Peninsula build 625

saltylife · Mar 5, 2019

I've got my hands full with the paper. The tank was ordered as a pair for a basketball player or something and only 1 got set up. This tank was going to installed at a local LFS and sit for awhile before it was decided to let go. The real trick is getting the paper off without scratching the acrylic. But so far so good, nearly 50% done

vetteguy53081 · Mar 6, 2019

KVery nice post. It opened my eyes to a couple of ideas as I have a 660g acrylic arriving next Saturday. Mine too is a peninsula but will be against a wall until we head to Florida in a couple of years
I like how you laid plumbing on top as this tank I thought had a retarded elevated plumbing design. I do have a canopy to conceal all plumbing .here is pic of unit before cherry wood was applied to it permanently. Your work is skillful and of great quality.

saltylife · Mar 17, 2019

Some trim going on

vetteguy53081 · Mar 17, 2019

I understand on the paper, a blow dryer will assist in easy peel off ( I assume the low heat)

saltylife · Mar 18, 2019

vetteguy53081 · Mar 18, 2019

saltylife said:

Even nicer yet !!!

saltylife · Mar 19, 2019

So I was trying to decide on how the canopy should look... I decided to go with a smaller version of the bottom half mirrored

McPuff · Mar 20, 2019

Looks awesome! Great job on the stand and trim. Looking forward to more updates.

saltylife · Mar 20, 2019

McPuff said:
Looks awesome! Great job on the stand and trim. Looking forward to more updates.

Thank you, it's been a slow progress, but I'm getting closer to being able to dedicate some more time to it.

saltylife · Mar 31, 2019

Finally all the paper is off, still cleaning up the glue though, but the hard part is done

McPuff · Apr 1, 2019

Wonder why the paper was so hard to get off the tank... usually it's pretty simple. Was this stuff glued on or what?

Jimbo662 · Apr 1, 2019

That's going to be one gorgeous / amazing setup!

saltylife · Apr 1, 2019

McPuff said:
Wonder why the paper was so hard to get off the tank... usually it's pretty simple. Was this stuff glued on or what?

The tank set a couple years before able to set up, should have pulled it off then

saltylife · Apr 4, 2019

polished up the end section with novus, pretty pleased with the outcome, only 32 more feet to go...

Feet4Fish · Apr 4, 2019

saltylife said:
polished up the end section with novus, pretty pleased with the outcome, only 32 more feet to go...

Did you use all three levels of movie? Buff by hand , buffing wheel or drill assembly?

saltylife · Apr 4, 2019

Yes all 3, number 3 buffed by hand, number 2 with drill

saltylife · Apr 4, 2019

I'll post some pics of the buffing taking place tomorrow.

saltylife · Apr 7, 2019

Did some more canopy work today. Finished the column on the other side and added some of the shiplap. I'm looking at installing linear actuators for the side openings of each shiplap sections.