EvolutionZ's Floating Reef

evolutionZ

evolutionZ

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Hey fellas! some of you might know im actually downgrading my tank and this thread will be for my new tank. It's not a big downgrade, and to some extend its an upgrade as well. Here are the tank specs:

Tank size : 90x45x45 10mm Front crystal with Bean animal C2C Overflow made by CRA.
Sump tank : 60x40x45 6mm 2 compartment
Skimmer : Skimz Mini DC SN123
Lighting : Maxspect Razor 160w 16k + 2x24w T5
Return pump : Jebao DC 9000
Chiller : Hailea HS-66a
Substrate : CaribSea Fiji Pink 40lb
Wavemaker : Jebao Rw-8

After i cleared my old tank, i borrowed a blue FGT tub from a friend and transferred some zoas, SPS as well as 2 fishes (mandarin & Bi-color blenny) and also some leftover live rocks over and so far its been a week and all corals and fishes are doing well. The LR will be used to seed my new dried rocks and will be placed in the sump.


As i said above, i will be using only treated dried rocks for my display. A total of 12kg Tonga + Tonga-like rocks were purchased, soaked in bleach & Vinegar and sun-dried.

These are the rocks




Bought this from AM with their current promotion! they will be used to scape my rocks.


My inspiration comes from Mr Kang's reef tank from korea.. Simply love the overhanging and floating look and will attempt to do a similar rockwork, though i do not have access to such beautiful rocks of his.. Im currently scaping the rocks and will do updates as and when i can!

Thanks for viewing!
 
Interesting. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
I did use tonga branch for a while, you can get some great flow! I used loctite401 super glue to glue the structure and it was rock solid.
 
Hey mate, can't wait to see what this build will look like, if its anything like your last one then it will be amazing:). Can't wait.
 
Update:

Today is my final touch up on my rocks and its finally completed!

First off, 3 base rocks were epxoyed and glued to create a stable base, 2 support branchy rocks were used to build up the foundation of the scape. You can see i used newspaper and masking tape to map out my tank so i am sure that the rock scape can fit.


Next, 4th base rock was added and i start to do the branching out part. It was really difficult from this point onwards.


Next, Rocks and zip ties were used to support the branches that were hanging in the air, They were given 24 hours for the epoxy to dry and harden before i continue my work.


A picture showing the base rocks, very stable and solid, Kind of an arc shape design that allows fishes to hide in.


Oh well, most part of the scape were completed the next day and i had forgotten to take a picture before i move on to attaching the tonga branches. So this was the almost completed scape.


Today i did the final touch up on the rocks. nothing much difference from the picture above but small tonga branches were added.








All in all, i spent a total of approx 7-8 hours scaping the rocks! 2.5 tubes of Aquapharm Epoxy, 1 tube of Bondite, 1 tube of Epo putty and 2 tubes of BSI Glue gel were used to complete this rock scape.

The rock scape also consist of 4 base rocks, 5 main supporting rocks and 8-10 medium to small tonga branches. The scape measures 70x25x25cm and the overhanging portion hangs 20cm above ground. Overall, im quite happy with the scape and wished i had more time to hunt for more suitable and branchy rocks!

Thats the end of my update today, and my tank will be arriving in 2 days time!

Thanks for viewing!
 
Benar said:
Interesting. Can't wait to see what you come up with.
I did use tonga branch for a while, you can get some great flow! I used loctite401 super glue to glue the structure and it was rock solid.
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Thanks! most of the rocks i get are tonga-like, just longer and branchy but nowhere near tongas.. I cant seem to find tonga with good scape and branches and the only place i can get tonga in my country happens to only carry single branches! i had to made do with what i have. But this scape should allow me to have great flow over it!

Ratpack said:
Tagging along to see the end results.
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markalot said:
Along for the ride, nice to see the new thread!
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thanks for the support!

Fishy 1 said:
Hey mate, can't wait to see what this build will look like, if its anything like your last one then it will be amazing:). Can't wait.
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The last build started off without the intention of SPS, thus the rock scape.. This should be SPS dominated! thanks for the compliment!
 
Update:


Now, its actually my first time buying almost all of my equipments brand new and im very excited about it!

Here's my new Skimz Monzter Mini DC SN123, Very well packaged with detailed instructions on how to assemble it.



Doing a vinegar wash and upon firing up, it immediately starts to foam and it was pretty amazing how well it foamed even it was just vinegar and water.


The controller offers a couple of speed but i guess i will just leave it at the max, the 10 Minutes feed more is great for when feeding corals too!


Now, the interesting part is this 'gate', this controls how much water leaves the skimmer body and thus, allows the adjustment of the water level in the body.


Next is this amazing pump! the Jebao DC 9000, as per its name, its 9000l/hr which is wayyyyyy too overkill for my tank. But since its controllable, why not get the bigger one!
It will be T-ed off to my chiller as well as 2 return pipes. One great thing about this pump is how it slowly starts up over a minute to minimise splashing! Its also almost dead silent even running at full speed inside a red sea salt pail!


Last picture for the day, Here's the sand i'll be using!


My apologies for the bad picture quality! Been using my phone to take these photos!
 
Update! Tank is here!!!!

Beautifully made cabinet!


Tank & sump, didn't expect myself to love black silicon and the black backing!


Yet to be assembled pipings, also you can see the 2 return outlets drilled into the tank.


Front side crystal, side panel normal, check out the differences! Although i expected the crystal to be light blue or at least colorless..


Bottom braced, silicon wasn't well done at the bottom but they will be covered by sand.


sump with equipments placed inside. i still have space for some rocks and stuff too! I also asked for 2 wooden shelves to place my sockets and dosing pump


Bean animal assembled.


I purchased by own Blue union ball valve recommanded by a friend from Madpetz. The orignal is actually pretty hard to tune it.


Return outlet, silicon work was pretty badly done even after they had tried to rectified it..


The 3 pipes, requested for sock filter compartment, the pipes are not glued so they can be removed with ease.. the 2 other serve as emergency
 
Full set up with my Razor and Hailea HS-66a and my spaceship rockwork inside! Love the clean look!


Thats not the spaceship emitting blue light, thats just my blue tub's reflection!


That's all for now folks! will update when i get the tank filled later!
 
EvolutionZ's Floating Reef

Black silicon is hands down my favourite. Are you smoking a durry or flipping west side in the second pic?!?
Looks great by the way!
 
Your last tank was pretty amazing. Can't wait see how this one turns out. Love the scaping. That's going to look awesome once loaded with corals.
 
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