Metal monster 3k
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yeah i like coating my steel with devoe one part epoxy chemical resistant paints....This is what i used on my 650 metal frame tank and there's no signs of rust after 3 years of operation 
.....stuff takes over a week to dry but you can build up a very nice thick coat of paint with it...Its almost like glue lol... All my steel is for FREE and it is 2" box tube 1/8" to 1/4" wall thickness....should b plenty strong. I also have a s*** ton of 1.5" 1/8" angle i may be using for some of the side wall supports. All this material was paid for by a client who went out of buisness so i was left with the material crazy i know. And any other scraps and pieces i have i;ve aquired from jobs ive had over the past 2 years. I always order an extra piece or two from any welding job i get (gotta have perks when running your own buisness lol)
Pharoah i hope to keep up with pics on this one because my Metal Monster 650 build was kinda lacking them a bit....I was alot more unstable on my last build and didnt even have a house to put it in when i started...I was also still in college and it took a good 3 years to complete. Funny thing is this 3k will probably run me the same amount as it did for the 650 gal. and Noone uses steel def. my material of choice especially because ill be assembling the entire thing myself. There will also be some CNC machine pics for drilling the acrylic. I'm lazy and i have my own CNC so its and excuse to use it. At the shop now! so i'm back to welding so i have some pics for tonight. I had a call for an acrylic tank repair from one of my customers i did this afternoon so it threw off my tanks plans a bit for the day.
.....stuff takes over a week to dry but you can build up a very nice thick coat of paint with it...Its almost like glue lol... All my steel is for FREE and it is 2" box tube 1/8" to 1/4" wall thickness....should b plenty strong. I also have a s*** ton of 1.5" 1/8" angle i may be using for some of the side wall supports. All this material was paid for by a client who went out of buisness so i was left with the material crazy i know. And any other scraps and pieces i have i;ve aquired from jobs ive had over the past 2 years. I always order an extra piece or two from any welding job i get (gotta have perks when running your own buisness lol) Pharoah i hope to keep up with pics on this one because my Metal Monster 650 build was kinda lacking them a bit....I was alot more unstable on my last build and didnt even have a house to put it in when i started...I was also still in college and it took a good 3 years to complete. Funny thing is this 3k will probably run me the same amount as it did for the 650 gal. and Noone uses steel
def. my material of choice especially because ill be assembling the entire thing myself. There will also be some CNC machine pics for drilling the acrylic. I'm lazy and i have my own CNC so its and excuse to use it. At the shop now! so i'm back to welding so i have some pics for tonight. I had a call for an acrylic tank repair from one of my customers i did this afternoon so it threw off my tanks plans a bit for the day.
thanks for all the early support everyone! i wont let you down!!!
Here is the acrylic repair i did today at work some bonus pics of my customers shop. Its called "eye catching coral and fish" in younhstown ohio. I built the 16 acrylic tanks and racks from scratch one year ago. Enjoy!
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some bonus pics of my customers shop. Its called "eye catching coral and fish" in younhstown ohio. I built the 16 acrylic tanks and racks from scratch one year ago. Enjoy!Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
First pic is the crack...second pic is the hold i drilled to stop it...and following pics are the sandwich patch i put on on either side of the tank...i had extra glue so i threw on a top piece aswell. This was glued with only the best Weld-On #40 it is the only glue that should ever be used to make or repair acrylic tanks.
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Bonus pics of my customers wholesale store and the 16 tanks i made for him.
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P.s. they broke the tank moving it from the top braces!!!! Not my craftsminship failure, had to clear that up...i took a 200 gal. Box of salt as payment lol
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