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ladyfsu
08/25/2006, 03:49 PM
Lowes and Home Depot don't have this...besides buying online, is there somewhere in the area that sells weld-on 3?
Steven M
08/25/2006, 06:58 PM
Farco Plastics Supply
11701 US 19
Clearwater
572-7722
Not open on the weekend.
mflamb
08/26/2006, 08:53 PM
If you come to the Brandon area...hwy 60 just west of 301...on the south side...a good plastics store...acrylic and weld on stuff.
ladyfsu
08/27/2006, 06:30 AM
thx both
ladyfsu
09/01/2006, 05:58 PM
hmmmm...I shoulda just asked the shop teacher who was 5 ft from my door about it...seems he has 2-1/2 GALLONS of it :o Enough to do about 2,000 tanks!
ladyfsu
09/03/2006, 12:19 PM
wOOOOOOOt! I just made a 30 gallon sump....took about, well, 1 minute to seal the seams with weld-on! That was an hour ago and it looks NICE and I don't see any gaps...will do the water test tonight. I hear I need 8 hours to cure before trying?

The shop teacher did all the cuts and joints for 5 30-gallon sumps and 5 45-gallon tanks. I basically just have to clamp and weld. This is fun! :D. I need to figure out this whole euro-bracing stuff though. Is it just a brace that runs around the top on the inside in 4 pieces?
Steven M
09/03/2006, 03:13 PM
I used 1 1/4" strips to make my euro-bracing. I put the long piece on the top and the short piece on the inside, so that they would overlap in the corner. I can send pic if it helps.
ladyfsu
09/03/2006, 04:24 PM
Thanks Steve. I understand now. I'll be doing the bracings now.

Well...just water tested it and........wOOOOOOOt! NO leaks, unlike my first try 2 weeks ago where I used the wrong crap and had to re-seal it about 7 times, lol! And it even looks pretty :D ! YAY WELD-ON 3!!!!
ladyfsu
09/07/2006, 09:39 AM
Thought you might get a kick out of my little "tank factory."

http://www.reefrascals.org/studenttanks1.html