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that was the exact way I did my old tank setup, i had sand and the eggcrate raised all the rock an inch above it, I just placed small bits of rock ta the front to ghide the eggcrate.
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Paul, I used black Krylon's "Fusion" black paint for plastic on PVC stuff I had in my tank. Research showed it is safe plus the plastic disappears from day one. coralline algae seems to grow faster on black things too. You only have to let it dry for 24 hours before you put it in your tank.
Last edited by Russ Braaten; 04/16/2006 at 06:36 PM. |
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Thanks Russ, but im hoping that once the rockwork is finished, there will be no plastic visible at all.
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How many pounds of rock do you expect to have to use in the tank?
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I have the same sized tank and below is about 500lbs... I am looking to add a little more...
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700-800lbs.
I have 400 or so in my 225, I have around 300 curing/cured. Having siad that, i ont want a tank ful of rock. I want lots of swimming space for the tangs.
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I don't remember if you answered this ye
t. Are you transferring your 225 into the new tank? |
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Yes I am.
The idea is to run the two tanks into the same sump for a week to equillibrate them and allow for the development of a good bacterail load in the new sand. Then I will get the new rock into the new tank. The next step will be to pull rock from the old tank, move it over and position the corals. Move the lights over....connect to the new sump and its done. The old sand from the 225 will be moved to a new 100g tank to make a DSB as part of the new system. P.
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Paul,
Looks great! What did you do to the rock sub-structure (PVC) so it would not float? thanks |
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skamin,
PVC should not float its SG is higher than salt water, unless there is air in the system
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Quote:
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Paul, just wondering if you closed all the pvc off from the rest of the tank, as in no 3/4 inch holes in the tank. Dont want the same horror story like Steve Weast in Oregon. After have his 500 gallon running for 2 years, had to break it down to remove a 7 foot long worm that lived in the rock structure
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yes I saw that. I do have holes in my PVC, but they are all sealable
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Paul W Whitby Ph.D President Central Okla. Marine Aq. Soc. |
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Yeah, you leave holes in it, it fills with water. Alternatively, you can fill with sand as well or add some rock before adding to the tank.
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Looks really great Paul!
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-Alien |
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UPDATE!!!!
WE NEED AN UPDATE!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!
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Paul is out of the country and won't be back for another two weeks or so.
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thats true.....im in England right now
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working on my brothers tank at the moment.
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Great!!! Sounds like a good time for a free frag and beer party over at Pauls house!!!!
BYOFB- (bring your own frag bags) |
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Woot! I'm in!!!
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I have every confidence in my attack damsels
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DizzyDezzi has already taken the damsels to help cycle her tank.
bwayne has taken all the live rock he needed. I saw the pictures!!!!
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Rumor has it some stuff is going down tonight!
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well....I finally returned home and made a start on moving stuff over:
Heres where I am currently at. ![]() ![]() and for perspective, heres my old hood on my new tank: ![]() Still have a lot to do, such as catch and move the fish over, fill in the gaps with rock and do some re-aquascaping. Also need to work on the lights and get them set up better. The 100g sump, 50g filter housing and the 75g refugium are all up and running. its getting there
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