A Sweet lil frag tank

[SuperFudge]

Heres a few pics of it being built and filled.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/Misc002.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/Misc004.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/Misc007.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/Misc008.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/Misc012.jpg

Sorry bout the dark pics....

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/FragTank004.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j272/marc_aka_fudge/FragTank012.jpg

It is fed only on overflow water on its way down to the sump...i was very pleased with the flow i can get through it without the use of any pumps.

Lighting is 2x 175w hamilton 14k`s, well see how this works.

:D

Now, whered that robot fragger i built go to now ...



Marc.

[Zylumn]

LOL We knew you could do it!! (robot fragger)
by the way nice frag tank.

[Snappy]

very nice Marc. I hope to see it in person soon.

[Jason McK]

Nice Marc. WOW those are such clean lines. Nice glue job on the seems

J

[niloc16]

marc that is AWESOME. but i have to say i wish you would have let me see 'my' frag tank before you showed it to everyone!:lol:

amazing job again superfudge. you definitely are saltwater super hero

[Redrover]

Hey Marc nice job, one thing where's the dog, when he get's older he'll never fit...A little cold water and me things he'll go for it
Laterrrrrrrrr:RJ

[Delphinus]

How do you get the edges so nice and polished like that? Any tips?

[albert_dao]

Isn't it acrylic?

[SuperFudge]

Thanks guys,

Jason, the seam work i still need practice on, still too many bubbles for my liking....but i used the pin method on this one, it seemed to work well.

The joint is filled with glue when its actually lifted about a 32`nd of the panel its being glued to, then pins are removed after the glue has tacked up a few seconds.

Tony, theres two methods that i use to polish, first i always joint or route all finished edges before they are installed.

Depending on the piece and the type of acrylic, i may use the novus 3 step polishing compounds and a buffer wheel on my bench grinder...or i may flame the edges, using a propane torch.
when flaming you have to be careful, because you cannot glue too near that area afterwards, the acrylic will craze.

Marc.

[Delphinus]

I've never really had much luck with flaming. I guess you need a practised hand - I ended up overheating a spot and it bubbled up on me. :neutral:

This pin method sounds interesting - I can't quite picture it, how do you remove the pins, do you just fill the pinholes with weldon 16 to make them invisible?

Sorry for the hijack BTW - tank looks great.

[Aquattro]

Tony, you use the pins as shims between the two pieces, there aren't any holes afterwards. This works well for larger sheets and gives a really nice joint.

[christyf5]

Wow that tank looks all shiny like a hot rod :wink:

Can't wait to come see it in action :razz:

[Delphinus]

Oh cool! So do you pull the pins out one-by-one, or is it better to pull them out simultaneously?

Tony, you use the pins as shims between the two pieces, there aren't any holes afterwards. This works well for larger sheets and gives a really nice joint.

[Okguy]

Oh cool! So do you pull the pins out one-by-one, or is it better to pull them out simultaneously?

You pull them out one at a time.

Zephrant on RC has a couple of good explanations of the 'pins' method

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1171757

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=3824387#post3824387

Melevsreef is also a great source.

http://www.melevsreef.com/tools.html

I used all 3 links as my guide when I built my sump\fuge. Surprisingly easy and this is coming from a guy who is a complete spaz around power tools :mrgreen:

[Sushiman]

That thing is fantastico! I hate you!!!!