Self-contained Algae Scrubber for AIO Tank
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BL1
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Well, it's almost finished at this point! I spent the weekend leak testing the baffles ( I had to fix the silicone 3 times before it was leak proof. I also mounted, glued, and siliconed the lights in and wired them together.
BL1
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I also painted the whole thing and tried lighting it up but the paint doesn't seem to be sticking, I'll need to figure that out. The pump should be arriving via UPS tomorrow so I'm hoping to have this up and running by Friday.
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
One of the spray paint companies makes paint just for plastic... I think it's Krylon.
bjohanson1234
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I would tape up those terminals on the light sockets!!!!! That is just an accident waiting to happen.
BL1
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Thanks Erin, I'll have to check because I thought thats what I was using.
I actually went silicone crazy and just encased the entire light socket in silicone to hopefully avoid any accidents.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
What about the inside of the socket, where the bulb screws in? Wont you get moisture and salt creep up in there?
I just don't understand you guys and these algae scrubbers.
BL1
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Nope, shouldn't have to worry about moisture or salt creep, I've silicones the bulb in place and the whole socket as well.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
LMAO, wow, you really did go silicone crazy.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Hahahaha!
How many tubes did you use? Four? :D
How do you get the bulbs out? Cut the silicone off with a blade or something?
BL1
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Nope, only used 1.5 of the smaller tubes (It's a small container lol). Yea, I'll have to cut them out when the time comes.
fastrd400
It wasn't me!
I wanted to ask the same question earlier, but was scared :mrgreen:
