I though of that too, I will raise the full siphon up. ThxAlso going to want the full siphon drain as tall as possible in this case
I though of that too, I will raise the full siphon up. ThxAlso going to want the full siphon drain as tall as possible in this case
I was your first few customers when you order the first few batch of CDAa tank 9-10year ago. At the time CDA workmanship is not good. This new tank sure not from those early batch because the double Euro brace on top and bottom, also CDA does not have the starboard inside and outside back then.BTW…I had returned several tanks with this exact same issue to CDA in the early years. Hopefully this is not one of them that he resold without repairing it.
Took him a long time to finally learn to build the tanks properly but because he ran into a bad batch of builds because the silicone mfg. changed their formula without his knowledge, he got sued out of business. Now, everyone have one less choice on the west coast for tank builders…lol. This is not an easy industry to be in.I was your first few customers when you order the first few batch of CDAa tank 9-10year ago. At the time CDA workmanship is not good. This new tank sure not from those early batch because the double Euro brace on top and bottom, also CDA does not have the starboard inside and outside back then.
Jeff Turner that runs RAD in Florida always has videos about his builds on YouTube and the one thing he blurs out is the silicone manufacturer/type. Cost is low overall compared to the price of the tank but it's such a key component and obviously a trade secret for the good ones.Took him a long time to finally learn to build the tanks properly but because he ran into a bad batch of builds because the silicone mfg. changed their formula without his knowledge, he got sued out of business. Now, everyone have one less choice on the west coast for tank builders…lol. This is not an easy industry to be in.
Thanks for the idea but it too much work for me at this point.One other option, but also likely not worth it, you could remove the overflow box and install and exterior one. Would have to use or cap the existing holes in the bottom tho
The overflow is smoke glass. They siliconed it in the edge like standard tank, there isn’t any on inside or outside. There is some silicon in the inside bottom where the overflow meets the bottom glass, this is where I found the leak.Is the overflow siliconed on the inside of it, the outside, or both?
Maybe possible to put a thick bead on the non siliconed side? Cutting it out on a brand new tank seems like it'd be extremely frustrating.
Another hack option, cut a piece of PVC into a third and silicone it around that corner on the inside? Might be a huge pita to do, and might lead to weird stagnant water. However if done with a narrow pipe maybe you could fill the whole thing with silicone?
The slip bulkhead idea seems like the bestest idea.
I personally would probably take the lazy route, use it as is, do a test fit and confirm no drips. Then when the power goes out during the summer windstorms I'd be scrambling to deal with a flooded living room and coral sitting in the air.
Can you charge back an out of business company?