Arrrrrgh!

After 5 water tests, my wood/acrylic/epoxy tank still leaks in the same three areas. And I have bunt out my angle grinder making specular aluminum.

I wanted to give up on the 190 and focus my attention (and all the hardware I bought) on my current 30 gallon, but my wife won't let me. She says I should cut out the panel of acrylic and insert a new one. Guys, if you ever find a gal like mine, don't screw up and cherish her. One in a thousand.

Anyway, I have put it on the back burner for the last couple of weeks and I don't want it to slip into oblivion.

have you read scollys thread? that should at least let you know that there are others out there with similar frustrations. How are you makeing specular aluminum?

I've skimmed through Scolley's book, but maybe I need to read it all. I'm taking sheet aluminum, wet sanding it with 400, 600, 800, 1500, & 2000 grit paper, and will soon begin to polish it. I've joined a metal polishing forum to get it right.