I managed to make the brace last night before sleeping so that I can have a peace of mind when the tank is filled.
As you can see even after couple practice pieces my plastic bonding technique is still quite lacking...
Never done a piece with a big area to bond and didn't realize the cement wouldn't seep all the way to the middle.
Second try went better but still getting lots of bubbles
After all that, the long piece was scary to tackle but it actually ended up being my neatest bond yet.
Here's how it looks like on the tank. Luckily the imperfections on the bonds aren't really visible when looking at the tank so it won't bother me and keep me up at night haha
Leak testing!
Everything looks good, overflow working as it should.
I found that the airline tubing was not needed to allow the open channel to achieve a full siphon once the water level gets high enough.
All good in the sump too.
Uhhhh... so I think I'm ready to get some saltwater into this tank now!?
