A Sweet lil frag tank
 

Heres a few pics of it being built and filled.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ge/Misc002.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ge/Misc004.jpg

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http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ge/Misc008.jpg

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Sorry bout the dark pics....

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ragTank004.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...ragTank012.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.

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

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

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

J

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

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

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

Isn't it acrylic?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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/showth...postid=1171757

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...87#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:

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