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Waterproofing the inside of my wood tank stand

by Craig on 04-17-2011 at 11:45 PM
Does any one have any ideas how to waterproof the inside of my wood tank stand? I was planning on using something called STARCO PERMA-SEAL Flexible Elastomer Coating.

http://www.glueplace.com/products/ST...SHIPPING*.html

A Multipurpose, continuous coating instant leak sealer. PERMA-SEAL can be applied to any surface to provide a waterproof flexible continuous rubber coating that will stop leaks and act as a barrier

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Black Silicone on my Oceanic Ultimate RR tank

by Craig on 03-08-2011 at 12:55 PM
Hey Guys and Gals,
I was wondering if black or clear silicone goes bad after a certain amount of time. I bought a brand new 120gal Oceanic Ultimate Series RR tank with black silicone. The store had the tank for a few years but never filled it with water. My question is if the tank was never filled and stored in an aquarium store for a certain time period, will the silicone go bad? I've also read pros and cons for black silicone and clear. Is one better then the other?

Thanks

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Return Pump question.... gph

by Craig on 03-02-2011 at 10:36 AM
Good Morning Reef Addicts,

I'm trying to figure out what size return pump is needed for my 120 gallon tank. I have a 5 foot delivery head on a 120 gallon tank with 2 mega overflows (Oceanic Ultimate Series), which are rated at 600gph each. I found a blurb on Marc's site that I should have a return gph pump of 3x to 5x the display tank. The Eheim 1260 has a 635 gph rating but at 5 feet of delivery head it brings it down to about 400gph. This makes it about 3.33x the display tank. But

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