Today’s aquariums are predominantly made of glass but many larger tanks and those made in unique shapes and sizes are quite often acrylic. Here in the US we have a huge pool of old and used acrylic tanks that can often be acquired for little to no cost but unlike glass, theycan经常做需要恢复以消除随着时间的推移积累的划痕和欺凌。
This is precisely the boat within which we found ourselves after inheriting a 15 year old 200 gallon aquarium with a healthy amount of battle scars and in dire need of some much needed restoration. We first shared with you our saga of moving this aquarium, which we thought would be a单身，一个完成的视频但we broke the stand摊位破裂，需要创造saltwater holding pond, and建立新的立场for the tank to rest upon.
It’s been a couple months since we’ve updated this aquarium restoration and refurbishing project but we used that time to learn as much as we could about thebestway to remove scratches and refinish the acrylic of this handsome ‘fat cube’ shaped aquarium. Matt Conrad ofSeeclear是我们对该项目的主要顾问，在他的建议和指导下，我们将所有将该水族馆带到其以前的荣耀的地方所需的所有工具和材料拼凑在一起。
这是我们有史以来第一次恢复丙烯酸水族馆的经历，这个例子当然具有一些挑战性的深划痕，而没有一个平方毫米的划痕，而不是从较小的划痕和朦胧中造成的。水族馆内部的总表面积约为12平方英尺，我们经历了近百个砂纸，三个抛光垫和大量抛光化合物。
经过大约250美元或投资，大约有十几个小时的工作，我们得到了对这个水族馆的明确性，并消除了所有最大，最深的划痕。我们无法进入最深的角落或生产镜子之类的镜子，但是这个水族馆比开始的方式好95％，值得一提。If you follow along this video you’ll learn some tips and tricks on how you too can restore an acrylic tank as there are a lot of deals to be had on these kind of tanks that just need a little bit of TLC and elbow grease to get them back into usable condition.
