OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it - Page 6

Willie McDaries · 05-04-2009, 08:26 PM

Basile,your rock work is looking great,I want to try that someday

thats gonna be a nice system,good luck with everything

Adam Black · 05-04-2009, 09:03 PM

How do you plan on hiding the zip ties?

BigAl07 · 05-04-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Black

How do you plan on hiding the zip ties?

Magic?

Basile · 05-04-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Adam Black

How do you plan on hiding the zip ties?

That side is not quite finish. I'll finish tomorrow, its good to stop and think too, lol. Iwas looking at it and saw that some parts, i wont need to use foam to fill the gaps or to hide the zip ties. Because simply, some of my corals are going to do that. Lots of holes and nook that i'll leave bare to be able to put frags and other rocks with corals already on them. The aim here is to have a sculpture to accomodate, new arrivals. I've got a bout 20 lb used right now. I figure, to use about the same for the other sculpture, so that will be 40 lb. i'm 20 lb short of 60lb. Not sure what i'll do . i do want to keep the rocks off the sand as possible. I may have to alter plans for the background, to accomodate the difference. Anyway , thanks guys for your support and comments.

Basile · 05-04-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Willie McDaries

Basile,your rock work is looking great,I want to try that someday

thats gonna be a nice system,good luck with everything

Thanks Will, your project interest me alot too. I want to try that if i could some day. Really great stuff

Basile · 05-04-2009, 10:37 PM

Well thats how i celebrated my sculpture tonight, Duck a l'India

Cooked 7 1/2 minutes on each side, to be served rare of course

Ah Voila with small potatoes and carrotine, cooked in the duck fat( very good for low cholesterol by the way)

And no meal wold be complet for a frenchman without, the proper wine and goblet Pinot Noir 2006

And there you go Satisfaction in a meal well prepared! Bon appetit

Who said aquarists don't have style!

Morganrules · 05-04-2009, 10:51 PM

Very nice thread going on. I love the rockwork so far

. I will be staying with this thread

lcstorc · 05-04-2009, 11:36 PM

Hmm, guess my meatloaf dinner doesn't count in this thread. Does it matter that I make really good meatloaf?
Looks like you had a productive day.

TylerHaworth · 05-05-2009, 12:50 AM

Rockwork looks good man, I really wanna try something like that when I have some some real reefkeeping experience... Can't wait to see everything together and wet!

And that meal look(s)(ed) to be simply delicious!

Basile · 05-05-2009, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Hmm, guess my meatloaf dinner doesn't count in this thread. Does it matter that I make really good meatloaf?
Looks like you had a productive day.

LOL LOl , well you know us french ; food and wine. Thanks . And i must add that i love meat loaf by the way. With mushroom and onions, sauté in a pan and flamed with some porto and sour cream, make a nice sauce. Beaujolais optional of course. Thanks for tagging along. Ièm doing some foam today.

Basile · 05-05-2009, 08:53 AM

Ok , slowly realising that the amount of rock i'm gona need is less than the 1lb / gallon of tank. I know i'm overthinking this but i worried about filtration. If i use only about 40-45 lb of rock, and not 65 lb that i should for the tank. Am i gona be in trouble in the long run. That really bugs me. Paul, Allen , Lynn, Frankie , Teri ,anybody?

lcstorc · 05-05-2009, 08:58 AM

Well the porosity (is that a word) makes more difference than the weight. If there are lots of little tiny places for the bacteria to hide then you can get away with less rock.
Another possibility is to put some LR in your sump or fuge.
Regardless the 1lb per gallon is just a guideline and not a rule. Many people run with less. You just have to watch your parameters and see where the tank balances out. You may need to keep a smaller bio-load. You may not. Each tank is different.

Basile · 05-05-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Well the porosity (is that a word) makes more difference than the weight. If there are lots of little tiny places for the bacteria to hide then you can get away with less rock.
Another possibility is to put some LR in your sump or fuge.
Regardless the 1lb per gallon is just a guideline and not a rule. Many people run with less. You just have to watch your parameters and see where the tank balances out. You may need to keep a smaller bio-load. You may not. Each tank is different.

Ok thanks, my fuge, is small 29g but with baffles and things smaller; and was counting on just on 1 big rock and cheato in it, so i can remove the rock and syphon the fuge easily, no sand. relying on my skimmer and maybe a sock when i'm there( gone 45 days at a time) . I hope its gona be enough. i may alter the second structure to accomodate more rocks, oh ya for got to post it.Oh no its there, second page with the eggcrate.

Basile · 05-05-2009, 04:38 PM

Today was foam day. It didn't do or reacted the way i wanted, one of the branch shifted during process and i didn't noticed it, i'm kinda bumed

It din't turn out the way i wanted it to be. its not totally bad but.... its not finished yet. I've got to add the 2 small endings to the branches, and then glaze it with the resin and crush coral and then complete assembly inside the tank. The orientation of the branch is a major blow to the overall look i wanted. Now it looks more mechanical than natural because of it.

lcstorc · 05-05-2009, 06:11 PM

If you walk away from it for a while I am sure you will get an idea. It may well turn out even better than you imagined.

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05-04-2009, 08:26 PM	#76 (permalink)
Willie McDaries Scopas Tang Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 402 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Basile,your rock work is looking great,I want to try that someday thats gonna be a nice system,good luck with everything __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post657672 Originally Posted by Frankie Keep in mind life's natural order,God,Tank,Work,Wife,Children and miscellaneous pets Let me explain,without God,none of the rest exist. Without a tank,whats the point of having a job?and without a job your not going to have a wife who will provided children,who in turn brings home pets you will have to pay and care for.

05-04-2009, 09:03 PM	#77 (permalink)
Adam Black Plate Coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: CA Posts: 729 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it How do you plan on hiding the zip ties? __________________ 65G RR,2-250 Aquamedic pendents(Hamilton 14k DE) with 2 Vho supplements fired with IC440.29g sump. Octo extreme 200 skimmer,Mag 7 return, 2 Maxi 1200 with 2200gph mods.

05-04-2009, 10:37 PM	#81 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,022 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Well thats how i celebrated my sculpture tonight, Duck a l'India Cooked 7 1/2 minutes on each side, to be served rare of course Ah Voila with small potatoes and carrotine, cooked in the duck fat( very good for low cholesterol by the way) And no meal wold be complet for a frenchman without, the proper wine and goblet Pinot Noir 2006 And there you go Satisfaction in a meal well prepared! Bon appetit Who said aquarists don't have style! __________________ My Rockwork Macroalgae Club. My slow 65 g build up Combination fish and Anemone 65g- Aquamedic 2X250wMH-T5 -Recirculating Octopus 150DNW- 2X Vortech Mp40W gen2 powerheads-Eheim 1262 910GPH return - Little fishes Carbon&Phosban reactors,GHL controllers and Dosing pump and ME!

05-04-2009, 10:51 PM	#82 (permalink)
Morganrules Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Very nice thread going on. I love the rockwork so far . I will be staying with this thread

05-04-2009, 11:36 PM	#83 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,434 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Hmm, guess my meatloaf dinner doesn't count in this thread. Does it matter that I make really good meatloaf? Looks like you had a productive day. __________________ 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.

05-05-2009, 12:50 AM	#84 (permalink)
TylerHaworth Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 523 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Rockwork looks good man, I really wanna try something like that when I have some some real reefkeeping experience... Can't wait to see everything together and wet! And that meal look(s)(ed) to be simply delicious! __________________ 75 Gallon Cornerflow ASM G-1X, 2x Phosban Reactor 20 Long Sump + Fuge with a Koralia Nano Quiet One 4000, Vortech MP40 Aquactinics TX5 ViaAqua Titanium 300w 105 lbs rock, 60 lbs sand

05-05-2009, 08:53 AM	#86 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,022 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	How much rock Ok , slowly realising that the amount of rock i'm gona need is less than the 1lb / gallon of tank. I know i'm overthinking this but i worried about filtration. If i use only about 40-45 lb of rock, and not 65 lb that i should for the tank. Am i gona be in trouble in the long run. That really bugs me. Paul, Allen , Lynn, Frankie , Teri ,anybody? __________________ My Rockwork Macroalgae Club. My slow 65 g build up Combination fish and Anemone 65g- Aquamedic 2X250wMH-T5 -Recirculating Octopus 150DNW- 2X Vortech Mp40W gen2 powerheads-Eheim 1262 910GPH return - Little fishes Carbon&Phosban reactors,GHL controllers and Dosing pump and ME!

05-05-2009, 08:58 AM	#87 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,434 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Well the porosity (is that a word) makes more difference than the weight. If there are lots of little tiny places for the bacteria to hide then you can get away with less rock. Another possibility is to put some LR in your sump or fuge. Regardless the 1lb per gallon is just a guideline and not a rule. Many people run with less. You just have to watch your parameters and see where the tank balances out. You may need to keep a smaller bio-load. You may not. Each tank is different. __________________ 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.

05-05-2009, 04:38 PM	#89 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,022 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Today was foam day. It didn't do or reacted the way i wanted, one of the branch shifted during process and i didn't noticed it, i'm kinda bumed It din't turn out the way i wanted it to be. its not totally bad but.... its not finished yet. I've got to add the 2 small endings to the branches, and then glaze it with the resin and crush coral and then complete assembly inside the tank. The orientation of the branch is a major blow to the overall look i wanted. Now it looks more mechanical than natural because of it. __________________ My Rockwork Macroalgae Club. My slow 65 g build up Combination fish and Anemone 65g- Aquamedic 2X250wMH-T5 -Recirculating Octopus 150DNW- 2X Vortech Mp40W gen2 powerheads-Eheim 1262 910GPH return - Little fishes Carbon&Phosban reactors,GHL controllers and Dosing pump and ME!

05-05-2009, 06:11 PM	#90 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,434 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it If you walk away from it for a while I am sure you will get an idea. It may well turn out even better than you imagined. __________________ 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.

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