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06/26/2012, 08:20 PM | #176 |
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Looks good! You are in a 96 by 36 tank right? Reason I ask is I was going to buy from BRS (can't decide the type yet but leaning toward Reef Saver because it seems to lock together better (?). Anyway I don't want to overbuy but want to get it early enough to cure it. They were saying 400lbs but that seems high to me and given what you've got...
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I think you need to remove some rock!
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I agree! I found myself putting more in just for the sake not wasting it.
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Other than chiseling about one pound off, this is the same amount of rock. Tank now includes two mushroom towers and a cave with many outlets. I like it alot more than first attempt. Much more open room for fish and flow. What do you think?
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06/27/2012, 01:50 PM | #183 |
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Looks great!!! What are you planning on stocking in the tank?
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List is not set in stone, most are seen in every other reef tank (with reason!) Some of my favorite fish- Stocking List Regal angel Copperband Butterfly* Powder Blue Tang Hippo Tang Yellow Tang Naso Tang Kole tang Purple Tang Flame Hawkfish School of Cardinalfish (undecided-blue eye, long spine, bangai) OR School of Anthias (undecided) Percula Clownfish* Reef safe Wrasse ( undecided) I am a big fan of zoas and many LPS. Tank will be mixed reef, not SPS dominated. I was thinking of sticking to just one species of SPS throughout the tank such as Blue Tort. |
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ATTEMPT #1
ATTEMPT #2 ATTEMPT #3 Slightly different from #2-I tried to enhance "The Cave" by moving the rocks, chiseling the front "ceiling" and adding some large rubble. I think the cave entrance would look "cooler" if it was smaller but its current size imo is more functional for flow and what pic doesnt show, are several outlets inside the cave when you look into it. I think I'm going to stick with this setup for now but may have to make some adjustments when pumps are on. Hope you like it. |
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I do like the bits of branch coming up to the surface in Attempt #1. I think this gives more shape and dimension to the top of your rock structure.
Once your corals grow in, that won't be such an issue. But for an initial start, I think adding the branch on top of the boulders might help with the aesthetics a little. I also like in Attempt #1 there is more variation in the height of all the different rock work. My opinion... Of course I have a 30" piece of shelf rock in my tank so I have a large flat area. But the height differences help a lot in giving you 'stadium' viewing of the corals.
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For the record......First drops of ro/di water.
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looking good man.
what pumps are you planning to use and where are you going to place them? that might be a task with those big huge pieces of rock.
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I'm so on board with this one! Looking good jt48. I may have missed this, but what's the livestock list looking like?
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I think the rock work looks good! It should fill in very nicely.
I chiseled and drilled several larger holes through my dry Pukani rock. Some were to offer places for fish to swim through and hide. Others were for easy sps placement. Good luck! Looking great so far!
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I like the way you did your aquascape. It looks like a hybrid between how a reef looks and the pillar look like chingchai.
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If so there is a hole. Hesitant to make it larger as it may heighten the water level in the overflow. Not sure. But either way problem was solved by lowering water level in the sump. Unless of course I solve that problem. I believe the problem was determined to be that my baffles in the sump are all the same height each consecutive one should be lower. I did not correct that issue as there is no wave if sump water level is low enough. But maybe i should fix it so I can have an extra 10 gallons in the system. I have plenty of room in the sump for drainage during power off. Hmmmm. Last edited by jt48; 06/29/2012 at 09:32 AM. |
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Cheap wine can still taste good! I had a bottle of Bogle and it was no more than 10 dollars. One of my favorite. I really like your #1 attempt on your aquascape. I myself like the little cave and overhanging look.
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