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    Post by zeketaz Wed Jul 06, 2011 2:55 pm

    Nice tank. Do you use the acetone and soft scrub inside the tank to?
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    Post by FishVixen Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:11 pm

    OOHHHH I want a tank like that! bounce Great job on the reseal.
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    Post by perrone1214 Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:13 pm

    joe you still got clown loaches for sale ?? hit me on private or here . ill get ya number or give ya mine .

    thanks
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    Post by mike205 Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:21 pm

    nice
    will the bottom hold like that or will you have to put the plastic back on it?
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    Post by Fern Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:56 pm

    Laughing You do overdo everything Laughing
    I just razor blade it off and hit it with either acetone or denatured alcohol and run some silicone and call it done 240 reseal project 2044743960 But I dont care what it looks like either 240 reseal project 2044743960
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    Post by joefish72 Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:57 pm

    mike205 wrote:nice
    will the bottom hold like that or will you have to put the plastic back on it?

    Funny thing on those old tanks that plastic is 4 pieces that are there just for keeping the edges of the glass from getting chipped up. On the top 4 pieces as well, but they have the lip that holds the hinged glass tops.
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    Post by mike205 Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:02 pm

    ok i didnt know that
    lookin good cant wait to see it full
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    Post by Fern Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:02 pm

    Ya they used to make good tanks that would hold up well, now they need all that plastic Sad

    so is it a 8' x 2' x 2'? Thats what my 240g is, love that tank!
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    Post by joefish72 Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:02 pm

    zeketaz wrote:Nice tank. Do you use the acetone and soft scrub inside the tank to?
    Yes, I use both inside too. First the soft scrub, then light rinse and dry, then acetone to remove everythiing else. I know "NEVER USE CLEANERS INSIDE A TANK" but in this case the cleaners are less harmful than the old silicone. I have more pics to post that show the deposits that built up in and under the silicone. When that happens it's time to strip and start over because you never know what or how long the stuff will leach into your water.

    I like soft scrub because it is a base and helps neutralize any acidic buildup from animal urine. The tank wa used for turtles and who knows what else.
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    Post by joefish72 Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:04 pm

    Fern wrote:Ya they used to make good tanks that would hold up well, now they need all that plastic Sad

    so is it a 8' x 2' x 2'? Thats what my 240g is, love that tank!
    NO, I wish, It's 6 x 2 x 31"h
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    Post by FishVixen Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:24 pm

    6 x 2 x 31" used to be sold as 230 gal tanks.
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    Post by Fern Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:34 pm

    That's an odd size.....
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    Post by joefish72 Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:29 pm

    Fern wrote:That's an odd size.....
    72 x 24 x 31 x .00433= 231.94<---That is an odd size but you know the manufacturers round the numbers. Sadly tanks are sold by the base they sit on, the base to my current 240 which is actually a 220 says 180/240 inside the base. So if the tank fits people just say it's 180 or 240.

    You don't want to get me started about tank measurments, it makes me mad. NOBODY has the tank they think they have because tanks are sold by outside measurements.

    Same tank as above subtract the glass thickness and the offset for the bottom glass and you have about 200 gallons of water "inside" the tank.
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    Post by Fern Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:55 pm

    It irks me too on how the tanks never really are what they say they are....
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    Post by FishVixen Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:46 pm

    It's all a marketing game for manufactures. My thing is used tanks "Oh it's a 90 gal! get there and it's a 20!
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    Post by mike205 Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:53 pm

    my 210g is 72x24x30
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    Post by FishVixen Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:45 am

    love 210's great size.
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    Post by mike205 Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:59 am

    i wish i would have bought a 180g so i could touch the bottom.
    have you finished the 240g yet?
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    Post by joefish72 Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:12 am

    mike205 wrote:have you finished the 240g yet?

    All done, just have to silicone the top trim pieces back on.
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    Post by mike205 Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:51 pm

    cool cant wait to see pics of it
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    Post by ZekesMom Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:48 pm

    bounce reseal and easy should never be used in the same sentance drunken 240 reseal project 2211252749 it is soooo far from easy....joe 240 reseal project 2150051523 you make it look to easy 240 reseal project 40742102
    Joe you are the reseal study king king
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