Holding baffles in place?

[MizTanks]

I haven't any clamps. How else can I hold the baffles in place while I silicon them? Got my lines drawn! Lol
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[FlynnFish]

I use duct tape on the ends of the baffles at the tank sides.

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I've also heard people use the blue painters tape.

Also, be sure to draw the lines on both sides of the tank. You don't want crooked baffles!

[MizTanks]

Shoot Tom!! I had a hard enough time drawing them on one side-lol.

[Rabidgoose]

I'm way behind on this but how many chambers is your sump and is the middle a fuge? Looks like a baffle on the right and a bubble trap on the left side. Like I said I'm behind but I couldn't find a build thread (:)) so I'm sure this has all been hashed over but I'm a little confused.

chuck

[MizTanks]

Hi Rabid!! Your not behind at all. I haven't started a build thread yet. Just waiting til I get all supply's together.

This will be a three chamber sump/fuge. :)

[tcp316]

I set my sump on its end and used thick books to hold the glass until I could silicone the baffle in place. It worked for me.

[dputt88]

i always used books and tape

[Poseidon]

Blue painters tape.

[MizTanks]

Thanks everyone! Baffles are in done did it! Lol

[binford4000]

Use your redneck engineering skills Jamie. DUCT TAPE !!

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[MizTanks]

Love me some Red Green!!! Best show ever put on T.V. IMHO :) LMAO

[FlynnFish]

Lol. Wasn't there an episode that he took two cars and duct taped them together to make a limo?

[MizTanks]

Your right Shanny! Lol

[binford4000]

Yup,ole reds a genius

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[FlynnFish]

LOL. love it. And the two cars he taped together back to back was funny too.

[MizTanks]

WTH?!! Did I use the wrong silicone?! Nobody told me exactly what to use, just that it had to be 100%
I don't know what made me look all of a sudden (at 5:30am) but I did. Now I'm reading NOT to use the ones made for kitchen, bath & plumbing. Which one did I use? Yuppers! UGH!!
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Fine print on container says, not for prolonged underwater use. Ugh!

[binford4000]

You want 100% pure silicone without the mold stuff. I use the GE stuff they sell at Home Pepot

[MizTanks]

You want 100% pure silicone without the mold stuff. I use the GE stuff they sell at Home Pepot

Yeah I found out already :( Seems most leave this very important fact out of the building a sump instructions-lol

[AZDesertRat]

That silicone has antimicrobials in it to prevent mold and mildew, not good for reef use.
I used GE for Windows and Doors which was 100% silicone.

[MizTanks]

Believe it or not our Lowes and Menards do not carry the GE Silicone brand! So I just got a couple tubes of the Loc Tite aquarium safe brand.

[MizTanks]

Baffles are in using the right silicone this time :)

[binford4000]

Pictures please ! Have to have pictures!!

[MizTanks]

Here ya go Ole Man! :) Leak free!!

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