Show me your Pillar's

[VWD]

Cool how You all do that.

 

[Konadog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6465803#post6465803 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by VWD
Cool how You all do that.

Smoke and mirrors!


Check out one of the first links on how some of these are done.

 

[phenom5]

I wonder if that is one rock, or a few stacked? Very nice.

its a rock stack. i had talked to bobherbertperry about the tank. its a 60g cube, with a PVC frame. the base is covered with rocks and the pillar is 5 or 6 hand selected pieces with holes drilled in them and then slid on to the frame.

that tank along with another tank i've seen in a diary thread around here somewhere have inspired my to do something different on my next tank...no more standard rock piles for me!

 

[Konadog]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6466453#post6466453 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phenom5
.....that tank along with another tank I've seen in a diary thread around here somewhere have inspired my to do something different on my next tank...no more standard rock piles for me!

That's why I am asking the question. I have a 225 to set up next month and I'm doing something different. I don't want rock piles, walls, etc.. but something very unique. I have some great ideas, and they keep getting better with pictures like those, thanks!

 

[Tammy3770]

on a smaller scale you can use plastic coat hanger Just cut out the horizontal part, and drill with a 1/4" drill bit. that's what i did 2 years ago and everything's great. sorry no pics aval

 

[Konadog]

Any more pictures?

 

[simple_joe]

Have you seen this one?

 

[simple_joe]

What about this?

 

[simple_joe]

One more:

 

[simple_joe]

Check out this site:

http://korallenriff.de/dekoration_04.html

 

[simple_joe]

 

[Konadog]

Thank you Joseph, I had not seen them. Great ideas!

 

[trmiv]

Reef Bond? What is that, some kind of powder that mixes to a reef safe plaster? Apparently only available in Germany.

 

[simple_joe]

Hey Ken,

Have you figured out how you are going to build your pillars?

Joseph

 

[Konadog]

Joseph, where you been??

Yes, I am going to use the rocks I have, and drill a hole in them to put a rod thru. I feel that I should use what I already have and not buy anymore LR. I found some rods that is the same material as starboard and will work great.

 

[Konadog]

Well, I'm still going with pillars in my tank and decided to open up the bins that have been cooking my rock since November and see what I could build.

Came up with a few ideas:

Large pillar front

Large pillar back

I really need to put something next to these for reference, this has about a 3' base, and is 20" tall.

Branch rock front

Branch rock back

 

[TCU Reefer]

I'm doing two pillars and 2 overhangs in my 215 inwall right now. Although it's not a pillar, I finished the first overhang today.

I still need to add more rock around the base.

I also started on one of the pillars but ran out of flat rocks.

 

[wetWolger]

Here is a pic of mine....it was done with just very very carfull stacking. It seems pretty damn stable.

 

[Konadog]

TCU Reefer, that looks like it's going to turn out very nice, I like it! I should have put a coke can next to mine for comparison. The first one is about 30" x 20" at the base, and 20" tall with a 10" ledge/overhang. The second one is a little smaller. I plan on having two more, but not as big of a base.

Jent, I like the double cave.

 

[tankslave]

the nice thing about the rock pile pillars is that it creates a lot of nooks holes for small fish to hide, whereas the premade ones are pretty scares for hiding spots.