OZreefhead
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wow larry. so clean 
Show me your Pillar's
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LarryW
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that is a towel. I put it down to protect the bottom glass when I put my structures in there. I drilled, and built them in the garage, the put them in the tank to make sure I was happy with them.
I will be curing them at my LFS in one of his 300g systems. this way once its done, I can add it back, 60g of his water, and fill the rest with fresh sw, and skip 98% of the cycle.
I will be curing them at my LFS in one of his 300g systems. this way once its done, I can add it back, 60g of his water, and fill the rest with fresh sw, and skip 98% of the cycle.
to attach medium to large size rocks what acrylic rod should i buy? 1/2" or 3/8" or even 1" rod?
Also let say i pick to use 1/2" diameter rod should i use 1/2" masonary drill bit or should i use 3/8" drill bit and force the rod into the hole of therock for tight fit?
how thick should my acrylic base need to be?
Also let say i pick to use 1/2" diameter rod should i use 1/2" masonary drill bit or should i use 3/8" drill bit and force the rod into the hole of therock for tight fit?
how thick should my acrylic base need to be?
stevedola
Master of my domain
3/8" should be fine. I used 1/4" (i believe). I used the same size bit and snugged it in there...if i need more room i would bore out the hole alittle more.
Dont make the base too big. just enough to ancore it down (no bigger than the size of the rock). remember that it will be burried in the sand and not seen but moving it around in the tank wont be easy if the base is huge.
Dont make the base too big. just enough to ancore it down (no bigger than the size of the rock). remember that it will be burried in the sand and not seen but moving it around in the tank wont be easy if the base is huge.
wait so for the acrylic rod 3/8 is fine for large rock also? and whatever size of the acrylic rod i use the same size for drill bit? so 3/8" for drill bit also?
About the thickness of the acrylic base i also can use 3/8" thick base with silicone? the thicker the base the better?
Do i have to worry about the sand and dead things get stuck at the bottom of the base?
About the thickness of the acrylic base i also can use 3/8" thick base with silicone? the thicker the base the better?
Do i have to worry about the sand and dead things get stuck at the bottom of the base?
stevedola
Master of my domain
Do i have to worry about the sand and dead things get stuck at the bottom of the base?
not really sure what you mean- I placed the sand on top of the base and it poses no problems for me.
I used the same size bit as the rod diam. If it was alittle tight then Id just bore it out by wiggling the bit back and forth...I didnt want a loose fit by going up a bit size.
If you want to pay the extra money for a thicker base, then go ahead- I didnt see a point in it. Once you get the rock stacked with the rods inplace, the structure isnt going anywhere. I just locked the rods in place in the base with alittle silicone I had.
not really sure what you mean- I placed the sand on top of the base and it poses no problems for me.
I used the same size bit as the rod diam. If it was alittle tight then Id just bore it out by wiggling the bit back and forth...I didnt want a loose fit by going up a bit size.
If you want to pay the extra money for a thicker base, then go ahead- I didnt see a point in it. Once you get the rock stacked with the rods inplace, the structure isnt going anywhere. I just locked the rods in place in the base with alittle silicone I had.
