Parker's 265 Build - Thread Retired

Parker · #1 06-04-2008, 03:22 PM

I guess I should tell you what prompted the change... the left hand payne cracked sometime during the night. I know it wasn't broken last night when I went to bed.

bassman · #2 06-04-2008, 03:27 PM

Man, you just aren't having the best of luck are you?

I guess it's a blessing though, now you get what you really wanted.

Delphinus · #3 06-04-2008, 04:48 PM

Wow, weird.

Although I suppose it's better to have happen now than when there's water in it.

Parker · #4 06-04-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Wow, weird.

Although I suppose it's better to have happen now than when there's water in it.

I'm baffled as to what happened also.. I know it wasn't cracked yesterday..It’s pretty obvious and impossible to miss. The counter top doesn't touch the tank, there is at least 1/8 all the way around that I siliconed in last night.

No sense trying to figure it out, what's done is done, on the upside I can build what I want now. The downside, I now need to sell a kidney to pay for it!

JDigital · #5 06-04-2008, 06:06 PM

Since you are going taller... I think I would take up as high as the highest shelf on the sides... would give a it nice uniform look!

fencer · #6 06-04-2008, 06:55 PM

Lucky it wasn't full of water. The glass itself may have has an imperfection it it, inclusion, just the right tap and it fractures.....I think any glass company could repair it for you. Might cost more than the tank.

Parker · #7 06-08-2008, 04:58 PM

Well since my big tank is on hold for awhile I'm going to build a 90 I had lying
around.

The rock is just piled in there, I started to drill the tank last night. I need to pick up a new hole saw to finish it.

I'm going to use my 400,'s over it and my BM250 is in a ten gallon sump below. I'm not sure how well that's going to work, we shall see.