/primary seal, you would have to take the whole aquarium apart. The seal that holds it together is on the ends of the glass, not the secondary seal inside the aquarium. The secondary seal is not the real issue when it comes to the brace (although if the aquarium comes apart the secondary seal will go to). The brace it there to keep the glass from bowing in the middle and thus stressing the structural seals around the aquarium. Play it safe and get with Prostreet when you get back. Safer and way easier than trying to mess with the structural seals. Just my opinion.Comment
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