Marc`s DIY 900g Inwall System

[A\/enger]

very cool! Id love to see more pics of everything including that skimmer!

[six66]

funky scaping dude i like it alot

more pics pls

[Sara B]

Thanks for the venting detail, especially the photo's! I was looking at purchasing the Fantech brand fans as well.

Sara

[jacmyoung]

Originally posted by Fudge
...Im sure it wont be too much longer Jacmyoung,

The wife says its ugly like it sits...that means im allowed to spend money.
No i didnt bother with the scuba gear...just my boxers and sandals...lol, you dont want to see a pic of that.
It was weird getting in there and working on it...

Don't know Marc, should have your wife taken pictures while you were in there, could be a turn-on you never know Just kidding.

[FloridaFishMan]

That is an amazing rockword design! You have given me some great ideas. Are all of those rocks held together from the black zipties or did you use some kind of epoxy? Also did you drill the rocks for the zipties?

Great tank and good luck!
Chris

[asnatlas]

Any updates ?? More pics

Shawn

[onehundred20]

best aquascaping ive seen

[AcroSteve]

Very nice setup.

One thing comes to my mind when I see those pvc structures. Will they hold up when you have many pounds of corals hanging on them in the future?

[get-r-done]

Very Nice!! Very Nice!!!!

I am interested in how many hours did it take to do your aquascaping? I am just starting to design the rock layout for the 220 I amsetting up. I love the openness of your design.

Also , how many pounds of rock did you use?

I have a glass tank, can I just place my rock on the glass bottom or do I need to place something under the rock to keep it off the glass. I am assuming that if I place the rock directly on the sand it will eventually work its way thru the sand and be touching the glass. Is this ok?



Any way,,, super tank wish I had the room .....

Jim

[arconom]

I don't know how I miss all the good thread

I have to say your setup is sweet.

The most incredible thing is your rock structures. I am beyond amazed how beutiful they are. I have never seen anything that looks more natural and amazing at the same time.

[Victoly]

Your aquascaping rocks!

[ItsMee]

I dont uderstand how you get rocks to stay on PVC like that...and to where you cant see the PVC! Please share.

[asnatlas]

Originally posted by ItsMee
I dont uderstand how you get rocks to stay on PVC like that...and to where you cant see the PVC! Please share.

I am with ItsMee, I can't see how you did it, please let us know It looks awesome...

Shawn

[Sparkss]

Definitely time for an update..

I also was curious about the PVC used.. what size, etc (unless that was posted in the begining and I just missed it....)

[outprowllin]

Very impressive....this is the old style of tank building taken up a knotch....You should feel very proud......are there any problems that you have run into once it was set up that could have been avoided during the building process???

[asnatlas]

Originally posted by Sparkss
Definitely time for an update..

I also was curious about the PVC used.. what size, etc (unless that was posted in the begining and I just missed it....)

He didn't seem to go into much detail about his PVC / wire racks...

[tabndust]

why isnt the spa flex giving? any up dates?

[Jason McK]

OK need updates, You can keep use hanging like this

[Jasen Hicks]

Thats awesome... thats all i can say...

[GSchiemer]

Originally posted by Fudge
Thanks guys,

Chelsey,

I used a truck load of black zipties, about 70% of my remaing useful vertebrae....and a good portion of my sanity.

Holds it together pretty well.



Marc.

I'd be a little concerned about relying on zipties to support the rock structure. My experience has been that they get brittle and break after a long-term exposure to heat, bright light, stress and saltwater.

Greg

[Nammy]

Very nice..

[Fudge]

Hello all,

Sorry so long without an update.

I really havent done a whole lot other than add some corals, and a little more aquascaping.

I could give you a few more recent pics, and answer some questions though .

Steve,
Im hoping that when they get that big ill toss another couple rock bases in for support.
FWIW, Im sure that its more sturdy already than any reef structures ive had before.

Get-r-done,

-A good 10+ hrs in the first session probably an additional 5+ in the second......and i still play at it all the time.
I couldnt guess how many i spent just trying to draw and envision the scape before i placed the tabs.
-I have about 270 lbs in there, in total.

Itsmee and asnatlas,

I placed the rock where it needed to be placed, and looked then where it needed to be drilled/chipped/supported...ect. then ziptied after the work was done.
Placement was intended to hide pvc only for both side and face views,
There are still many spots open with exposed pvc, just in views that are not seen.

Sparkss, 1" pvc was used.

Outprowllin,
Yeah..lol a couple come to mind..
one problem is i dont like the top down views i get, due to losing my light once the canopy is slid out of the way to take a pic or view it.
Lucky i can just add a couple small halides to the ceiling, and kick them on when the canopy is retracted.

Tabndust,
The 1" spa flex doesnt really have a lot of give, when peices are relativley small in length.

GSchiemer,

The ties do not really support any structure, nor carry any significant rock.
They are simply used to hold the rock onto the structure.
The wieght is carried by the 1" pvc, and a few well placed supportive rocks underneath.

A few of the pieces bleached out a little soon after the removal of the sand bed, but are making a nice recovery.









A couple interesting pics, this one i found about 4 or 5 yrs ago.
I believe it came out of the solomans or Vanuatu ?
I had thought it to be some kinda Stumpy Hoek, but with corralites that dont seem to have any direction,lol.
It growths thicker than most acro`s ive seen.

Here it is spawning in the tank,







More.....

[Fudge]

Some pics of the tank,

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Center :


Right:


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Thanks all For the kind words.
Happy New Year ! Marc.

[Ironman]

fudge, I especially love the shot of the Horton's cup on the sump

[Michael7979]

So very nice!!!!!!!!!