My 240 Gallon Island Cube
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I'd really like to remove some of the scratches that came with the tank. Does anyone have experience with the Mighty Magnets and Lifegard Aquatics Acrylic Scratch Removal Kits? I'm trying to determine which is better. Thank you!
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There is a thee part acrylic scratch remover that I've used. For the life of me I cannot recall the name but the bottles were blue green and red writing on white. I never really had much hope for the tank I used it on, the before and after results however made me a believer.
However, it was something that really needed to be done before you filled the tank.
However, it was something that really needed to be done before you filled the tank.
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Love cube tanks btw.
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You're probably thinking of Novus. I am looking for sand papers that can be used with the magnet cleaners. Similar to this I'm just wondering if anyone has experience with multiple products/warnings/advice/etc.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2538092
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2538092
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Mighty Magnets replied to my email and said the kit includes 1500-12000 papers. I'd love feedback from someone on what grit paper they started with to get good results. Maybe 600-800-1200?
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I watched those yesterday. It looks like he went down under 600 for that video. I'm thinking I'll start with the 1500 that comes in the kit and see if that will take out the scratches I have, which are not very deep, and go from there.
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That's a great offer, Brandon. I'll PM you!
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This is a 360 video so you probably need to open it in YouTube in order to be able to look around. If you can't get the 360 feature to work, then the video is basically broken! You should be able to swipe to turn the camera or move your phone around to change the view.
https://youtu.be/HtspSs6deJM
https://youtu.be/HtspSs6deJM
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Wayyy cool!
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I'm curious if you mean the thread or the 360 video or both? 
Devaji108
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looks amazing! she a keeper 
I was wondering why you did not buff it out before setting it up? not that I have ever none it but that's what I would have done.
great score, I gave a way a 240 with 2 month old MH lights. so I hope I have good tank karma and something really amazing comes my way.
keep us posted!
I was wondering why you did not buff it out before setting it up? not that I have ever none it but that's what I would have done.
great score, I gave a way a 240 with 2 month old MH lights. so I hope I have good tank karma and something really amazing comes my way.
keep us posted!
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I didn't remove the scratches before setting it up because the scratches are relatively minor. I also didn't realize it was so relatively easy and could be done with such good results. Fortunately, it doesn't seem like it's too late!
A long time ago I had an 8' 240 gallon tank. I tried removing the scratches and I never got the hazing out. From what I can tell, the process and kit seem very doable, now.
A long time ago I had an 8' 240 gallon tank. I tried removing the scratches and I never got the hazing out. From what I can tell, the process and kit seem very doable, now.
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Thanks Shawn! I am going to start using this as a blog since I'm all caught up to present-time. My girlfriend and I went on vacation for 11 days to Belize and Miracles38 did a fantastic job of looking after the tank for us while we were gone! There are a couple of corals that are unhappy, but no losses and all of the fish are fat and happy.
It's my blog so I'm going to rant for just a second that I find it really amazing how some people are taking apparent joy in collecting very expensive frags on little frag plugs. It's almost like they know they're on little plugs with nowhere to grow because it doesn't seem from the pictures like they're getting encrusting growth.
It's amazing to me how much encrusting growth I'm getting from some of these corals in just a couple of months, and my Cali Tort and my Red Planet are both colonizing. The Red Planet is sending up 6-7 new branches out of the encrusted base! I'll give it a little longer than add some pictures. It was one of the first corals that went into the tank, so I'm excited about the other progress to follow.
The Cali Tort is also developing at least 10 1/4" little branches off of the base, but I suspect those might be smaller eventually. I'm not sure what it's going to end up doing, exactly. There do appear to be some pictures of Google where it's colonized into a really nice, thick group of branches. I would love it if it did that for me, and it has plenty of room to do it.
I also have this coral that I think I bought as a "blue stag" which is showing some great growth. It's on its own little rock, and I'm not positive where its final home is going to be. I suspect it's going to turn out to be a huge stag colony.
It's my blog so I'm going to rant for just a second that I find it really amazing how some people are taking apparent joy in collecting very expensive frags on little frag plugs. It's almost like they know they're on little plugs with nowhere to grow because it doesn't seem from the pictures like they're getting encrusting growth.
It's amazing to me how much encrusting growth I'm getting from some of these corals in just a couple of months, and my Cali Tort and my Red Planet are both colonizing. The Red Planet is sending up 6-7 new branches out of the encrusted base! I'll give it a little longer than add some pictures. It was one of the first corals that went into the tank, so I'm excited about the other progress to follow.
The Cali Tort is also developing at least 10 1/4" little branches off of the base, but I suspect those might be smaller eventually. I'm not sure what it's going to end up doing, exactly. There do appear to be some pictures of Google where it's colonized into a really nice, thick group of branches. I would love it if it did that for me, and it has plenty of room to do it.
I also have this coral that I think I bought as a "blue stag" which is showing some great growth. It's on its own little rock, and I'm not positive where its final home is going to be. I suspect it's going to turn out to be a huge stag colony.
