DIY glass rimless build

[pixelpixi]

Nice job, Ian. It looks great!

 

[iani]

Thanks Erin.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Nice job Ian, really is a pain (pane?) to do tanks like that as you want to get all the silicone down and glass up before it sets up, I can't imagine doing a large tank unless you're a master of the caulk gun.

So where did you end up getting the glass?

 

[GreshamH]

Wow very nice!

Just from the pics alone it looks like your friend was either txt'ing or watching :lol: (I'm sure he did a lot of work but the pics don't tell that story)

 

[drdoolittle]

wow. looks really goo Ian.. when can i place my order?

 

[iani]

Mike, Craig who used to be a member here helped me get the glass. I had a pneumatic caulk gun so that make the caulking part a lot easier.

Thanks Gresh, yeah my friend did help out a lot at times but was a bit preoccupied texting at others.

Thanks Ed. haha. I have the materials you can build it yourself. haha

 

[GreshamH]

Craig no longer is a member?

 

[iani]

knucklehead is who I am talking about.

 

[Gomer]

at the very least, he isn't an active member.

 

[GreshamH]

knucklehead is who I am talking about.

Yeah, I've spoken with him a couples times re: glass. I was just concerned he had moved on from BAR and wondered why

 

[sfsuphysics]

oh that's right, he works at the glass shop!

I did speak with him a couple times regarding glass. I remember he built his tank then sold it shortly after.

 

[Elite]

knucklehead is who I am talking about.

Yeah, I've spoken with him a couples times re: glass. I was just concerned he had moved on from BAR and wondered why

Maybe it has something to do with his coral biz thing??

Mike, I have his tank. I bought that tank.

 

[GreshamH]

no idea what you're talking about Phong Coral biz? What's that name?

 

[xcaret]

Ian, so the silicon you used is more than OK to use? I read somewhere here that there's a difference between the silicon sealer and adhesive, maybe someone can chime in?
I want to see your OF box; Anthony (A_Lee) sold his cube, but it had a nice DIY external overflow, I might want to try it on a cube I have collecting dust.

 

[iani]

Yes, it is the right silicone to use. The recommended silicone is either rtv108 or rtv103. rtv108 is clear and rtv103 is black.

 

[sfsuphysics]

yeah, the stuff you buy in home depot, GE Silicone, that's more of a sealer than an adhesive, the stuff Ian used, is specifically made to be an adhesive. Good stuff!

 

[Tumbleweed]

Ian just wondernig why you went with the black silicone and not the clear? Any specific reason?

 

[iani]

I like the way it looks.

 

[sid700]

Very inspirational. Now I want to put together the dis-assembled glass tank a got from Dyngoe.

Can you tell me where you got the following:

1) pneumatic caulking gun
2) rtv108
3) them fancy suction cups

 

[iani]

1) I got on amazon, you must have a compressor to use it.
2) I got the silicone from grainger, they have the rtv108 in stock but you have to special order the rtv103.
3) I got them from toolocity.com they were 60 dollars a piece.