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yauger

yauger

Then again you can have the tank built in the room it's going in. Not too difficult to do and you can watch it being made.

 

at what additional cost? would be great but it seems unconventional if say you have to drive more than an hour to reach my house... Jeff YGPM

NAGA

NAGA

As far as the mess is concerned I can tell you Erik that things have been refined quite a bit since. I usually have at least one person with me and set up to contain the shavings. Also, the amount of shavings are dramatically less than one might think due to the accuracy of the CNC router. We literally are only routing off a 1/16th of an inch and not much comes off.

 

Erik, if I remember correctly we hogged off about a 1/2 inch with yours. :biggrin:

 

Yauger........checking pm's now

 

Jeff

ErikS

ErikS

As far as the mess is concerned I can tell you Erik that things have been refined quite a bit since. I usually have at least one person with me and set up to contain the shavings.

I disagree - what some call a mess I choose to call DIY rock ingredients :lol2:

 

Nah, we only took an 1/8" or 1/16".....................I saw a pic of that honk'n CNC machine - amazing.

discretekarma

discretekarma

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My tank is in a walk out basement so stairs aren't an issue. I have a 180 which fit in with out a problem. If I get a new tank, I really want it to be acrylic. The tank will be 72L x 24D x either 24 or 30 tall. I already know what 24 is like since I have that currently. I don't usually need to reach the bottom since I don't really have corals there. I already use tongs since I don't like to be armpit deep in the water. I'm pretty sure that we want to do an agressive tank next anyways. None of this is definite but the tank will be the same dimensions as what we have now but possibly taller. Even if I keep the same size tank as I have now I think I'll still want a new one since I want the bottow drilled instead of the back like it is now and my current take has a good ammount of scratches and chips in the corners.

ErikS

ErikS

I don't usually need to reach the bottom since I don't really have corals there. I already use tongs since I don't like to be armpit deep in the water.

Well with acrylic you'll need to clean it somehow, in the years I've had one I have yet to find anything that doesn't scratch or require hand cleaning. A long list of implements, high end magnets, Kent Pro Scratcher - you name it I've tried it. Best device to date is called a dobie - & that requires hand cleaning.

flowerseller Oracle Reefer

flowerseller

Best device to date is called a dobie - & that requires hand cleaning.

 

When you say dobie, is that like a dubie?

 

What is a dobie?

ErikS

ErikS

What is a dobie?

Sounds like it, but it's pronounced like the 1950's TV show Dobie Gillis...............3M product, basically a mesh outer layer with a porous inner layer.

 

It's in the sponges aisle, cost about $3.00 (or less) for a 3 pack. Gets everything but the most stubborn coraline (or more accurately I don't want to rub that much)

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Guest scubadrew

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Then again you can have the tank built in the room it's going in. Not too difficult to do and you can watch it being made.

 

 

Hey Jeff,

 

I'm trying to PM you about a tank build - getting an error about your box is full.

 

Can you PM me your email address?

 

thanks!

 

Drew

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