Show me your Pillar's - Page 2

Konadog · #26 01/12/2006, 01:16 AM

Any more pictures?

simple_joe · #27 01/14/2006, 01:08 AM

Have you seen this one?

simple_joe · #28 01/14/2006, 01:10 AM

What about this?

simple_joe · #29 01/14/2006, 01:16 AM

One more:

simple_joe · #30 01/14/2006, 01:22 AM

Check out this site:

http://korallenriff.de/dekoration_04.html

simple_joe · #31 01/14/2006, 01:23 AM

Konadog · #32 02/01/2006, 01:54 AM

Thank you Joseph, I had not seen them. Great ideas!

trmiv · #33 02/01/2006, 02:59 AM

Reef Bond? What is that, some kind of powder that mixes to a reef safe plaster? Apparently only available in Germany.

simple_joe · #34 03/01/2006, 02:37 PM

Hey Ken,

Have you figured out how you are going to build your pillars?

Joseph

Konadog · #35 03/01/2006, 06:08 PM

Joseph, where you been??

Yes, I am going to use the rocks I have, and drill a hole in them to put a rod thru. I feel that I should use what I already have and not buy anymore LR. I found some rods that is the same material as starboard and will work great.

Konadog · #36 03/22/2006, 12:04 AM

Well, I'm still going with pillars in my tank and decided to open up the bins that have been cooking my rock since November and see what I could build.

Came up with a few ideas:

Large pillar front

Large pillar back

I really need to put something next to these for reference, this has about a 3' base, and is 20" tall.

Branch rock front

Branch rock back

TCU Reefer · #37 03/22/2006, 01:00 AM

I'm doing two pillars and 2 overhangs in my 215 inwall right now. Although it's not a pillar, I finished the first overhang today.

I still need to add more rock around the base.

I also started on one of the pillars but ran out of flat rocks.

jent46bow · #38 03/22/2006, 01:13 AM

Here is a pic of mine....it was done with just very very carfull stacking. It seems pretty damn stable.

Konadog · #39 03/22/2006, 01:50 AM

TCU Reefer, that looks like it's going to turn out very nice, I like it! I should have put a coke can next to mine for comparison. The first one is about 30" x 20" at the base, and 20" tall with a 10" ledge/overhang. The second one is a little smaller. I plan on having two more, but not as big of a base.

Jent, I like the double cave.

tankslave · #40 03/22/2006, 09:03 PM

the nice thing about the rock pile pillars is that it creates a lot of nooks holes for small fish to hide, whereas the premade ones are pretty scares for hiding spots.

DanConnor · #41 03/22/2006, 09:24 PM

I guess you could call this a pillar. Its several pieces of rock with holes or cabletied to a 1 inch pvc upright. Soon the ties can come off as its growing together.

aj2001 · #42 03/22/2006, 10:14 PM

heres a realy old shot of mine, the left "pillar" w/ overhangs was courtesy of a masonry drill bit and two fiberglass rods...the left was just alot of working w/ my pieces of LR to make em fit together..

Konadog · #43 03/22/2006, 10:22 PM

Dan, that's when these pillars look really cool, when they are covered in coral that is all intertwined together. The best part is there is still great flow between everything as it's not a rock wall.

mikeo1210 · #44 03/25/2006, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TCU Reefer
I'm doing two pillars and 2 overhangs in my 215 inwall right now. Although it's not a pillar, I finished the first overhang today.

Looks very cool. Did you use some kind of masonary hole saw to drill a hole that large through the rocks? Since it's barebottom do you have a plan for covering the base of the pillars? Really like the idea.

tankslave · #45 03/28/2006, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jent46bow
Here is a pic of mine....it was done with just very very carfull stacking. It seems pretty damn stable.

hahah, it never is....

flyhigh123 · #46 03/28/2006, 04:43 PM

i used cpvc and drilled all my rock... i have some pillars, but no pics...

Konadog · #47 04/16/2006, 10:49 AM

Well, I thought I would post pictures of what I ended up with. Here it is after I first set it up.

Tonga branch forest,

Large center pillar with ledges and cave,

A few smaller pillars,

It's hard to tell the depth, but the tank is 30" deep. The pillars are held together by a 1/2" rod slipped into holes drilled in the rocks. Drilling is very easy to do with a cement bit.

tankslave · #48 04/18/2006, 11:57 AM

It always kinda bothered me how easy it was to drill those rocks. Makes me wonder what they're made of...

The acrylic rod method is pretty slick. You can even put little "legs" on the bottom one to keep it off the bottom for a BB tank, so you dont have detritus get stuck underneath.

tankslave · #49 05/01/2006, 08:07 AM

Ok Ken, this was all your fault:

So at IMAC Captive Oceans had a whole bunch of pillars, and even little caves to cover closed loop returns. Pretty slick. I forgot the two guys' names, but they were really cool talking too, and let me pick out a piece from the truck. No shipping charges, but you can imagine how much fun I had carrying this piece back on the plane... (19" tall). Going to use it in the next tank, which will hopefully get assembled this summer.

Konadog · #50 05/01/2006, 08:16 AM

Just remember to soak it for a month before using it, you won't have an algae problem with it. Those pillars are very nice, I just wish they weren't so expensive.

So where did you post any pictures of your fish you won in the raffle?