Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube - Page 2

framerguy · 01-11-2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JFK_Jr

Al's balls have become famous on RS...

O-M-G! I can't believe you said that...ROTFLMAO! Thanks JFK.

sasquatch · 01-11-2008, 11:40 PM

funny nobody noticed the laptop in the pics, is that an instructions page Al? Im going to call you oneB all from now on lol, so what incentive must we offer to get Julie posting? shall we start suggesting user names???

BigAl07 · 01-11-2008, 11:43 PM

Yes the rock was drilled and pegged. We used Nylon bolts from a local hardware store and I cut the heads off. Then screwed them into the holes and added some small dabs of "Marine Epoxy" in some key areas. Also while we were doing this I also used some LARGE gobs of Super Glue Gel to give a quick "Tack" to help hold things as we went along. It's made in three distinct pieces so it can be taken out easily if needed. The rock structure is VERY porous and has some very cool shapes on it. Once the water clears I'll try to get some close up pics showing all the different pieces of rock and the "caves & pathways she created. We went to an "Auqa-Scaping" session at our local Reef club this week and she got some great ideas and was able to apply them. I have to say it turned our really cool. Once the water settles down and stuff I'll take some more detailed pics.

Thanks for reading

BigAl07 · 01-11-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

funny nobody noticed the laptop in the pics, is that an instructions page Al? Im going to call you oneB all from now on lol, so what incentive must we offer to get Julie posting? shall we start suggesting user names???

the Laptop was for "guidance". She totally built her "Rock-Scape" before hand and we took pictures of it. Then I pulled them up on the laptop (took them in incremental steps) so she could see how she did it before.

oneBall

She said WHY would she post and HOW would she because "Allen is always HOGGING the laptop!" that's not true.. she can use the PC

JFK_Jr · 01-11-2008, 11:48 PM

That's cool Al...

I've got a friend that did that on a 210 gallon reef and was able to make some amazing arches and ledges.

I'm considering doing that if I start a new reef someday.

sasquatch · 01-11-2008, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFK_Jr

That's cool Al...

I've got a friend that did that on a 210 gallon reef and was able to make some amazing arches and ledges.

I'm considering doing that if I start a new reef someday.

hmmm this comment has surfaced a few times now hmmm

kathywithbirds · 01-11-2008, 11:51 PM

She said WHY would she post and HOW would she because "Allen is always HOGGING the laptop!" that's not true.. she can use the PC

AHH!!! that's a big reason I got a laptop for my birthday!!!

AQTCJAK · 01-12-2008, 02:26 AM

Nice tank Julie

InLimbo87 · 01-12-2008, 09:38 AM

Looks great so far Al and Julie, looking forward to seeing it progress

goldenmean · 01-12-2008, 09:49 AM

Great rock work!
It will look awesome covered in shrooms and zoas.
Love the Reef ball.

But why not stock that 6g like the pic on the box?
4 clowns and a giant carpet anemone.
What type of message does that send the beginning reefer!

Royalscott · 01-12-2008, 10:33 AM

Looks great Julie!!! I love your rock work.

lcstorc · 01-12-2008, 11:21 AM

Looks like she is off to a great start. I love the aquascape.
The picture on that box really disturbs me. No wonder people get in so much trouble starting out. Glad you are there to help her do it right.

BigAl07 · 01-12-2008, 11:23 AM

Thanks everyone. She is SO proud of her tank.

I have to agree about the box cover. It's just un-cool to paint such a terrible impression on the new SW tank owner. But she's smarter than that and already said. " I only want a few pretty corals in there...." That's my girl

kathywithbirds · 01-21-2008, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAl07

Thanks everyone. She is SO proud of her tank.

I have to agree about the box cover. It's just un-cool to paint such a terrible impression on the new SW tank owner. But she's smarter than that and already said. " I only want a few pretty corals in there...." That's my girl

... until she wants her OWN 90g... no, wait, it'll be a 210...

DrHank · 01-21-2008, 10:59 PM

So lets see. Julie gets the 5 gallon tank and you get the what? JK glad to see that you are both involved.

Lynn, I agree. I hate that they show pictures of tanks with critters that they never could support. It sends the wrong message, that's for sure.

01-11-2008, 11:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube funny nobody noticed the laptop in the pics, is that an instructions page Al? Im going to call you oneB all from now on lol, so what incentive must we offer to get Julie posting? shall we start suggesting user names???

01-11-2008, 11:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Yes the rock was drilled and pegged. We used Nylon bolts from a local hardware store and I cut the heads off. Then screwed them into the holes and added some small dabs of "Marine Epoxy" in some key areas. Also while we were doing this I also used some LARGE gobs of Super Glue Gel to give a quick "Tack" to help hold things as we went along. It's made in three distinct pieces so it can be taken out easily if needed. The rock structure is VERY porous and has some very cool shapes on it. Once the water clears I'll try to get some close up pics showing all the different pieces of rock and the "caves & pathways she created. We went to an "Auqa-Scaping" session at our local Reef club this week and she got some great ideas and was able to apply them. I have to say it turned our really cool. Once the water settles down and stuff I'll take some more detailed pics. Thanks for reading __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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

01-11-2008, 11:48 PM	#20 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube That's cool Al... I've got a friend that did that on a 210 gallon reef and was able to make some amazing arches and ledges. I'm considering doing that if I start a new reef someday. __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

01-11-2008, 11:51 PM	#22 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube *She said WHY would she post and HOW would she because "Allen is always HOGGING the laptop!" that's not true.. she can use the PC* AHH!!! that's a big reason I got a laptop for my birthday!!! __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

01-12-2008, 02:26 AM	#23 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Nice tank Julie __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

01-12-2008, 09:38 AM	#24 (permalink)
InLimbo87 Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,002 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Looks great so far Al and Julie, looking forward to seeing it progress __________________ We are forever responsible for that which we tame... Oceanic 33g Cube Tank Thread ~Ian~

01-12-2008, 10:33 AM	#26 (permalink)
Royalscott Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 905 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Looks great Julie!!! I love your rock work. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube, 14 Gallon Bio Cube 34 gallon Solana & 3 gallon Picotope The Nano Club Wear Gloves

01-12-2008, 11:21 AM	#27 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Looks like she is off to a great start. I love the aquascape. The picture on that box really disturbs me. No wonder people get in so much trouble starting out. Glad you are there to help her do it right. __________________ 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.

01-12-2008, 11:23 AM	#28 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Thanks everyone. She is SO proud of her tank. I have to agree about the box cover. It's just un-cool to paint such a terrible impression on the new SW tank owner. But she's smarter than that and already said. " I only want a few pretty corals in there...." That's my girl __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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

01-21-2008, 10:59 PM	#30 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube So lets see. Julie gets the 5 gallon tank and you get the what? JK glad to see that you are both involved. Lynn, I agree. I hate that they show pictures of tanks with critters that they never could support. It sends the wrong message, that's for sure. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

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