Show me your Pillar's

[Louis]

Here are some of my pillars:

left side:

right side:

whole tank:

More pics can be found here:
215 Gallon In-Wall Build

Video at youtube:
215 Gallon Saltwater Aquarium

 

[blakeoe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9322395#post9322395 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jeremy Blaze

That's the biggest clam i have ever seen!!!!!
For a minute i thought it was Pam Anderson!!

 

[revclyburn]

Thank you all for the pics, should eliminate the post and just do this again only pictorial. I am planning on redoing my tank, these pics have definitley come in handle, great stuff.

Anybody have pics of stacked rock, without the support?

edwn

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Mine are just stacked.

 

[revclyburn]

OK

JeremyBlaze. Has anything ever tumbled in your tank? I think I have a idea how I want to do my tank, but waiting on some l/r to finish curing before I redo my tank. Hey, post a pic of your tank

edwin

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

No problems, mine are the pics right above on this page.

 

[blakeoe]

Here is mine. Got the inspiration from this post and "the ultimate DIY rocks" Thread Pics are bad im getting a new cam soon

Before:

 

[blakeoe]

still needs a ton of coral!!

 

[James983]

 

[Mattcraughwell]

uk reefers pillars

uk reefers pillars

hi guys just re-scaped my tank after seeing this thread and hear are the before and after shots

take a look at the pics at the bottom of the page, the rock work as was from oct 2006 in a big old heap and then the next shot is after this weekend with two pillars.


http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=181732&page=5

Thanks

Matt c

 

[revclyburn]

for some reason the link doesn't work for me, anybody get this link to work?

edwin

 

[costa13]

Check out this guys tank he has some real nice pillars. It is the first video on there titled Carl's 150g Reef.

http://www.reefvideos.com/

 

[AfAqua]

Nice work Matt. How are you holding the rock together?

 

[Mattcraughwell]

The right hand side is just acrylic 10mm rod with milliput left to cure for 4months in remote water volume.

The left hand side is drilled at center balance point of each peice of rock with 22mm drill bit and then 22m white plactic overflow pipe work the just counter balancing.

I'll try the up loader later when i get home from work.

Thanks

Matt

 

[BigJPDC]

blakoe - do you have any pictures of the bases of your pilars? How do you have things anchored so they don't tip over?

thanks!
jp

 

[stevedola]

they anchored the structures to a sheet of acrylic that has been drilled to fit an acrylic rod. The rock is then drilled so that the rod can fit in and secure it to the sheet.

 

[BigJPDC]

love that avatar.

So for that to provide stability, the sheet must be larger in area than the bottom rock, correct?

 

[stevedola]

doesnt have to be too big, just enough to stop it from tipping.
I made mine alittle large because i had to buy 2' of acrylic.

 

[stevedola]

BTW, heres a pic of one of my pillars...not in the tank yet because the tank is barren.

 

[BigJPDC]

very cool, thank you - the rod has to be solid in the acrylic sheet for it to be stable, how did you work that? I am guessing that I could tap and die the rod?
Are your tanks bb or do you bury the base in the sand?

thank you again, I am going to do this with about 25lbs of LR to try and hide my megaflow and would hate for this to come crashing through the glass some night.

jp