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11/04/2011, 05:10 PM | #126 |
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I buffed the first side of the tank. I had to start with 600 grit and worked all the way up to 1200 grit. Now I have to buff it until it becomes clear.
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11/08/2011, 07:19 PM | #128 |
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The first eight foot side is done. A lot of sand paper was used on that side.
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11/10/2011, 05:57 PM | #129 |
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Update
I finally got the inside of the tank sanded and finished. Taking the rest of the weekend of to party tribute to my fellow and fallen comrades. Will buff the inside out next week.
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11/14/2011, 07:44 PM | #130 |
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11/14/2011, 07:45 PM | #131 |
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I sanded and buffed the tank and pretty much removed all the scratches. Then I polished.
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11/15/2011, 05:03 PM | #132 |
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LED DIY Heatsink
I'm going to take a break from the tank. The bending and sanding has caught up with me. So to take my mind off I decided to get the heatsinks made for my LEDs. The heatsink is 28"L x 10"W and will hold 45 LEDs. I will give you the quick version.
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11/16/2011, 10:42 AM | #133 |
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All the heat sinks are done. Just have to get the LEDs, wire, solder, and flux.
6 of these heatsinks from Heatsink USA would have cost me $513.78. My total cost for the project, $187.00. It its what it is and how it should be. Last edited by Newbie Aquarist; 11/16/2011 at 10:50 AM. |
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where did you get your heat sinks from
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11/16/2011, 06:35 PM | #135 |
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Great build I love the center overflow. It's good to see someone using some elbow grease to clean that tank up instead of buying new,we all can't go out and spend that kind of money. Good job can't wait to see it finished.
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11/16/2011, 09:09 PM | #136 | |
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When I sanded and polished mine I realized it was hard to tell when the scratches were out from the previous paper. If you jump from say 600 too 1000 it is difficult to sand out the 600 grit scratches. It's hard to tell in the pics but the hazy look leads me to believe you may have done what I did the first time. Just my 2 cents. Good to see you are still working at it.
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11/17/2011, 02:41 PM | #138 | |
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11/18/2011, 08:03 AM | #139 |
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11/18/2011, 08:05 AM | #140 |
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Protein Skimmers
I am looking at these skimmers for my setup.
http://www.aquacave.com/skimz-sm-251...mmer-3324.html http://www.reefspecialty.com/virtuem...n-skimmer.html http://www.aquacave.com/skimz-sm-302...mmer-3329.html Unless you have other suggestions. |
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Here's my suggestion.
http://www.aquacave.com/turboflotor-...edic-1059.html Have you gotten the scratches out? I wet sand with 800-1000 by hand with a block, depending on the size of the scratch, the use a DA sander with foam pads using Novus 3. Works great! HTH.
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11/18/2011, 04:33 PM | #143 |
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Sanding is Done, Finished, Terminar, Finition, Kivitelben, Chríochnú, Wykończenie
After making the rookie mistake on my tank. I started all over from scratch and sanded the inside and outside of the tank. All the way from 600 - 800 grit with an orbital sander, and hand sanded it from 1000 - 2000 grit. Next move is to clean and move tank inside of house. I would take pics but its nothing but a light to medium haze inside and out. I will post pictures once the tank is inside the house.
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I don't see your homemade heatsinks being efficient enough to cool your led's.
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I have used the Novus 3 with my Porter Cable DA w/ foam pads for the past 2yrs to polish the wetsanding marks out with great success. The key to my success is the DA machine, you wouldn't get the same results doing it by hand. Also I wouldn't use a wool pad. I know Five 0 recommended it, and for someone with a lot of experience using one, they can be great, but for the novice, you can get into a lot of trouble quickly if you don't know what you're doing.
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Yes, use the novus 2, then 1. If your final sanding is with 2000 grit paper, you will have a flawless finish.
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