• Delta: Lining and glass = 3mm (BOYU TL 550)

  • Kristen1161

Something is not very clear. Is the foam board smaller than the aquarium? Or do the walls of the aquarium extend below the bottom?

Katie5500

And I understand it that way. Nonsense. That's not how it's done. If that's the case, then setting up such an aquarium is not as difficult in practice as one might assume in this gluing scenario, theoretically. A photo of your aquarium will shed light on a problem that may not even exist.

Phyllis

I also don't understand what it's about.

Susan9583

You did everything right. It will stand.

Gregory

In the second photo, is it true that the stand is smaller than the aquarium? Or was it just moved to take the picture?

Kevin262

Will it not be necessary to remove the extra layer of foam? There was another type on the market, 1-1.5 mm thinner, like hardened spray foam, but very hard.

Caleb6320

Yes, I just moved it for the photo.

Corey3201

Sterodub seems. That's the one we should have taken. There's no need to remove the extra layer! You won't cut it evenly.

Nicole2404

I will buy. Will there be a gap of 1-1.5mm in the sterodub, resulting in more pressure on the glass than with 3mm regular foam? The stiffness of the sheet in the sterodub is quite significant.

Wendy8540

Place a polyethylene foam pad between the Styrodur and the cabinet, with a thickness of a few millimeters, around 2-4, I don't remember exactly. Leave a gap, and then trim the excess around the edges of the aquarium with a utility knife. In areas where the Styrodur is insufficient, the foam will fill in, and where there is excess, it will compress at the edges. You won't scratch the cabinet if you slightly shift the aquarium.

Alexander

which glue did you use for the aquarium?

Joshua448

I observed something similar about three years ago. Back then, after 1.5 months of use, a leak appeared at the bottom along the arc. Or maybe it would have been better not to tempt fate?

Amber9312

Chinese

Lindsey3628

Yes, this is a cast aquarium, as far as I remember, there are no seams, and the edging is decorative and serves as a support. If you want to put something in it, you can use polystyrene (orange, green, blue); if there's too much, you can cut it, and it doesn't crumble like foam. It's an ordinary Chinese aquarium; we have plenty of them in our Epicenter. Each of us has half an apartment filled with Chinese products, and it works fine. The quality control in China is much better than ours, not different from Europe, and their industry operates for the whole world. If our people order junk from them for 3 rubles, that's what they get.

Joseph8592

Personally, I prefer regular soft foam. The 280L aquarium has not settled at all in 1.5 years. As for who glues like that, even Juwel makes hanging aquariums and they are fine. This is how a person dealt with the situation (Message #18).

William1830

What is wrong with clear silicone in marine aquaristics?

Brandon4517

Transparent silicone is not recommended in marine aquaristics because its structure is more susceptible to bacterial impact and the aggressiveness of seawater than black silicone. Consequently, the contact of transparent silicone with glass may weaken over time, leading to the cases that have already been mentioned.

Sharon

In fact, the only difference between transparent and black silicone is the absence of black dye in the transparent one. All other "scares" have nothing to do with the transparent silicone. I fundamentally do not work with black silicone; I just find it tedious to carry out a more thorough cleaning of the seams. P.S. The oldest aquarium made with transparent silicone is 3500 liters and has been around for about 15 years. It is doing just fine.

John3142

Thank you to everyone who responded for the advice and support. I leveled the foam and poured in the water.

Brandon9634

I have a thin aquarium at home on clear silicone. The maintenance is also 1200. Everything was done with increased reliability requirements. Therefore, it has been in operation for about 10 years. However, it would still be better to use black, as bacterial damage is already noticeable. At first, I also argued against the claims of many sailors about what is better for gluing aquariums, until I saw for myself that black is better at resisting bacterial effects, possibly because the black color is not "suitable" for them... So time will tell...

Jacqueline5976

In my opinion, bacterial damage is not noticeable on black silicone because it is black and nothing is visible on it. p.s. If something is not visible due to its color, it doesn't mean it is not there...

Vanessa6144

+100 It also does not show assembly flaws - air bubbles, etc.

Christopher3770

There are visible glue delaminations from the glass. Clear glue. As for the black one, I specifically checked with a blade—there are none... Although I will repeat, if the aquarium is structurally reinforced and the bonding technologies were strictly followed, the chances of it standing on the clear one significantly increase...

Andrew4194

I don't quite understand. How is that? And what about black?????????????? So, if I understand correctly, the black aquarium doesn't need reinforcement???? Nonsense.

Ross

It's a pity I don't have a camera on hand. But I will definitely show it in a photo in the future. The seam is delaminating along the entire length of the aquarium, averaging from 4 to 6 mm at the bottom. It's not as much on the sides. The lower part of the adhesive seam is in contact with the glass. This is after 6.5 years of use. If the process continues, there won't be time for discussions. Then it will be clear whether it's nonsense or not. But those will be my problems. During maintenance, I specifically checked the contact of the black seam - no remarks. That is, if the blade does not penetrate between the glass and the sealant. This is easy to determine when removing lime deposits with a blade scraper. I sincerely wouldn't wish that on you either.