My custom starfire is here!

Hey thanks Limited! Thats exactly what i was shooting for, least contact with the sand without loosing coral space. I also wanted it to look like a pice of a reef rather than the whole mini reef look.
 
What an impressive tank. I Think I now know what my next tank SHOULD look like! WOW!

How did you do your rock work? I mean how is it suspended like that?
 
so did you get rid of the war coral? anways it looks amazing how did u get the rocks to sit like that did you puddy them together
 
NanoManMaster, I still have the War Coral it is now sitting on the sand on the right front corner of the tank. I used a combination of acrylic rods, zip ties and epoxy to get it all sturdy and strong.
 
crazy4acros: Truly amazing!!!

You said you drilled holes in the 2 rocks and then put the acrylic rod in, fill it with epoxy and then zip tied the rocks together. After the epoxy hardens, do you cut off the zip ties or leave them on there?

How far in are you drilling the holes and putting in the acrylic rods to ensure stability?

Any close up pics that you have with the acrylic rods visible?

Thanks!
 
HKSTurbo28, The zipties are left in just for a pice of mind thing for me. I try to use them in a way that is not so visible unless you look real hard at different angles. Sorry the rod isn't visible after all said and done, i dont know how far i drilled but i try to dill as much as i can without going through the whole rock.

Thor
 
crazy4acros: what are the thickness of the acrylic rods and approximately how long are they or do you cut them in different lengths depending on the rock?


Thanks!
 
Cant recall the thickness but the drill bit i used is 1/2" and it was still a very tight fit, and yes they are cut to accommodate the rock.
 
what kind of rocks do you have in your tank? my rocks are more porous, not as solid looking as the ones in your tank. i'm afraid that if I drill into it, it will just shatter/break apart at unintended places.
 
did you fill the holes you drilled with epoxy first before inserting the acrylic rods?

Thanks for your help, I hope to do something very similar, you've really inspired me, I have an Elos 70 that I will be switching into.
 
HKSTurbo28, If the rods were too loose then i'd fill around it with epoxy. Good luck with your aquascaping it can be very frustrating but i think it's the fun part so enjoy it and it will turn out great but frustration will make it turn out horrible.

apicturepaints, I had a local shop here in AZ order it for me, they were a distributer of Lee-Mar.
 
thanks for the inspirational words :)

what kind of epoxy did you use and what kind of live rocks did you get? Mine are mainly branchy and porous and pieces aren't so big so I may need to see if I can pick out some new pieces from the LFS.
 
Great tank and beautiful acqascaping. This tank has seriously made me think getting a large cube for my upgrade - so much possibilities or aquascaping. Many thanks for sharing the tank and the methods deplyed in achieving a stunning aquascape.

Can I ask what bulb you are using as the colours on your sps look great without the use of any t5 supplementary lighting. Would also be interested in what ballast your are utilising - magnetic or electronic?

Thanks
Roshan
 
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