Bigger Changes (now w/ pics)

[jhale]

:bigeyes: see i was right about something... :lol2: J that was def. a big contribution or ur problem with nitrates right there... damn that is pretty black...

yeah T, I'll have to change the name of the tank to the Black Lagoon.

 

[prattreef]

Jon,

What a job. You and the team seemed very in control.... gives me great confidence for Tuesday. I hope you can make it. With this fresh on your mind, I'm sure you'll have lots of useful suggestions.

Randy

 

[jhale]

Randy i will try, I'm still working on my tank.

I got some dead base rock today, lace rock at pacific aquarium, and new world aquarium. I'm disappointed neither store had the very large size pieces of rock I wanted. Pacific told me this friday they may get some larger pieces of rock in.

Of all the things the snails in one container decided to spawn, ugh.

I had to move as much as I could out of that container, but now the other two are very cramped. There are still clams, zoos, and the pseudo still in with the snails. I'm going to have to work late fixing this.

Tomorrow I will be placing the coral back in the main tank as well as some of the fish. Certain fish, the mandarin and the 2 CBB's will stay in smaller tanks with the old live rock. Till the new rock has enough life on it to support these picky eaters I don't want to risk putting them in the main tank.

 

[prattreef]

No problem Jon. It never ends does it? I can hold the clams if you need me too. Stop by for a little while if you can. RD

 

[jhale]

new rocks

 

[nanoreefer22]

Looks nice.

ARe you adding more rocks or leaving it like that?

 

[Quang]

wow J, I really like the new aquascape man!
Looks like the patches of islands off my hometown, Nha Trang.

 

[DRZL]

glad I siliconed my board down!

negligable amounts they say, HA!

negligable my ass!

, got a ques, y not put down matching black silicone? the GE I&II both come as.

Im a fan of the open aquascape, so thumbs up to you

 

[cali_reef]

Jhale, all you need two are of these

 

[kimoyo]

J, that looks nice!! Take your time adding the corals back, make sure they are clean.

Cali - Where'd you get that piece?

 

[LeslieS]

JH, I know you said earlier the new aquascaping was going to be temporary, but it looks reallyl cool as is!

 

[bad coffee]

Looks good Jonathan. I really like that rock in the center. think it will fit in my new 58?

Can't wait to see it set up again!

B

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Looks good Jon

 

[Dace]

I bet Kasei got there just when you were rapping up and breaking up the the beer :joke:

kasei came over and the party started :lol2:

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[Dace]

damn that sad. because there is no way i'm taking out all the stuff to silicone the star board. i wish i new that when i had my wipe out

Silicone Your Boards Down

why do you ask? well I sucked out every last bit of crap on the bottom of the tank, I wanted to see what was under the boards and I did not want the stuff on top to mix with the stuff on the bottom. I pried up the boards with a screw driver and when the first one came up this is what the tank looked like, from bright pink to dark black

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I had to put my hand in there to get the boards out I could barely see my hand in the tank right next to the glass.


I had fun scraping the board with a chisel to get the coraline off. funny the vinigar took it off the glass but did nothing at all to the marina board.

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[Chiefmcfuz]

Pierce that rock is awesome!

 

[jhale]

yep the aquascape is temporary right now, I am going to get some more rock, but i really just want a couple of large pieces. the one Cali had would have been great. I want to coral to be highlighted in the new design, so i think the less rock the better. I'm thinkng the sand in the sump plus a copious amount of macro will allow for less rock in the main tank.

I know I looked for the black silicone, but clear was the best I could find in a pinch. I was not planning on sealing the boards down, so I was not ready for that little surprise. Andres good to see you posting You know who told me don't worry about sealing the boards, Bomber on RC
one thing I ned to point out is that my boards are not sitting flat on the bottom, I have a 3" perimeter of bracing around the bottom, so there is a 1/2" gap, this is where all te crap collected. I think if your board is flat to the bottom this would not happen.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

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Reminds me of the English temple thingie.

 

[cali_reef]

Cali - Where'd you get that piece?

Special ordered from WSI.

 

[reefman]

j, look at some real reef landscapes n plan it out with drawings until ur happy. then stick with it n build. take ur time. do it right once.