65 Gallon Zeroedge Build

[9secv6]

So I currently have a Innovative Marine sr120 and I just don't have as much free time as I used to. Both my daughters play travel softball and we travel almost every weekend now. So I'm downgrading to a smaller tank for less maintenance. So I picked up a used 65 gallon zeroedge that needed some love. Started by getting it home this weekend, and wet sanding it. Started with 1000 grit and then worked up to 2500 grit. Then last night started polishing it out. The stand is currently yellow and in rough shape but I will redo it.

Equipment for it will be as follows return pump. Zeroedge sump, Jaewboo dc20000, Simplicity dr240, and I'm unsure of lighting. I currently have red sea reefer led 90 on the sr120 and never felt like they grew anything great.

Last pics is what it looked like running from previous owner and then my previous two zeroedges (22 gallon and 57 gallon lagoon)

 

[TX_REEF]

Nice! I'm glad to see someone giving one of these relics a second chance, very cool.

 

[Ernie Mccracken]

What sanding tools did you use to refinish? Does it still take hours and hours?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

So I currently have a Innovative Marine sr120 and I just don't have as much free time as I used to. Both my daughters play travel softball and we travel almost every weekend now. So I'm downgrading to a smaller tank for less maintenance. So I picked up a used 65 gallon zeroedge that needed some love. Started by getting it home this weekend, and wet sanding it. Started with 1000 grit and then worked up to 2500 grit. Then last night started polishing it out. The stand is currently yellow and in rough shape but I will redo it.

Equipment for it will be as follows return pump. Zeroedge sump, Jaewboo dc20000, Simplicity dr240, and I'm unsure of lighting. I currently have red sea reefer led 90 on the sr120 and never felt like they grew anything great.

Last pics is what it looked like running from previous owner and then my previous two zeroedges (22 gallon and 57 gallon lagoon)

Great looking tank!

 

[9secv6]

What sanding tools did you use to refinish? Does it still take hours and hours?

Started out with 1500 and went all the way up to 3000 and then used the three step acrylic polish

 

[9secv6]

So the tank is up and running trying to figure out how ro get rid of some of the ripples down the side of the tank. Got the kessils up and running and all the corals are happy.

 

[Hinano]

I've always loved these tanks, it's a great project that isn't something seen everyday.

 

[CBonito]

I didnt see those Kessil Arms on the website man.
That's pretty cool.

And you did an awesome job cleaning up that dirty old tank. Wow.

 

[Rjukan]

Tank looks awesome! I remember seeing one of these a bunch of years ago and being in awe..

How about the lowrider truck under wraps tho? Whatcha got there?