AIO 20L Zoanthid Garden

looks great. the false wall works perfectly with the tank placement. my zoas thrive in my skimmerless/sumpless 20g high
 
A little update.
Started the rock work.
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Finally got the rock back in the tank. Hopefully everything will open back up and like there new spots!

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looks awesome. Are those plastic chop sticks your using? What a great idea. I was trying to think of what I might use for my pillars in my tank. Were do you get them at?
 
reeftanknewbie - Ya they are plastic chopsticks. I got them from a local Asian market. Pack of 20 was only $3.99. And the super glue worked great. I would setup what i wanted to glue and would set it in a bucket of water to make the glue cure and just repeated the process a couple times to make sure there was lots of glue and that it would hold and not fall apart in the tank.

asacopoo - Im not sure on the brand. I got it from a buddy taking down his tank. He got it at our lfs. But if u check out reefsand.com their Black Beach Sand #1 looks just like it.
 
fote03 said:
reeftanknewbie - Ya they are plastic chopsticks. I got them from a local Asian market. Pack of 20 was only $3.99. And the super glue worked great. I would setup what i wanted to glue and would set it in a bucket of water to make the glue cure and just repeated the process a couple times to make sure there was lots of glue and that it would hold and not fall apart in the tank.

asacopoo - Im not sure on the brand. I got it from a buddy taking down his tank. He got it at our lfs. But if u check out reefsand.com their Black Beach Sand #1 looks just like it.
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Again great idea. I was thinking of using a marine grade epoxy cement with fiberglass rods but seeing this helped me to change my mind. Let me know how the super glue holds up as I have difficulty with it in my tank keeping the frags on their plugs. I use the lock tight brand.
 
The key i have found with super glue is adding coats. Put the rock that ur gluing in water and let it sit for a minute than add another coat. Kinda makes the glue cure/dry quick. Im sure u could let it sit for 5-10 mins and the glue would dry. That's just the way i have done it. Same with frags a couple coats work most of the time, some corals just have and extra coat that doesn't let the glue bond with the frag.
 
fote03 said:
The key i have found with super glue is adding coats. Put the rock that ur gluing in water and let it sit for a minute than add another coat. Kinda makes the glue cure/dry quick. Im sure u could let it sit for 5-10 mins and the glue would dry. That's just the way i have done it. Same with frags a couple coats work most of the time, some corals just have and extra coat that doesn't let the glue bond with the frag.
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great idea. Never thought of using coats. So if I were to glue two rocks together I should put glue on both rocks then soak them in the water then add a coat of glue to both again and glue them together?
 
Glue the rocks together and put them in the water for a min to make the glue cure than repeat a couple times.
 
I picked up a couple more zoa and a couple sps that will go in another tank once its ready for them.

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I also hooked up a ATO.
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great collection of corals at this point......are you going to let the zoas grow all over the rocks to carpet them? If so, it might be more visually appealing if you removed them from the frag plugs and glued them directly to the rocks. Looks better especially as they are growing out. Are you planning to feed them and/or use Vitamin C? Sorry for all of the questions but it seems like a good place to start discussing this while you grow what you currently have. Just my thoughts/suggestions.
 
Im running out of room so once i have my other tank up i will start gluing frags to the rock work. I might break apart the arch and do some kind of minimalist aqua-scaping. As far a vitamin c i dont have a skimmer and everything i have read that is a must. Any other opinions on dosing VC?
 
Can I make a suggestion, since you did not paint the back, put up some black poster board or something of that sort to make it black, thats what I did on my 20
 
Pretty basic setup! First i made my mounts from acrylic using a heat gun which took a while. Next i spliced the float switch into the extension cord and plug the pump into the extension cord. Then i mounted the float switch where i want my water level and mounted the top off tubing. I built two separate mounts and ended up putting them side by side. Now i wish i had just made one mount and incorporated the top off and the float into it! Guess there is always next time! Hook up the tubing to the pump and plug in the extension cord. Fill the trash can with R/O water and let it go.

Parts
-3gal trash can (but any size container will work)
-1 Float switch
-Extension cord
-Aqua lifter (but any small water pump will work)
-Mounts to hold the float switch and the top off tubing (i used scrape acrylic)
-R/O tubing

Hope this helps reeftanknewbie!
 
fote03 said:
Pretty basic setup! First i made my mounts from acrylic using a heat gun which took a while. Next i spliced the float switch into the extension cord and plug the pump into the extension cord. Then i mounted the float switch where i want my water level and mounted the top off tubing. I built two separate mounts and ended up putting them side by side. Now i wish i had just made one mount and incorporated the top off and the float into it! Guess there is always next time! Hook up the tubing to the pump and plug in the extension cord. Fill the trash can with R/O water and let it go.

Parts
-3gal trash can (but any size container will work)
-1 Float switch
-Extension cord
-Aqua lifter (but any small water pump will work)
-Mounts to hold the float switch and the top off tubing (i used scrape acrylic)
-R/O tubing

Hope this helps reeftanknewbie!
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thanks for the detailed info...I appreciate it.....Can you use any float switch or must it be a specific brand,etc?
 
I want to do an auto topoff but fear having a problem down the road. I am getting a SWC 120 Skimmer for Xmas and will prob need one then
 
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