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As some of you may know, the top center brace of my 12 year old 55 gallon aquarium snapped about 2 weeks ago when I was trying to adjust my automatic feeder. My frame finally came in today and I just sat down after finishing the job. Here are some pics for your enjoyment.....
Below is a shot of the tank with some of the required materials needed. You will see the new black frame, aquarium silicone, razor blade, python and more.

My first step was to pour myself a nice cold draft beer from my kitchen. This is the most important part in ANY project you undertake. lol

Below is a shot of my automatic feeder. It is placed right over the center brace and when I went to adjust the feeding schedule the center brace of the tank snapped.

A pic of the broken brace.

I then had to remove the aerator on my kitchen faucet in order to attach my python.

Attaching an adapter to connect my python the my faucet.

Finally attaching the python.

You then need to turn the water on and the python hose gets full of water. The other end of the python hose (the gravel cleaner) in in the tank. This is the first step in using the python.

You then need to unscrew the bottom of the python. You will see the water going into the sink now. As the water from your faucet goes down through the green plastic and into the sink it creates a siphon and brings in the water from your tank. The water that is going into the sink is a mix of your tap water as well as your tank water.

Below you will see one end of the python nestled in the red plants in the tank with the other end in the sink and the hose going across the floor. Please say hI to my Maltese, Timmy. I ended up draining about 50% of the tank to relieve some of the pressure on the glass since I was removing the entire top frame.

Below is a shot of the tank with some of the required materials needed. You will see the new black frame, aquarium silicone, razor blade, python and more.

My first step was to pour myself a nice cold draft beer from my kitchen. This is the most important part in ANY project you undertake. lol

Below is a shot of my automatic feeder. It is placed right over the center brace and when I went to adjust the feeding schedule the center brace of the tank snapped.

A pic of the broken brace.

I then had to remove the aerator on my kitchen faucet in order to attach my python.

Attaching an adapter to connect my python the my faucet.

Finally attaching the python.

You then need to turn the water on and the python hose gets full of water. The other end of the python hose (the gravel cleaner) in in the tank. This is the first step in using the python.

You then need to unscrew the bottom of the python. You will see the water going into the sink now. As the water from your faucet goes down through the green plastic and into the sink it creates a siphon and brings in the water from your tank. The water that is going into the sink is a mix of your tap water as well as your tank water.

Below you will see one end of the python nestled in the red plants in the tank with the other end in the sink and the hose going across the floor. Please say hI to my Maltese, Timmy. I ended up draining about 50% of the tank to relieve some of the pressure on the glass since I was removing the entire top frame.
