450 rehab

joshlandis24

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well here we go i bought a 450 aquarium from a buddy got a pretty good deal just needed a makeover so here it is.
had to wet sand it with 1000 an then step it down all the way to 2500 then i used novus an another headlight compound to buff it out also
i used a mothers polishing cone [which helped in the corners] after a long time of all the steps it came out pretty good i think the key to buffing acrylic
is to take your time make sure your go through each step don't try an cut corners. idk if any of this will help anyone out but i know some of the youtube videos didn't really help me to much lol this was my first time trying such a big project an it was a task...but fun...here are some pics below
 

joshlandis24

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well here we go i bought a 450 aquarium from a buddy got a pretty good deal just needed a makeover so here it is.
had to wet sand it with 1000 an then step it down all the way to 2500 then i used novus an another headlight compound to buff it out also
i used a mothers polishing cone [which helped in the corners] after a long time of all the steps it came out pretty good i think the key to buffing acrylic
is to take your time make sure your go through each step don't try an cut corners. idk if any of this will help anyone out but i know some of the youtube videos didn't really help me to much lol this was my first time trying such a big project an it was a task...but fun...here are some pics below


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blindkiller85

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Did some good work on buffing and it looks great with the pbass.

Question, what are the dimensions of the tank?
 

xraycer

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Looks awesome!

Since its in that tight spot, what's your plan for filtration?
 

joshlandis24

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There is a 75 gallon sump under there with lava rock an bio balls 3000 gph pump also a fx5

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krichardson

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Looking good,what do you plan to stock it with?
 

joshlandis24

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Already have fish in it i have 6 peacock bass. 2 temensis 2 azuls. 2 orinos. 11 geophagus Abalios. 1 marble motoro. 1 fire eel

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That sounds like a nice display.
 
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