| Delphinus |
11-13-2010 05:42 PM |
That particular pile has a 1/2" column of PVC (you can see it coming out the top rock as I hadn't cut it yet when I took that pic). Otherwise the rocks are just laying on top of each other. I took some thorite yesterday and bonded a couple spots so that when I take the rock layers apart (I'll never be able to lift that pile on its own) to put into the tank, I hopefully have some reasonable hope of refinding how they fit together when in the tank (I realize I'm only kidding myself but I'm clinging to optimism here). I also came to the realization I'm probably going to have to crawl INTO the tank to get rock pile placed properly, so that should be an interesting exercise later today. :neutral: (Wish me luck!!)
I used an acrylic rock and some thorite to bond the three rocks at that slanted angle for the smaller pile in beside to create that ravine (the real goal of the whole thing pictured there was to have a ravine. :lol: That whole thing was "just a pile of rock" until I put a second pile of rock next to it and all of a sudden it turned into this angels signing "Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" moment and light was shining on the ravine. Weird stuff.)
This is just one rock pile and will hopefully be sitting on the right side somewhere. For the rest of the reefscape it will likely be a mixture of zap straps, acrylic rods, and the occasional splop (or maybe even a splurch or splotch) of thorite and/or epoxy. I haven't quite got the vision yet for the rest except for things like "want caves, ravines and shelves." I'm not very good at artistically placing rocks - when I moved the smaller rock pile last night the big pile went right away back to "just a pile of rock" and the angel choir left. I said "come back, I have beer!!!! I totally don't mind sharing it with angels!!" but it didn't change their mind.
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