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albert_dao
11-11-2004, 06:11 AM
http://www.cichlids.ca/images/Misc/Tank1.jpg

http://www.cichlids.ca/images/Misc/Tank2.jpg



Hopefully, I'll be able to find some live rock lying around the place to toss in there tommorow. I'll try to get pics of my ghetto rigged baffle too!

danny zubot
11-11-2004, 02:30 PM
Very cool idea! :cool: Are you going to paint the back wall or wait for coraline to cover it? Check out Rich's tank for a visual.
http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11877

:cool: :cool: :smile:

Tarolisol
11-11-2004, 05:24 PM
WOW :eek: thats crazy how did you make that wall.

albert_dao
11-11-2004, 05:26 PM
I thought about painting it, but the tank was taking me long enough to get running as it was. I'll just hook up a calc reactor and use kalk for coralline acceleration.

danny zubot
11-11-2004, 05:32 PM
WOW thats crazy how did you make that wall

I didn't make it, but basically Rich used that sealant type foam and plugged some rocks into it. Then he used about 5 different colors of marine paint to give a coraline effect. There are various rocks jutting out of the wall that can be used for putting frags on. Apparently there is already coraline growing on the wall after only a couple of weeks.

albert_dao
11-11-2004, 06:57 PM
Well, I just bastardized some of my other tanks for rocks. I'll take some pics once the water has cleared up.

One thing that kinda got to me though was how hard it was to work with the rock since the tank was already so thin to begin with (12") and the foam took up a bit more space then I anticipated. I'll probably pick up some more suitable pieces tommorow.

Now to think about what I'm going to throw in there....

Invigor
11-11-2004, 07:35 PM
WOW :eek: thats crazy how did you make that wall.

window foam...u know that stuff that if you get it on you it doesn't come off for abuot 5 days?

Tarolisol
11-11-2004, 08:47 PM
I see it looks really neat, is it very heavy once finished, and where do you get marine paint?

albert_dao
11-15-2004, 02:11 AM
http://www.cichlids.ca/images/Misc/Tank3.jpg

Live rock and my tassled filefish in there now.

smokinreefer
11-15-2004, 06:29 AM
very cool! :cool:
what size tank is that?
what type of return pump are you using?

Delphinus
11-15-2004, 02:58 PM
I second Shao's question, what size tank is that? Looks maybe like a cube?

AJ_77
11-15-2004, 06:23 PM
One thing that kinda got to me though was how hard it was to work with the rock since the tank was already so thin to begin with (12") and the foam took up a bit more space then I anticipated.
So... I'm guessing 18x12x20h, which is about what, an 18.7 gallon tall??

is there a standard 20 tall that looks like this? just havin' fun guessin'. :biggrin:

albert_dao
11-15-2004, 11:13 PM
Close, it's actually 24x12x20.

Custom tank with a standard footprint.

I'm using a Mag700 for the return and the whole thing is draining into a 20 gal sump. I might convert the entire sump into a refugium once the money gets a bit looser.

For now, it'll probably run as is until I start getting some coralline coverage on the back.

Thanks for the comments guys