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Old 07-21-2010, 05:52 PM
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nice build, the only thing I would have done different is bought spectral aluminum instead of polishing it my self. pollished aluminum while looking shiney only has a reflective index of 70 to 85% and will quickly corode again over the tank unless you put a lot of effort into keeping it shiney.

spectral aluminum has a reflective index of 92 to 99.7 depending on the quality and the reflective surface is actualy nickel which will not react with the salt air so it just takes a simple wipe once and a while to remove the salt creep.

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