Stupid aquascaping

LOL its funny you started this thread.the other day i almost smashed my beloved tank due to moving a couple SPS.one thing lead to another B4 U know it it took all day to screw with it, man i was PO'd. swore to the wife i was gonna rid of it.but after a couple strong coctails i finally calmed down. you aint alone!!
 
Any help with which drill and bits to use? I JUST bought a Black and Decker 18V drill, will this be good enough? And what bits would I need and where do you find them?

Masonary bits. Any hardware store.


p.s. Where do you get acrylic rods and the nuts?

http://www.totalplastics.com/

It's how this was done.

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usplastics also has a great site for acryllic. I used rods to build three pillars, then zip ties to construct arches between the pillars.
 
i got mine at some warehouse in I want to say santa fe springs in California they ship I used rods and 4" rounds to make a table, to have the rocks off of the sand. It worked but needed more planning. Um the black and decker isn't gonna cut it. Might be best if you had a complete plan and allow 6 hours for this at least.

I took out all of my rock first along with corals, and inverts, then the pesky "wicked fish."

Placed them in big bins that were filled with the same tank water and a few koralias.
I then vacuumed the nasty floor of the sand it was gross.

I then put the choice rock out in the drive way for mock building. I put all of the rock that was odd or too small in the sump.

I then started to drill and drill get ready to make a milky white mess. And break lots of rock.

Some are extra fragile some are just hard as a well, rock.

By now you killed your bit and are tired.

Now the rods, good luck trying to get them in on the first shot. Oh and making the perfect drill hole where they lock in...But with patience no prob!

I lack this, its a genetic flaw in my family.

Stack your towers and then get them into the tank as fast as possible to avoid more die off. Monitor your PH and ammonia. I had 0 issues and I stirred up my sand, removed 40% of the rock for good and had the rocks out for up to 3 hours. GL my man.
 
Your dilemma is one of the reasons why I made my own rock this time around. You get exactly what you want that way! ;)
 
I hate it as well. Last time I went meddling in my tank to rearrange I got a nice domino effect and needless to say the whole tank got rearranged. Thankfully no lives were lost lol.
 
No updates?? also remember to make sure your scape is solid and straight other wise with water and movement you'll end up with another reason to reshape
Heres my snowman/tower, not great but its up. Sorry its an iPhone picture.

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LOL its funny you started this thread.the other day i almost smashed my beloved tank due to moving a couple SPS.one thing lead to another B4 U know it it took all day to screw with it, man i was PO'd. swore to the wife i was gonna rid of it.but after a couple strong coctails i finally calmed down. you aint alone!!

cheers mate! :beer:

heck, you needed a few strong cocktails, i needed a 6 pack of Christmas Ale and about 20 minutes on the body bag....Its just i get it just about perfect...and then tumble tumble tumble something falls or something doesn't line up. lol
 
cheers mate! :beer:

heck, you needed a few strong cocktails, i needed a 6 pack of Christmas Ale and about 20 minutes on the body bag....Its just i get it just about perfect...and then tumble tumble tumble something falls or something doesn't line up. lol

DEFINATELY!!! can be a love hate thing.for something that relax me to sleep has also given me some of the most aggrevating moments in my life.almost like my wife :P
 
DEFINATELY!!! can be a love hate thing.for something that relax me to sleep has also given me some of the most aggrevating moments in my life.almost like my wife :P

lol, o man i had to pick myself back up after that one lol. I don't know what it is that REALLY gets to me. I think its just one of those things that seems so easy....but in really its not. Or it could be i'm just a picky old man lol
 
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