600 Gallon Upgrade Build - Page 4

Newbie Aquarist · 10/07/2011, 08:54 AM

I built the top part and bottom part of my stand. I need to do the legs and support.
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I overbuilt and ran sorta out of wood. Then I'll have to move it to the house and finish the build there.

CRAZYFIZH · 10/07/2011, 06:08 PM

how did the move go
looks like you are off too a good start on the stand.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/08/2011, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by CRAZYFIZH

how did the move go
looks like you are off too a good start on the stand.

Sorry to get back to you so late. Still no move. I gotta finish this stand asap, put the protective paint on it. and then move it in the room and level it before I can get the tank. I gotta drill the supports today for the legs.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/08/2011, 09:09 AM

I have the holes drilled in the top for the closed loop. They are not pretty but done.
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albano · 10/08/2011, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Newbie Aquarist

I gotta finish this stand asap

Well STOP posting and get BUILDING!

DON"T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE...YOUNG MAN!

Newbie Aquarist · 10/08/2011, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by albano

Well STOP posting and get BUILDING!

DON"T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE...YOUNG MAN!

I have to dry fit them and paint them before I can take them into the house younger man. I would be honored if you come down. LOLOL

Newbie Aquarist · 10/10/2011, 08:01 AM

Got some goodies. Well started to get some goodies.

Holyreefer · 10/10/2011, 06:41 PM

Any shots of your current tank?

Newbie Aquarist · 10/10/2011, 07:23 PM

Left Side

Center

Right Side

Newbie Aquarist · 10/11/2011, 12:09 PM

The store owner politely informed me that I had to drain the tank and clean it before moving it. After it was all said and done, and by the visual scratches that are visible, I have a lot of work ahead of me but I am ready for the challenge.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/11/2011, 12:11 PM

And while I was cleaning the tank I fell upon these cuties.

__SKINNY__ · 10/11/2011, 12:36 PM

Looks great so far i'll be tagging along,good luck

CRAZYFIZH · 10/11/2011, 01:17 PM

you have a lot to do
invest in sand papper or pay someone to do it for you.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/11/2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by __SKINNY__

Looks great so far I'll be tagging along,good luck

Thanks for tagging along.

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Originally Posted by CRAZYFIZH

you have a lot to do
invest in sand paper or pay someone to do it for you.

I don't know which grade to start with. I will be buying the novas package I know that for sure. The large package.

CRAZYFIZH · 10/11/2011, 02:51 PM

Call american plastics or farco and see what they say and they are local

Newbie Aquarist · 10/12/2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CRAZYFIZH

Call american plastics or farco and see what they say and they are local

Thanks for the. I will check them out.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/12/2011, 01:40 PM

The tank stand is finished and finally in place. I have to clean the sump and move it in later.

Holyreefer · 10/12/2011, 06:51 PM

nice current & nice project ahead of you...
Talk about a hookup...man 600 gor $600.00 you winning can't wait to see the final phase

Newbie Aquarist · 10/13/2011, 12:15 PM

Short and to the point, I screwed my stand up. I have to re cut boards and lower it a whole 7 inches. New pics to come later when I calm down. Sorry for the delay.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/14/2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Holyreefer

nice current & nice project ahead of you...
Talk about a hookup...man 600 gor $600.00 you winning can't wait to see the final phase

Well the tank itself is around 478 gallons. With the sump I made total water volume will be around 600 gallons. I guess you could say I went Charlie Sheen huh? LOLOL

Newbie Aquarist · 10/14/2011, 09:37 AM

The stand is finished. Shaved 7 inches off the whole stand. Now it sits slightly over 42 inches.

Before -

After -

Confirmation, tank will be delivered to the house on Sunday.

albano · 10/14/2011, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Newbie Aquarist

The stand will be about 44 - 46 inches high

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Originally Posted by albano

You are probably much taller than me, BUT that stand is VERY high, ... (I know this from experience, and had to reduce my stand by 6")

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Originally Posted by Newbie Aquarist

The stand is finished. Shaved 7 inches off the whole stand. Now it sits slightly over 42 inches.

Newbie Aquarist · 10/14/2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by albano

OK OK OK you were right.

GrahamJr · 10/14/2011, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Newbie Aquarist

Thanks for tagging along.

I don't know which grade to start with. I will be buying the novas package I know that for sure. The large package.

Suggestion on cleaning up acrylic tank scratches. To start while the tank is empty, I'd use Novus 2 liquid with a car buffer, keeping the surfaces wet.

After filling it and having live stocking it, I'd follow the instruction I gave on another site earlier. Your are cooing to see scratches you missed when you fill it and probably make a few new ones. I've been able to keep my acrylic tank looking like new using the following steps. It had some pretty bad scratches that slowly came out. Good luck...looks like it will be a nice reef tank set up.

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Scratches in an acrylic tank. My tank is a 50 gallon 1/2 round acrylic and I have had my share of scratches while installing the live rock column. It is impossible not to end up having some scratches. When the live rock or an SPS touches the sidewall when being installed, or when a piece of sand or snail gets under the magnetic cleaning pad and you end up with scratches in the acrylic.

After a lot of thought, I have developed the following procedure and method to remove them without needing to empty the tank and polish it. It does a good job of taking the scratches out of my acrylic tank and keeping it scratch free. It isn’t a fast process, like the old wax on wax off procedure, but you will see them slowly vanish.

I modified my little Magnavore 6 magnetic cleaner by super gluing a 3x4 inch sheet of Micro-Mesh sanding sheet on top of the mesh pad. This allows the sanding sheet to be easily replaced by peeling off the mesh pad. The Micro-Mesh sandpaper comes in ultra ultra fine grits, 1500 to 12,000. This is much finer grit than the normal automotive wet-dry emory paper. I use a 6,000 grit for general cleaning of the inside of the tank every few days.

A newly installed piece of 6,000 will initially show some very slight abrasion on the acrylic if you look very close, but that stops after it is used for 10 or 15 minutes as it breaks in. It doesn't appear like anything is happening when you are doing it, but after 30 or 40 rubs you will see the scratches slowly fad. If you have a deep scratch you can use coarser grits and then go back one the area with a finer and finer grits. You can actually see the fine acrylic dust as you clean and polish. You don’t need to use any coarser than 3200 or finer than 8,000, unless the scratches are very deep.

It is a slow manual process but it works very well. You will seen fewer and fewer noticeable scratches, as you use the 6,000 grit in place of the fiber pads, for general tank cleaning. I have never had any of my SPS or Softies coral or fish adversely effected by the fine acrylic dust that develops in the water while doing it. It clears up quickly. Like the fiber pads you need careful not to get a small snail or grain of sand between the paper and the tank surface or it can do more harm than good.

When doing this, I first wipe lightly down the tank outside with Novus 1 or 2 liquid fine scratch remover. Then I cover the outside magnet surface with a piece of paper towel, changing it frequently. It does a great job of polishing both side of the acrylic when doing it in this manner, and it acts as a lubricant to allow the magnet surface to move across the outside of the tank with less effort.

You can buy what is called a Micro Mesh introductory wood kit with one of each of the 3x4 grits samples on Amazon. The sheets aren’t cheap, but they work. I buy full size sheets of the 6,000 grit material from http://www.sisweb.com/micromesh/mmr_sheets.htm and cut it to size to save a few pennies. It is used in woodworking in finishing and polishing varnished furniture.

Hope this helps to take care of a problem we all have with acrylic tanks.

GrahamJr

CRAZYFIZH · 10/14/2011, 10:23 PM

Grahamjr
very nice wright up on the acrylic wish i would have done that before i took my tank down to sell it.

10/07/2011, 08:54 AM	#76
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	I built the top part and bottom part of my stand. I need to do the legs and support. [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] I overbuilt and ran sorta out of wood. Then I'll have to move it to the house and finish the build there.

10/07/2011, 06:08 PM	#77
CRAZYFIZH Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: LARGO, FLORIDA Posts: 220	how did the move go looks like you are off too a good start on the stand. __________________ IT IS NOT A HOBBY IT IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE Current Tank Info: 300 dd in the works

10/08/2011, 09:09 AM	#79
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	I have the holes drilled in the top for the closed loop. They are not pretty but done. [IMG][/IMG] Top Half [IMG][/IMG] Bottom half [IMG][/IMG] Corner legs [IMG][/IMG] Support legs [IMG][/IMG] [IMG][/IMG]

10/10/2011, 06:41 PM	#83
Holyreefer Octopus Extreme 300 Skimr Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,242	Any shots of your current tank? __________________ Life is what you make it, so make something out of everything you do! Current Tank Info: GYRE 150,Seaswirl 1.5, Barcuda Pump, Custom LED system, Extreme Reef Octopus 300 Protein Skimmer, 80 watt Aqua UV, Korallin BioDenitrator Nitrate, Hydor Magnum 8 Powerheads

10/11/2011, 01:17 PM	#88
CRAZYFIZH Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: LARGO, FLORIDA Posts: 220	you have a lot to do invest in sand papper or pay someone to do it for you. __________________ IT IS NOT A HOBBY IT IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE Current Tank Info: 300 dd in the works

10/10/2011, 08:01 AM	#82
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Got some goodies. Well started to get some goodies.

10/10/2011, 07:23 PM	#84
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Left Side Center Right Side

10/11/2011, 12:09 PM	#85
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	The store owner politely informed me that I had to drain the tank and clean it before moving it. After it was all said and done, and by the visual scratches that are visible, I have a lot of work ahead of me but I am ready for the challenge.

10/11/2011, 12:11 PM	#86
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	And while I was cleaning the tank I fell upon these cuties.

10/11/2011, 12:36 PM	#87
__SKINNY__ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 126	Looks great so far i'll be tagging along,good luck

10/11/2011, 02:51 PM	#90
CRAZYFIZH Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: LARGO, FLORIDA Posts: 220	Call american plastics or farco and see what they say and they are local __________________ IT IS NOT A HOBBY IT IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE Current Tank Info: 300 dd in the works

10/12/2011, 01:40 PM	#92
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	The Stand The tank stand is finished and finally in place. I have to clean the sump and move it in later.

10/12/2011, 06:51 PM	#93
Holyreefer Octopus Extreme 300 Skimr Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,242	nice current & nice project ahead of you... Talk about a hookup...man 600 gor $600.00 you winning can't wait to see the final phase __________________ Life is what you make it, so make something out of everything you do! Current Tank Info: GYRE 150,Seaswirl 1.5, Barcuda Pump, Custom LED system, Extreme Reef Octopus 300 Protein Skimmer, 80 watt Aqua UV, Korallin BioDenitrator Nitrate, Hydor Magnum 8 Powerheads

10/13/2011, 12:15 PM	#94
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Setback Short and to the point, I screwed my stand up. I have to re cut boards and lower it a whole 7 inches. New pics to come later when I calm down. Sorry for the delay.

10/14/2011, 09:37 AM	#96
Newbie Aquarist Reefing is my middle name Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 5,796	Final Product The stand is finished. Shaved 7 inches off the whole stand. Now it sits slightly over 42 inches. Before - After - Confirmation, tank will be delivered to the house on Sunday.

10/14/2011, 10:23 PM	#100
CRAZYFIZH Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: LARGO, FLORIDA Posts: 220	Grahamjr very nice wright up on the acrylic wish i would have done that before i took my tank down to sell it. __________________ IT IS NOT A HOBBY IT IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE Current Tank Info: 300 dd in the works

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