I just wanted to post and let everyone know how Marc's scratch removal process is going. www.nars.biz
I have a tank that was somewhat abused by its former owner and his kids. They were new to the hobby and this was their first acrylic tank. It was a FOWLR and he ran a very deep sand bed, leaving a very visible line ~4" from the bottom of the tank. There were also some very deep scratches and lots of swirl marks, etc from years of abuse. His kids had "helped" him several times by cleaning the tank with green scrubbers, etc to remove the coralline. He quickly put an end to that, although the scratches were there for good now, Or so we thought.
Marc was looking for some volunteers to try his new process out. Although we did not expect much, I told him we would be interested to see what he could do. We were surprised to find out that we did not need to drain the tank, or take any special precautions to get the scratches removed. The process he uses can be done while the tank is still up and running and full of coral/fish. We have a very full mixed reef tank, and were very concerned about the effect this could have on our livestock.
He came over and tested his process on a side panel, to see what he was up against. After working on it a while, he decided he would need some heavier grit material. Apparently the tank was made from some very "hard" acrylic. That coupled with the many scratches, etc and the lighter grit material just wasn't making the expected progress. He ordered and received the new material and came back over this past weekend to work on the left half of the front viewing panel.
My wife and I just can't believe the difference Marc's process can make on a tank. It is incredible the difference this has made on our tank and the overall clarity of the entire system. There are often times lots of very small swirl marks that are not immediately visible on a tank, glass or acrylic, once itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s filled with water. Once they are removed it makes the entire system MUCH clearer, it's just invisible. You cannot tell that there is anything holding the water in, it looks like the livestock is just floating in the air.
I have had many glass tanks in the past and will not own one again after seeing this process and the results. There is no comparison between the clarity of a properly polished acrylic tank and a glass tank, even starphire. I will post some pictures up here tonight, but as you know it's hard to show the true differences in a picture.
Thanks again Marc.
I have a tank that was somewhat abused by its former owner and his kids. They were new to the hobby and this was their first acrylic tank. It was a FOWLR and he ran a very deep sand bed, leaving a very visible line ~4" from the bottom of the tank. There were also some very deep scratches and lots of swirl marks, etc from years of abuse. His kids had "helped" him several times by cleaning the tank with green scrubbers, etc to remove the coralline. He quickly put an end to that, although the scratches were there for good now, Or so we thought.
Marc was looking for some volunteers to try his new process out. Although we did not expect much, I told him we would be interested to see what he could do. We were surprised to find out that we did not need to drain the tank, or take any special precautions to get the scratches removed. The process he uses can be done while the tank is still up and running and full of coral/fish. We have a very full mixed reef tank, and were very concerned about the effect this could have on our livestock.
He came over and tested his process on a side panel, to see what he was up against. After working on it a while, he decided he would need some heavier grit material. Apparently the tank was made from some very "hard" acrylic. That coupled with the many scratches, etc and the lighter grit material just wasn't making the expected progress. He ordered and received the new material and came back over this past weekend to work on the left half of the front viewing panel.
My wife and I just can't believe the difference Marc's process can make on a tank. It is incredible the difference this has made on our tank and the overall clarity of the entire system. There are often times lots of very small swirl marks that are not immediately visible on a tank, glass or acrylic, once itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s filled with water. Once they are removed it makes the entire system MUCH clearer, it's just invisible. You cannot tell that there is anything holding the water in, it looks like the livestock is just floating in the air.
I have had many glass tanks in the past and will not own one again after seeing this process and the results. There is no comparison between the clarity of a properly polished acrylic tank and a glass tank, even starphire. I will post some pictures up here tonight, but as you know it's hard to show the true differences in a picture.
Thanks again Marc.
