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[Bubbaboy]

why would you want to seal it if you aren't going to take the water out...? just drop it in... you're not doing it right in the first place...
LOL...
just let it be... it's white, the division will be white (if you don't cut it a lot), and sooner or later, stuff will grow on it...

LOL gumbii, so why wouldn't it be right with water in it and installed? As long as i use underwater sealant, and its working without problems, whos to say its done wrong. there is no bible for installing starboard.

id like to have it sealed if its suppose to, that is probly important if stuff builds up underneath

 

[Bubbaboy]

move the corals to a bin with heater, flow and skimmer if possible. They will be fine for that duration of time just to seal the bottom. After that put every thing back in and waallaaa ur set.

thats a good plan, thatll probly be my route then thanks again. and is like a big rubber maid with a pump, pumping water into a filter sock good enough filter for that out of tank period?

 

[gumbii]

LOL gumbii, so why wouldn't it be right with water in it and installed?, just a different and maybe more easier? pathway. as long as i use underwater sealant, whos to say its done wrong. there is no bible for installing starboard.

id like to have it sealed if its suppose to, that is probly important if stuff builds up underneath

for one, organic matter is going to sit and rot under there... even if there's only water in the tank... grains of sand, or whatever... you never know what it really is or isn't...

silicone will dry in a matter of hours if you don't cake it on... you can even use PVC glue to glue the two pieces back together... clear glue too... but underwater sealers and not taking everything out is the wrong and lazy way to go about this... so many variables that will make it a sloppy job...

ask casas, rega and other guys that had starboard installed... it was all done out of the tank and with silicone...







but whatever...



and the bible is not an instruction manual... it's more like a self help book...

 

[Bubbaboy]

for one, organic matter is going to sit and rot under there... even if there's only water in the tank... grains of sand, or whatever... you never know what it really is or isn't...
silicone will dry in a matter of hours if you don't cake it on... you can even use PVC glue to glue the two pieces back together... clear glue too... but underwater sealers and not taking everything out is the wrong and lazy way to go about this... so many variables that will make it a sloppy job...
ask casas, rega and other guys that had starboard installed... it was all done out of the tank and with silicone...
but whatever...
and the bible is not an instruction manual... it's more like a self help book...

lol true about the bible, bad reference haha. anyways but wouldnt suctioning up get that matter if i took like 15-20g out. But your right, now i understand yea all water out would be better not only for getting the silicone right but getting ALL debris/matter out. Thanks for enlightening me

 

[turbonut]

Ditto to what jose has said. I run star boatd in my 125 but i just ran a silicon bead every 8 inches not to seal but rather just to hold in place because starboard will float if it doesnt have enough weight on it. Im not to concernerd about if anything gets under it. I already have to hard of a time keeping nutrients in the tank as it is,lol

 

[cymaster007]

WTF is starboard? (Pics!)
I feel totally out of the loop on this one....

 

[lowbudget]

It's plastic stuff like those cutting board people put on the bottom of the tanks. Very dense stuff. Pre vet rock fall down crack glass