34 solana with a custom unique aquascape

[reefer4eva]

Not sure where u looked but the cheapest I found was $50 for a 12". I agree its more fun to DIY though.

This is the website I found.most of this can be made for a lot cheaper in my opinion
http://aqua-tecture.com/?wpsc_product_category=bonsai

 

[BKLYN REEF]

Great job! I am really into bonsai style aquascapes and this is the best one I have seen yet!!!

 

[Koyfam16]

Very interesting build. Tagging along to see how this turns out.

Great job on that piece. Very creative.

Now if only I had a tank again. Lol

 

[reefer4eva]

Great job! I am really into bonsai style aquascapes and this is the best one I have seen yet!!!

Thanks it means a lot!as dually noted in the whole process of making this it isn't for the kind at heart as it takes a lot of time and patience.most of my inspiration came from my own vision of what a reeftank should look like.(in my own opinion)as of right now as this is is being cycled and seeded with live rock I'm making other bonsai inspired aquascaping for larger tanks(being that I received a lot of Pm's over this)until then stay tuned for updates on the tank thread.
Thanks everyone!

 

[reefer4eva]

A little update..all holes for the frag plugs where drilled and bored using a Dremel

 

[reefer4eva]

Side view

 

[reefer4eva]

Top down view

 

[reefer4eva]

Sorry for the bad pics...counted today(5 times lost count a few times)total holes for frag plugs is 50.it will get a vinegar bath only cause I seen alot of people from various forums complaining about phosphates leeching from pukani rocks that where ordered from bulk reef supply.after all this work I'm not taking chances as this will be one complete structure.

 

[TheHun]

Use muriatic acid instead of vinegar bath if you want to eliminate all trapped phosphates.

 

[BaaMNYC]

Great work buddy

 

[reefer4eva]

Use muriatic acid instead of vinegar bath if you want to eliminate all trapped phosphates.

I was thinking that also...and I was at Home Depot yesterday it's all dry rock and I had good results with the vinegar in the past..they basically do the same thing.the muriatic acid just take a shorter time and I'm in no rush.

 

[viplok]

I was thinking that also...and I was at Home Depot yesterday it's all dry rock and I had good results with the vinegar in the past..they basically do the same thing.the muriatic acid just take a shorter time and I'm in no rush.

so a vinegar bath will prevent phosphate from leaching? interesting thread

 

[reefer4eva]

For as long as I been in this hobby every piece of dry rock or dead rock I ever put in my tank I always used either a 2/1 or a 1/1 ratio of rodi water and distilled white vinegar depending on how the rocks look.live rock I always cooked for a month before it ever hits my tank.gets rid of unwanted critters(fireworms,over populated bristle worms)as well as detritus.to each there own that has other methods or ways this is just what I always did.as far as the rocks that are going in a vinegar bath they will be soaked in rodi afterwards to rid the vinegar then they will be cooked and seeded with live rock.

 

[reefer4eva]

Great work buddy

Thanks bro,I'm already in the process of making other designs for larger scale tanks for future purposes.same concept and purpose just different style.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Very nice. I really like the way it looks.

 

[reefer4eva]

Very nice. I really like the way it looks.

Thank chief

 

[NYreefNoob]

btw nice job

no vinegar does not leach out the phosphates, neither does a bleach bath, cooking rock does not get rid of un-wanted perasites either, several articles in reguards to this, funny thing most parasites and un-wanted things are stronger to survive then most other stuff. i literally cooked rock for 6 months, then left out of water for almost six months in a garage that was over a 100 degree's, went to let cook again and poof aptasia re-apeared as well as some algea, dont know how but bleach bath then muratic acid is about the best method to guarentee clean pest free rock

 

[reefer4eva]

btw nice job

no vinegar does not leach out the phosphates, neither does a bleach bath, cooking rock does not get rid of un-wanted perasites either, several articles in reguards to this, funny thing most parasites and un-wanted things are stronger to survive then most other stuff. i literally cooked rock for 6 months, then left out of water for almost six months in a garage that was over a 100 degree's, went to let cook again and poof aptasia re-apeared as well as some algea, dont know how but bleach bath then muratic acid is about the best method to guarentee clean pest free rock

Thanks nyreefnoob...I never used muriatic acid I always used the bleach bath then vinegar bath for years and never had any issues.being that Home Depot is 5 blocks from me ill try it.my only concern is it eating away the rocks and being that pukani rock is so porous I'm worried about it loosing the shape and all the work I did to them.

 

[TheHun]

Thanks nyreefnoob...I never used muriatic acid I always used the bleach bath then vinegar bath for years and never had any issues.being that Home Depot is 5 blocks from me ill try it.my only concern is it eating away the rocks and being that pukani rock is so porous I'm worried about it loosing the shape and all the work I did to them.

don't worry about, only need a 15-20 min bath. I used many times never changed the shape of the rocks

make sure you clean of all bleach before your put it in the acid!

 

[reefer4eva]

The tonga branch was bleached for 24 hours then sat in rodi water to neutralize.then it was placed outside in the sun the day it hit 100 degrees.after all the cutting glueing and handling of it I think I'm going to give it another bleach bath only.the pukani rock ill do the same then a muriatic acid bath.after all its only dry rock I think it should be good you think?