Bigggg Problem!

[Joshwainwright]

Hey,
my fluval 205 got here today, and I cannot get the rim connector assemblies to fit to my tank.
Also, the hood gets in the way...

 

[mattlee]

the arched bits of plastic sometimes need a good bit of pursuation to clip on if these are what you mean... also i have a fluval tank and an fx5 and the lid doesnt fit as it did anymore. i think fluvals bendy pipe design needs a bit of developing or completely scrapping....

 

[Joshwainwright]

the arched bits of plastic sometimes need a good bit of pursuation to clip on if these are what you mean... also i have a fluval tank and an fx5 and the lid doesnt fit as it did anymore. i think fluvals bendy pipe design needs a bit of developing or completely scrapping....

I also have sort of a ledge before you get to the water, like 5 centimetres in, so it is impossible, I will take a pic now to show you...

 

[char la]

If its a fluval tank you snap off the thin plastic pieces in the square holes at the back. If its not check the holes anyway to see if theres a part you can snap off. Ive got a 405 on my Jewel tank and my back hood flap doesnt sit flush.

 

[Joshwainwright]

Sorry for the dirt that has accumulated here but I never thought of this before purchasing an external...



As you can see, at the edge it doesn't go straight to the water, there is a bit of glass in the way.

 

[mattlee]

does the strip run the whole length of the tank as some stop a few inches before the end.

are the strips used to sit the hood on or are they used as braces to strengthen the tank?

 

[Joshwainwright]

The hood sits on them, and they go all way round the tank

 

[mattlee]

The hood sits on them, and they go all way round the tank

can you remove the rear one with a blade?

 

[Joshwainwright]

IT could probably be done but I am not exactly the DIY type...

 

[mattlee]

just run a stanley knife along the silicone then it should be able to fold up or downand cut the silicone again. i think the 3 remaining pieces should be good to hold the hood.

 

[Joshwainwright]

hmm, this is a hard job...

 

[IAmATeaf]

What make/model of tank is it? And how wide is the piece of glass?

EDIT: Just seen that you've said the strip is 5cm wide. How is the strip in the picture fixed to the strips on the side?

 

[Joshwainwright]

It overlaps with both sides with a visible circle patch in the middle of some sort of adhesive. It would be very difficult if not impossible to get to this.

 

[weejen]

I had the same thought my tank has the same bits of glass and I could find no way to get to the silicone where one bit of glass has been stuck on top of another

 

[Joshwainwright]

I had the same thought my tank has the same bits of glass and I could find no way to get to the silicone where one bit of glass has been stuck on top of another

Did you find a way around it?