240 Inwall Construction (Image Intense)

Great thread. Very inspiring.

I wonder if you could comment on your acrylic work. I am very interested in trying a few DIY projects with Acrylic. What tools do you use for cutting, shaping and polishing?

I love how your finished products look so smooth around the edges.

Thanks!
 
Great thread. Very inspiring.

I wonder if you could comment on your acrylic work. I am very interested in trying a few DIY projects with Acrylic. What tools do you use for cutting, shaping and polishing?

I love how your finished products look so smooth around the edges.

Thanks!
 
Rock Anemone & mg426: Thank you very much.

andrewsk: Thanks for the kind words. I use a multitude of tools but the main power tools used are a table saw, router, stationary belt sander, drill press, orbital sander and radial arm saw. There's many other hand tools also used. Polishing is accomplished with either a torch (flame) or stationary buffer.

Joseph.
 
Tonight is the first time I have seen this thread and your tank is amazing. I can only dream of having a tank like yours. I must first appologize if my next question is out of line but I am curious.

Do you have a rough estimante on the cost of your setup?

Again, great job!
 
1newfish: Thank you very much and no, I do not have an estimate of the cost of my system. Calculating or estimating the total cost of this hobby is neither healthy or recommended for the timid or brave alike. ;)

Joseph.
 
AMEN to that, weatherson.... the very thought of even attempting to add up the past 10 years cost, frightens me beyond words.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10769709#post10769709 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by weatherson
1newfish: Thank you very much and no, I do not have an estimate of the cost of my system. Calculating or estimating the total cost of this hobby is neither healthy or recommended for the timid or brave alike. ;)

Joseph.
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LOL! Couldn't agree more, Joseph. As always, your pictures are inspiring.

Spleen
 
I can't thank you enough for that illustrative and informative summary. I've had this thread ear-marked to read for "a rainy weekend" and I've been deleting new alerts for about 18 months. For some reason I decided to see what's going on in here and happened upon the executive summary of all summaries. I'm no longer intimidated and will follow this thread actively. Your work, and your system, are simply amazing!
 
Uhh... Chef Reef... that's a little presumptuous, and a little rude, don't you think?

Knowing Weatherson on a personal level, I'll stick my neck out where he's typically too gracious to respond. I can assure you he doesn't live lavishly, or in a gated community, or flaunt wealth. He's a pretty normal T-shirt and blue jeans living in standard housing tract kinda guy. He's mentioned many times that the reason he does so much DIY is as much a money saver as it is an outlet for his tinkering mind. Not only that, but it's not like this all happened at once. IIRC, he's been in the hobby... maybe 12-14 years? That's a long time to be able to collect some very nice equipment.
 
I'm with Dudester -- I just rediscovered this thread after a long while, and saw that it split twice in that time -- oh wow, guess I better sit and relax 'cause it's gonna be a long night. Thankfully, I just went to the last split to see the current state of it all, and was so glad to see your recap. Very nicely done, Sir.

I also share your philosophy of finding art in the engineering of things, be it the Brooklyn Bridge, a Maloof rocking chair, or an aquarium and all the life support that goes into it. Wonderful work, and I promise to not lag behind so much again :-)

Matt
 
Ken: I haven't done any specific major pruning as of yet but have created frags, both intentionally and inadvertently. ;) I won't be altering my lighting but my calcium levels struggle to remain ideal with the current equipment as is. This appears to have slowed growth rates slightly. I did just replace all my MH bulbs so that should counteract this. ;) But, as much as I hate having to see the unnatural look of pruned corals, the time to do so is drawing near.

Chef Reef: Actually, I have no money left as I've spent it all on my tank. :D Seriously, your life will be much more enjoyable should you not concentrate so intensely on money. The resulting lack of feelings of jealousy alone should make a great improvement itself. And you can take that bit of wisdom to the bank. ;)

Dudester & EBR4: Thank you both very much and you are welcome.

Joseph.
 
Pruning

Pruning

Joseph,
The only reason I asked is because of how well U do with every other aspect of this 'hobby'. I thought U would come up with some sort of ingenious plan to minimize the 'fraggled look' of pruning.
I love to see the look of naturally developed coral heads myself. Maybe something like pulling out selective heads and replacing them with frags, the constant change of life on the reef.
Thanks for being a positive example.
 
dougie & seastar12: Thank you very much.

Ken: I still think the easiest route would be to just get a bigger tank. :D Thanks for the kind words and you are welcome.

Joseph.
 
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