Screemer's new 130D.....

[screemer]

Well here we go, we have been setting this up this week and bought the salty water, Live Rock and sand today from Oasis. Just put our first rock in a tank, its a little loose, but i like how it looks.

 

[David Shaw]

Fantastic!!! It looks great.

It is similar to mine, i like that look so much. Also it's great for maintenance as you have access to all sides of the tank for a clean. Did you get your live rock from Oasis ?

 

[screemer]

yeah there is clear water all around the tank and through the middle. We wanted caves and a cove kinda look in the middle. Just still worried that it is too loose and might fall apart LOL. Yep, bought it today from Steve at Oasis.

 

[David Shaw]

Thats great. I love the cove look also.

If you are really worried about it being too loose get the coralline coloured epoxy which is like blu tac. You can then smudge it around the chunks to secure them as it dries rock hard.

I did this with a couple but left most loose so i could move my rock around. I will post pics of mine later and you will be able to see i also have the same caves and ledges look that you went for.

Hope you dipped your rock first to flush the worms

 

[screemer]

Erm, no i didnt. Opps. Didnt realize i had too

 

[Dweezil]

Great job ~ You will want your rock to be stable though. If you have a rock slide after you get a bunch of coral and fish it could prove to be disastrous.

 

[screemer]

So can i use Milliput in the tank then? Or do i have to take the rocks out and do it?

 

[David Shaw]

I always dip my rock in fresh R/O water for a minute or two to flush the critters out, alternatively you can do it in a hyper salinity dip.

Might be an idea, before you put the substrate in, to put some meaty fish food into the tank and see if any escape the rock to go get at it, then catch em and net them out. You might not have any, i am cautious with mine as i hate bristle worms.

 

[Dweezil]

You can use it in the tank.

 

[fruit bat]

Don't worry about flushing the rock, if there are any hitchhikers in there flushing is unlikely to shift them. All I try to do is study the rock for crabs and remove them before it goes in the tank

 

[screemer]

i think its a trip to the LFS on Monday for Milliput. Better safe than sorry.

 

[fruit bat]

BTW. tanks Looking good

 

[fruit bat]

They have D-D epoxy at Aquahome

 

[David Shaw]

Tammy do you dip with fresh water or hyper salinity?

 

[Embraer]

Good lord, another Lancashire lad. Is this an international forum or are we taking over the world? Welcome to the forums mate :black:

 

[Dweezil]

Tammy do you dip with fresh water or hyper salinity?

David ~ Absoluetly! Fresh water dip usually with Seachem Reef Dip Coral Disinfectant

 

[David Shaw]

Same here. Glad to see i aint the only one

 

[Reefmack]

A new tank to follow! Looks like a great start!

 

[David Shaw]

Keep us updated and keep posting those pics

 

[tnwillia]

Great start!