tank pics and vid

[00nothing]

Heres a new vid of my 135 gallon as well as some update pics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lomvHb0DUGc
I suggest pausing and allowing the vid to completly load before playing it

How the tank used to look

How it looks now

I felt the need to free up some swimming space and to also make things easier for cleaning purposes as u can see i ahve some red slime starting and want to make the tank as easy to maintanence as possible

 

[cjvolitan]

cool love that trigger

 

[Andrew]

Looks sweet!

 

[tangey]

cool

 

[jpa0741]

What kind of power head do you have that moves? I would really like to get a couple.

Thanks,Jeff

 

[00nothing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6879680#post6879680 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jpa0741
What kind of power head do you have that moves? I would really like to get a couple.

Thanks,Jeff

It is a zoomed powersweep a lot of people cant stand them i have no problem with it so far

 

[emperior911]

i like the old look better

 

[emperior911]

i do like both looks though, nice kole tang... i'm thinking about getting one myself

 

[landscapen]

very nice

 

[jpa0741]

How long have you had your power heads? Why do some people not like them.

Thanks,Jeff

 

[00nothing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6882443#post6882443 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jpa0741
How long have you had your power heads? Why do some people not like them.

Thanks,Jeff

I jsut got it from a friend who was using it for around 6 months apparently the sweeping motion will lock up over time from calcium buildup but like anything it needs to be cleaned regularly and it shouldnt be a problem, this one has never been cleaned

 

[ItsMee]

What kind of rock is that? Do you think that drilling a more porous and/or fragile type of rock would be hard because they would break? How long does it take to drill say a 4 inch deep hole?

 

[00nothing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6883331#post6883331 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ItsMee
What kind of rock is that? Do you think that drilling a more porous and/or fragile type of rock would be hard because they would break? How long does it take to drill say a 4 inch deep hole?

the suprising part is that once u break thru the rocks outer surface the inside has the consistency of not quite hardened clay it was very easy to drill thru , i believe this is florida LR and fiji some of my holes were over 4 inches and they took literally a minute to make

the only stumbling block i ran into when i was making them was that 3/4 pvc is 3/4 inside diameter so the 3/4 inch bit i bought was not large enuff so i needed to jsut twist the bit around to open the hole

some people use acrylic rod to do this i am sure it prob looks better and prob fits easier

this was such an amazingly simple project i went into it completly blind not knowing what the result would be and came out a full believer and hey if i screwed up its jsut rock i either cracked it and made 2 pieces or added a hole to stick a frag into

project cost
3/4 inch masonry bit $10
10ft of 3/4 inch pvc $10

total time spent drilling and building approx 2-3 hrs most of it finding the right piece to put on next and how to position it

I am going to build another one this week perhaps i should document it

 

[ItsMee]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6883543#post6883543 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 00nothing


I am going to build another one this week perhaps i should document it

Please do!

 

[mitzel]

Looks great . I like the video too and so did my daughter she is two , she thought it was my tank she kept saying fish and point at it and then at the tank .

:wildone:

 

[00nothing]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6883593#post6883593 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mitzel
Looks great . I like the video too and so did my daughter she is two , she thought it was my tank she kept saying fish and point at it and then at the tank .

:wildone:

kids are so amazing i have 3 myself, my daughter who is the youngest 5 has watched the movie over 100x now

 

[00nothing]

NEW VIDEO

Had to try out some new software i got so i made another video, its a little heavy on effects but this was more of a test for the new software

enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqw5sn9UnMY

 

[00nothing]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=793628

documenting the rock building process

 

[Andrew]

Sweet videos.