OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it - Page 8

Jeremy0322 · 05-08-2009, 04:39 AM

I agree with Will, its gonna look wicked when its all done!

Basile · 05-08-2009, 08:53 AM

Thanks guys, i appreciated, i was kina disapointed because of the shifting position of the branches, if you look at the original branch position you'll see what i mean. But hey, in the hole its cool that i managed that so far lol. Thanks again guys.

Basile · 05-08-2009, 10:16 AM

I want to run something by you guys. Did anyone use or heard anybody use the Tunze powerhaed with the Tunze rock? If you look at the pic; you see that free area. My plan was to use a Vortech 40 at the top corner the tank, behind the first sculpture near the overflow, directing againts the wall and the seond structure. And to have a Tunze on the floor with a rock structure pushing water flow toward the top againts the front glass. creating in fact a Gyre Tanks effect.Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine - Feature Article: Water Flow is More Important for Corals Than Light, Part V My question is do you think adding a TunzeTunze Turbelle NanoStream Pump 6045 - SaltySupply.com to the tank bottom is an overkill if i have the Vortech 40 at the top.

Ecotech Marine VorTech Propeller Pump with Wireless Wave Driver MP40w

lcstorc · 05-08-2009, 10:46 AM

Not sure about the power head but I like the way the rocks came out. I was worried about the foam but it looks a lot better than I thought it would.

Clownfish518 · 05-08-2009, 10:52 AM

I have a Vortech MP20 on my 40 breeder and absolutely love it. If you have not used one before, you might want to play around with placement and settings to see what you like before investing in a stream. I found I like my pump more midway down the tank; it creates an undertow on the bottom when placed there. When I had it high in the tank it kicked up sand.

Basile · 05-08-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Not sure about the power head but I like the way the rocks came out. I was worried about the foam but it looks a lot better than I thought it would.

hey thanks, ya its cool in there now.

Basile · 05-08-2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clownfish518

I have a Vortech MP20 on my 40 breeder and absolutely love it. If you have not used one before, you might want to play around with placement and settings to see what you like before investing in a stream. I found I like my pump more midway down the tank; it creates an undertow on the bottom when placed there. When I had it high in the tank it kicked up sand.

Hey thanks for the info, never though of an undertow.

Wakeskater02 · 05-08-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lcstorc

Not sure about the power head but I like the way the rocks came out. I was worried about the foam but it looks a lot better than I thought it would.

and.......wait until it is covered in coraline!!!!

Basile · 05-08-2009, 03:55 PM

Well just trying out this new camera, for size. She's 9 mega pixal, compare to my first at 4 mega pixal. what a change . Here some of my practice shots.

Basile · 05-08-2009, 04:00 PM

Still practicing the lighting and speed settings.

Jeremy0322 · 05-08-2009, 04:09 PM

Looking good!!

Basile · 05-08-2009, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeremy0322

Looking good!!

Thanks, gotta play some more with it. Got 14 days to return it, if i don't like it.So i'm gona bug the hell out of everyone for a few days lol. Got my new shipment of rocks. They arrived today at the UPS store in NY state. Will get them tomorrow, and continu the sculpture this weekend. Life is grand!!

Basile · 05-10-2009, 12:33 PM

Looking at the hole aquarium and the rocks used , i figured that i'd need more rock in the tank. So to accomodate more i'm redoing the base of the second structure. I got to start some of the finishing spikes and used a new technique for the sticking the stones on the spikes, using silicone instead of zip ties. The ties are too big for the small pieces of rocks and need too much foam to cover them up. I want to keep the ends thin, so the less foam i use the better for those areas.

Breaking the structure appart

Basile · 05-10-2009, 12:37 PM

I'm gona add more pictures of the new structure as the work progress. For now this is how i used the silicone to fix those finishing rocks.

One of the spikes finished, just waiting for a bit of foam.

Willie McDaries · 05-10-2009, 05:45 PM

the pics look great,that camera shows excellent detail and clarity,I love these 2 perc's

what kind of macro is that in the background?

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05-08-2009, 04:39 AM	#106 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it I agree with Will, its gonna look wicked when its all done! __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

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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 Thanks guys, i appreciated, i was kina disapointed because of the shifting position of the branches, if you look at the original branch position you'll see what i mean. But hey, in the hole its cool that i managed that so far lol. Thanks again guys. __________________ 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!

05-08-2009, 10:16 AM	#108 (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 I want to run something by you guys. Did anyone use or heard anybody use the Tunze powerhaed with the Tunze rock? If you look at the pic; you see that free area. My plan was to use a Vortech 40 at the top corner the tank, behind the first sculpture near the overflow, directing againts the wall and the seond structure. And to have a Tunze on the floor with a rock structure pushing water flow toward the top againts the front glass. creating in fact a Gyre Tanks effect.Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine - Feature Article: Water Flow is More Important for Corals Than Light, Part V My question is do you think adding a TunzeTunze Turbelle NanoStream Pump 6045 - SaltySupply.com to the tank bottom is an overkill if i have the Vortech 40 at the top. Ecotech Marine VorTech Propeller Pump with Wireless Wave Driver MP40w __________________ 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!

05-08-2009, 10:46 AM	#109 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Not sure about the power head but I like the way the rocks came out. I was worried about the foam but it looks a lot better than I thought it would. __________________ 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.

05-08-2009, 10:52 AM	#110 (permalink)
Clownfish518 Razorback Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bentonville, Arkansas Posts: 1,543 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it I have a Vortech MP20 on my 40 breeder and absolutely love it. If you have not used one before, you might want to play around with placement and settings to see what you like before investing in a stream. I found I like my pump more midway down the tank; it creates an undertow on the bottom when placed there. When I had it high in the tank it kicked up sand. __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham

05-08-2009, 03:55 PM	#114 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,022 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	New Camera Canon 9.0 pixel Powershot 10 X optical Zoom Well just trying out this new camera, for size. She's 9 mega pixal, compare to my first at 4 mega pixal. what a change . Here some of my practice shots. __________________ 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!

05-08-2009, 04:00 PM	#115 (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 Still practicing the lighting and speed settings. __________________ 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!

05-08-2009, 04:09 PM	#116 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OK a 65 G Slowly but the best i can make it Looking good!! __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

05-10-2009, 12:33 PM	#118 (permalink)
Basile Golden Moray Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Gatineau/Ottawa canada Posts: 2,022 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Some redesining Looking at the hole aquarium and the rocks used , i figured that i'd need more rock in the tank. So to accomodate more i'm redoing the base of the second structure. I got to start some of the finishing spikes and used a new technique for the sticking the stones on the spikes, using silicone instead of zip ties. The ties are too big for the small pieces of rocks and need too much foam to cover them up. I want to keep the ends thin, so the less foam i use the better for those areas. Breaking the structure appart __________________ 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!

05-10-2009, 12:37 PM	#119 (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 I'm gona add more pictures of the new structure as the work progress. For now this is how i used the silicone to fix those finishing rocks. One of the spikes finished, just waiting for a bit of foam. __________________ 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!

05-10-2009, 05:45 PM	#120 (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 the pics look great,that camera shows excellent detail and clarity,I love these 2 perc's what kind of macro is that in the background? __________________ 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.

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