A 55G link in the Golden Chain - Page 11

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 03:33 AM

Everything is in the tank.
I have done absolutely no aquascaping. yet.
I think I need to sit with it for a few days.
get to know the rocks in the tank
feel where they belong.
very ZEN.

hma · 09-18-2007, 03:44 AM

Al, there you have a few really beautiful pieces, some of it I to you gladly would "kidnap" .....

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 03:55 AM

A couple more pics before I go to bed.
its nearly 2 am and I have to get up in 5 hours
I want to watch the tank all night.

More pics to tide us over until I get home from work tomorrow.
I'll need some help on some IDs but I'll post individual pics then

hma · 09-18-2007, 04:02 AM

Simply wonderful !

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 04:04 AM

Thanks Hienz.
I am soooo pleased.

lcstorc · 09-18-2007, 09:05 AM

Everything looks great! Glad you are pleased with your second shipment as well.

Octoman · 09-18-2007, 09:38 AM

Wow golden, that looks really good!! Gotta love the extras! It will be very exciting to see what pops up over the next few weeks on your rock.

Congrats, now you can sleep easy knowing that your rock has completed its journey and is now safely at home!

Dentoid · 09-18-2007, 09:47 AM

Sorry I missed all the excitement! That's a good plan to observe the rock for a few days to see where things are. I had a difficult time aquascaping with my TBS rock, because there was so much life on it that I didn't want to cover it up!

I know you just got everything, but I would suggest that you glue the tree sponges to a hard substrate. If you keep it in the sand the base is sure to die and possibly, if not surely, spread to the rest of the sponge.

Congratulations!

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 09:53 AM

Quote:

I would suggest that you glue the tree sponges to a hard substrate. If you keep it in the sand the base is sure to die and possibly, if not surely, spread to the rest of the sponge.

Thanks Scott,
I was going to ask about that

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

I would suggest that you glue the tree sponges to a hard substrate. If you keep it in the sand the base is sure to die and possibly, if not surely, spread to the rest of the sponge.

Scott - should I just use super glue gel and attach the tree sponges to a large shell frag or some LR rubble. That way I could move them around during aquascaping?

Dentoid · 09-18-2007, 03:14 PM

Yeah, that's what I did. However, it's not easy because it all has to be done underwater, you can't take the sponge out of the water. Also be careful that you don't get glue on the sponge. I think that was the demise of mine. The Super Glue got on my fingers and transfered to some spots on the sponge. Good luck and have fun!

BigAl07 · 09-18-2007, 03:17 PM

I used this method over the weekend to glue the base of one of my "Pulsing Xenias" to a piece of small sea shell. Then I simply used a dab of glue on the shell to place it where I want it for now.

I used Super Glue GEL and made a fairly sizeable "glob" on the shell and merely "pressed" the base into it and mashed it back & forth to spread the glob aroun better. All of this was done totally under the water and it worked perfectly. I would assume this is pretty much what you'll want to do with your spongies

Allen

goldenmean · 09-18-2007, 03:57 PM

Thanks Scott and Al.
I also have some epoxy that I could use. or do you thing the CAREFULL application of super glue gel would be better?

ScubaDrew · 09-18-2007, 04:05 PM

WOAH! Those are some great looking goodies! "The Package" looks like it was certainly worth it!

Dentoid · 09-18-2007, 05:16 PM

The careful application of Super Glue is probably the best. You'll want to just get the glue on the basal plate of the sponge, not on the sides.

09-18-2007, 03:44 AM	#152 (permalink)
hma Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 2,653 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Al, there you have a few really beautiful pieces, some of it I to you gladly would "kidnap" ..... __________________ Heinz If you have a great hurry, go slowly. The secret of a successful reef-keeping is balance. Instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. The Seawater Encyclopaedia Brown Jelly Treatment The Balling Method My Chronicle and www.reefdreams.de as well as mobile.reefdreams.de

09-18-2007, 04:02 AM	#154 (permalink)
hma Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 2,653 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Simply wonderful ! __________________ Heinz If you have a great hurry, go slowly. The secret of a successful reef-keeping is balance. Instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. The Seawater Encyclopaedia Brown Jelly Treatment The Balling Method My Chronicle and www.reefdreams.de as well as mobile.reefdreams.de

09-18-2007, 09:05 AM	#156 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Everything looks great! Glad you are pleased with your second shipment as well. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

09-18-2007, 09:38 AM	#157 (permalink)
Octoman 8 left feet... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: West Haven, CT Posts: 1,960 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain Wow golden, that looks really good!! Gotta love the extras! It will be very exciting to see what pops up over the next few weeks on your rock. Congrats, now you can sleep easy knowing that your rock has completed its journey and is now safely at home! __________________ Mark My tank thread... Octoman's 55 gallons of euphoria Tank build... 55 Construction

09-18-2007, 03:17 PM	#162 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain I used this method over the weekend to glue the base of one of my "Pulsing Xenias" to a piece of small sea shell. Then I simply used a dab of glue on the shell to place it where I want it for now. I used Super Glue GEL and made a fairly sizeable "glob" on the shell and merely "pressed" the base into it and mashed it back & forth to spread the glob aroun better. All of this was done totally under the water and it worked perfectly. I would assume this is pretty much what you'll want to do with your spongies Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-18-2007, 04:05 PM	#164 (permalink)
ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A 55G link in the Golden Chain WOAH! Those are some great looking goodies! "The Package" looks like it was certainly worth it! __________________ STT2VT - Chronical

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