240 Inwall Construction (Image Intense) - Page 3

adddo · #51 09/11/2007, 02:40 AM

Ive posted earlier in the thread, but have to say again that this is truly a masterpiece not only in beauty of the tank and the inhabitants itself, but also in the engineering and 'behind the scenes'. Truly inspiring and a big thanks for the awsome documentation Joseph!

jwedehase · #52 09/11/2007, 08:21 AM

You know... one thing I didn't see in this new split...

What camera are you using?

LOL.

weatherson · #53 09/11/2007, 04:25 PM

I knew I was forgetting something. Here you go...

Seriously, just to get this out now... I shoot with the Canon EOS Digital Rebel (the original version) and most of the macro shots are with the Canon 100mm lens.

Joseph.

speartheman · #54 09/11/2007, 07:04 PM

You must be the of DIY ! I've seen a lot of your work and its awsome

speartheman · #55 09/11/2007, 07:05 PM

You must be the of DIY ! I've seen a lot of your work and its awsome and your tank looks great too

weatherson · #56 09/12/2007, 02:22 PM

speartheman: Are you typing on your cell phone because you're breaking up?

Seriously, thank you very much.

Joseph.

thor32766 · #57 09/12/2007, 02:35 PM

sweet tank, love it!

weatherson · #58 09/13/2007, 08:39 AM

thor32766: Thank you and me too.

Joseph.

Rock Anemone · #59 09/13/2007, 12:14 PM

Wow, absolutely stunning!

mg426 · #60 09/13/2007, 01:15 PM

Unbelievable, TOTM

andrewsk · #61 09/14/2007, 06:03 PM

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!

andrewsk · #62 09/14/2007, 06:03 PM

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!

weatherson · #63 09/14/2007, 09:14 PM

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.

1newfish · #64 09/14/2007, 09:58 PM

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!

weatherson · #65 09/14/2007, 10:22 PM

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.

TJ · #66 09/14/2007, 10:46 PM

AMEN to that, weatherson.... the very thought of even attempting to add up the past 10 years cost, frightens me beyond words.

spleen93 · #67 09/15/2007, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally posted 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.

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

Spleen

Skipper · #68 09/16/2007, 07:46 AM

Incredible, Joseph. Thanks for the re-cap.

I really like your air injection idea, too.

weatherson · #69 09/17/2007, 01:32 AM

Spleen &Skip: Thank you both very much.

Joseph.

Ken Sellick · #70 09/17/2007, 05:14 PM

Hi Joseph,
Have you started pruning your corals or slowed down on your light cycles or light spectrum yet?

Chef Reef · #71 09/17/2007, 05:28 PM

you have to much money..... im so jelous...

jnarowe · #72 09/17/2007, 05:32 PM

no such thing.

Dudester · #73 09/17/2007, 06:00 PM

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!

jwedehase · #74 09/17/2007, 06:39 PM

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.

EBR4 · #75 09/17/2007, 08:14 PM

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