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Rick how's the heat with your Giesemann, and how high off the water are they
Thanks! It's a Jack o lantern Lepto.Nice fts, what is the last coral in pic?
My best tip for running wiring in conduit... run the pH probe and ORP probe last... otherwise they will be super hard to replace!
Great looking build!
awesome...this is what I have been looking for. I want a display sump with my tank! following!
Rick,
Are you using a flame polish on your acrylic edges (hydrogen/oxygen) or a machine/hand polish?
What brand of cell cast acrylic are you using?
I have an old Cam Tech 5' x 10' CNC router that I may upgrade but right now it is stripped down and used as a granite/quartz fabrication table.
Love the quality of your fabrication for the sumps, overflows, and tank...well done!
Hey Lowell,
NEVER flame polish acrylic. Yes it looks nice, but it will craze within a few months and look like crap. We only hand sand and buff everything. Sweat equity is how to do it right
Well the other method is to anneal the assembled units after completion...no one seems to want to buy the oven though...lol. I made thousands of tanks over the years and only a few crazed...most seem to be from people using alcohol or Windex as a cleaner...never a good idea even with a hand polish.
So are you using a MicroMesh product or just various abrasives by hand with a machine buff final?
Ever looked at Edge Finisher Corp's EF-100 or 200? I had one once and sent it back because I could not process the panel sizes they advertised even with the outfeed and infeed tracks.
Great build thread! I gained many new ideas and methods from this build. Especially the custom stand.
@mixer911 ,
How are you liking the EF200? Have you tried bonding the polished edges to see what happens yet? I only purchased mine with the matte finish head and dropped the polycrystalline polish head so I never tried it. After trying to run the maximum panel sizes for a major aquarium store remodel I sent the unit back. It would not keep a flat surface even after making all the adjustments required. Replaced it with a shop made unit and power feeder for less than $1000.00. Still use the old set up once an a while. Loved the idea of the polished edge finish just thought the company did not give me a true scope of the machines abilities. I should have bought the larger unit but never got around to it.