My first setup

[pweezy42]

let me know what you guys think so farr. sand finally settled after 3 days so i started playing w/the rock building w/what i have so farr. ive prob changed it 10x already but im going to keep it like this till i get more rock.

 

[nanito]

It looks good, but I would add more rock.

 

[pweezy42]

money is tight w/xmas in a week and bought some new parts for my banshee (my atv and my first hobby) so i bought what i could afford at this moment. a local store had a holiday sale for $4 a lb so i picked up close too 20lbs

 

[Agentbaj]

After the holiday season, I would add some more sand and alot more rock.

Other than that, lookin good.

 

[pweezy42]

well i went and grabbed another 5lbs of rock today and changed my aquascape up a lil bit. im thinking im just going to use this thread as my journal for myself on my progress and let all watch with me as i either succeed or fail lol

 

[Infiltrator]

Looks good. Add some more sand and add rock as you can. Keep an eye out, someone is always selling rock.

 

[dzfish17]

I would keep an eye out for a couple of larger pieces and make a cave... a little height looks good too.

 

[pweezy42]

next week im going for some big rock bout 100 worth hopefully that will make a better look and foundation

 

[Danzig]

looks good, good luck!

 

[PRDubois]

Find a local club. Someone is Always selling rock cheep.

 

[pweezy42]

ok so today i went and picked up some silicone since my sump had a slow leak where the return came in and picked up 11 more lbs of rock and the blue backround which really does make the water look so much more clear

 

[pweezy42]

ok so i picked up 55 more lbs of rock today and i think im done w/it for my tank. i also picked up a hydor koralia 1050gph circulation pump but i am returning it since i found a aquien (i think thats how its spelled) 950 gph one since it has a lifetime warranty, this is 2 take out the 2 big powerheads on the left in the pic. but this is what its looking like now. tell me what you all think.

 

[cmw]

Is your rock against the glass? If so, it will be a challenge to clean back there and spots may form where detritus collects and over time this can cause nutrient problems in the tank.

 

[pweezy42]

yes it is against the glass, you know i never even thought about cleaning the back of the glass but unless it would cause problems for me i dont think i want to move it since i couldnt get them to sit on the rocks any other way unless someone has some tips other than that putty stuff

 

[IamFowlrThanYou]

It's looking really nice. It will look nice with some fishies!

 

[Danzig]

looks good, good luck!

Looks way better than the last time i was here, good call on adding more rock, grab a piece of LR to seed it

 

[pweezy42]

Its actually all live rock except the big white piece in the front, got it for $2 lb si i snatched it lol. I broight a water sample to my saltwater adviser and he said i should be able to start w/2clowns by 2mrw so im going to give it a shot wish me luck. Going to pick up some test kits as well and start getting sime readings for myself.

 

[nanito]

Great job. Your tank is looking a lot better than the last time I saw it.
Are you getting enough flow on the left side of the tank?

 

[pweezy42]

nanito i have 2 powerheads from petco they are only about 450 gph 2gether but i did get a 1050 gph that hasnt been put in yet since i found one that moves 950 gph that has a lifetime warranty which i am going to pick up when i return the other on thursday. i am about to jump into the tank now and try to get some of the rock off of the glass as suggested above.

 

[pweezy42]

ok so i tryed to move the rocks away from glass and it didnt work well and ended up looking like **** with very little caves so after 3 hrs and 2 more new rocks added this is what i came up with and am sticking with.