tank pics

[skilletfan jtm]

hey i am getting a new tank and need cool ideas for aqua scaping so can any one who has a tank that is really cool and colorful post pics of there tank please
THANKS

 

[LUVSPS]

Well, my tanks not cool or colorful YET..... but if you want aquascaping ideas I just finished my aquacape last weekend.

I'm planning a full blown SPS tank and kept the rockwork to a minimum so the sps colonies can fill in the open space. Oh yah, this is a 120g.

 

[skilletfan jtm]

thats pretty sweet

 

[fender4string]

schfancy aquascape! It'll be cool to see the tank with water and livestock!

 

[skilletfan jtm]

ya post pics wen it has fish and coral

 

[jayco5]

Very cool - nice design.

 

[t5Nitro]

How did you do that? I need to scrub my rocks which means take them out and put back in. Be cool if I could do something similar.

Thanks.

 

[LUVSPS]

Thanks everybody! I will def. post pics when I have it up and running with fish and coral.

 

[LUVSPS]

Sorry t5Nitro, I guess you and I were typing at the same time and I didn't see your post.

I used 1/2 PVC and drilled the rocks then threaded the rocks on a PVC stand with a PVC pole pointing up. If you look close in the first pic you can see the feet of PVC on the piller. The arch was more complicated and involved a couple PVC elbows and lots of zipties. lol.
t5Nitro, I bet you could still do it. Drilling only took a couple minutes and maybe you could have a squirt bottle to spritz them with saltwater during that time.

The rock is 30lbs of spaghetti and 70lbs of fiji from Bulk Reef Supply. I would definately recommend them! Shipping was reasonable and the rock was on my doorstep in 4 days.

 

[skilletfan jtm]

more pics

 

[spacepirate]

looks cool. I like the rock formation on the far right with the top rock overhanging.

 

[VaderWS6]

Once you get some good sps colonies growing, that tank is going to be awesome! Nice work on the aquascape!

 

[magic028]

Nice setup!

 

[nskains]

great design, cant wait to see it with water, now get to work

 

[t5Nitro]

What did you use to drill them? Was it a major mess doing the drilling? lol

 

[greggnyce]

here is my new system. I used marine epoxy to glue the peices for caves and holes for the fish to entertain themselves(swimming)

 

[LUVSPS]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13417466#post13417466 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by t5Nitro
What did you use to drill them? Was it a major mess doing the drilling? lol

I just used a regular cordless drill and a drill bit that my brothers gave to me and said it would work so I don't really know what kind or size of the bit, LOL. I drilled the rocks outside on some hard packed dirt and it was kinda messy. I had a couple of the rocks break up on me but that was only the spaghetti rock. The Fiji was perfect and drilled like butter. And yet it was strong enough to hold up under the drilling.

I can't wait to add water to this tank! Will post pics when its up.

 

[LUVSPS]

greggnyce, love your 'scape! Are you planning sps? I love the arch with the hole through the middle and the flat rock. Lookin' great!

Edit: I forgot to ask, what brand of epoxy did you use?

 

[t5Nitro]

I think I'll just try and stack the rocks. Thanks though. Looks good! Good luck.

 

[SteveNMegz]

this is from a few months ago, since then the left side is a little different but still a cave there, and a few of the corals are moved to new homes