Reefsickness Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 (naughty) Will I Just Got a Used New Tank to me From Mr.S Picking it up on Sunday. Will Post Pics Of the 170 Gal Reef Build as I go along, going to take a little while, going to take it slow. Tank Size 36 X 36 x 30 Cube with center overflow (scary). My Plan which may change a few times lol is a Reef with Corals and only Wrase Fish. ReefickNess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Good seeing you. Kind of scarey that you are up this late posting after the long day of work you put in. You have the potential of being a major "reef geek". The force is strong in this one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Oh great you got Roger's cube! Nice! That's going to be a nice setup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefSafari Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Congrats! I was lucky to see it setup in his classroom, that was one sweet tank, congrats and best of luck, can't wait to see what you do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 This is going to be a sweet build! Grats on the purchase! Now to figure out everything else for the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 (scratch) Ideal ( One of every kind of coral in it )(naughty) Garrett start ordering your shipments in lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (scratch) Ideal ( One of every kind of coral in it )(naughty) Garrett start ordering your shipments in lol (laugh) start the planning for the 500 gallon Looking forward to the build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 If I ever Hit the Power Ball I tell ya Oregon Coast Aquariun dont have nothin on the tank i would build. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Tank Build Update! The Stand The Lights The Parts The Tools The Tank 168 Gal Dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 The Tank Has a lot of scratches to many to be a show piece. So did some web surfing on repairing the scratches. Found two options the cheepest was by Tap Plastics the have a buffing compound 2 part to remove minor scratches cost $62.00 the other is to order a heavy scratch removal kit that contains 12 different levels of sand paper starting at 3000 grit to 12000 grit requires power tools. Cost $121.00. I went with the polish to try 1st. You all tell me if you see any improvment. The project area The Product Step 1 polish #3 Placeing porduct on working surface Buffing area with cordless drill and with buffing pad provided in kit Step #2 wipe off polish after buffing Step #3 Polish with 2nd polish Step #4 wipe off polish after buffing. Step # 5 Turn Tank over and work the inside of the tank on area thats being polished. Step #6 Apply Heavy Scratch removal polish Step #7 Buff with polish (Getting into my work) Step#8 apply 2nd polish Finshed Porduct It relly hard to tell the diffrents with the pics but my take the scratches came out but not the deep ones there is a filmey look on the plastic that I could not remove I will polish all sides and the inside and then plug up holes and add water to see if it is worthy of being in the living room. If not I will order the $121 dollard kit they clame that finsh product will be like new. Reefsickness Before polish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Thats going to look awesome. Love the stand. Tagging along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h2odvl Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Wow and I thought doing my 50 gallon tank was alot of work. Good luck should be very nice when your done Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 yeah, buffing out with the novus takes time, believe me. dont be afraid to to take it slow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Has any of you tryed buffing out a tank and ran into this problem. The inside of the tank has a haze and after polishing it wont polish out. I am kinda afrade of going to the sand paper option. Even though is was recamended by James . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9flash Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 You might try taking some of that headlight polish they sell in auto stores and a buffing wheel. I found it works great for taking out the haze. And actually if you get some super fine sandpaper it does actually work well. Rockler Woodworking sells some of the really super fine grit stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Robert, send a pm to madmike. He's a wealth of information about this. Here's another thread about it: http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/showthread.php?26740-Scratch-Removal-Kits-or-Home-Depot/page4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr S Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Tank build is looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Update webt to Rockler Woodworking in Beaverton and was able to pick up a Micro Mesh 1500 - 12000 sanding blocks they come fome back doubble sided 9 diffrent grits, 1500,1800,2400,3200,3600,4000,6000,8000,&12000 Made by Micro-Surface.com cost was $24.00. Looks like Iam going to try the sand paper since the polish is a NO GO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hats off to all the effort you are putting into this Robert. With that much dedication this tank is going to be amazing. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 UPdate Thursday 8/4/11 Palm Sander with 1000 Grit paper, Then Sanding Blocks with 1500 to 12000 gtit wet/dry sand paper on plex glass tank. There are so many things so wrong with that statement. sand paper / plex glass this sounds like a bad night mare. Power Tools and plastic (scary) Now to start the 9 phase wet sanding by hand with micro mesh sanding blocks outside temp 88 deg 4pm It's Hot Rinseing tank off widi 9 phases on outside panel and 2 phase on in side. Ok conclusion. Sand paper works to my surprize. but I will have to order the heavy scrach removal kit that you attach to a orbital sander since I cant get my fat butt through the hole in top of tank to sand by hand. Polish $61 from Tap Plastics Worthless Sanding Blocks $24 from Rockler works well if you have a small tank Heavy Sanding Kits $121 from http://www.micro-surface.com/ You all getting to see me try and stuff my a$$ into a 36" Cube Priceless(laugh) Reefsickness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 UPdate 8/7/11 After 24 hours of Sanding and Polishing I have been able to remove 99% of the scraches. I am leaving the overflow Frosted and the bottom since it will be covered with sand. Before Sanding and Polishing. After Sanding and polishing. I have a little bit of work left, want to polish it with the novis polish and plug the holes and fill it with water and work on any scraches that might be left. It's Time for a Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 not bad... good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Nice job Robert! Lots of hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Dang, I've done some small scratch removal and know how much work that was, Cant imagine doing a whole tank!, nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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