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08-09-2010, 05:50 AM
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Water Changes - Part I of II..................<moved to post 39 - changed status to experimental> A week ago I had a totally different system in mind. I'd been planning this for months and had it completely figured out. I even had the updated content ready to post. After reading some of the other threads on Canreef, I started wondering whether I had the best possible system for my application. In a nut shell, I've done a complete 360 from my original plan and have decided to go with a continuous water change system. I would be very interested if anyone had suggestions for optimizing this system or can see potential problems. I'd also be interested if anyone is using a similar setup? Last edited by abcha0s; 02-15-2011 at 05:41 PM. 
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08-19-2010, 03:15 AM
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Today, I ordered 300 pounds of BRS "Reef Saver" Dry Aquarium Eco Rock.
The concept of dry rock was entirely foreign to me until only recently. Everyone uses “live rock” right? Well… Consider the advantages. Live Rock • Matures quickly and provides some bio-diversity. Dry Rock • Guaranteed not to have any pests (critters or algae). • No water weight, so pound for pound you get more. • Significantly cheaper. • Much easier to aquascape as it can be done dry. The dry rock can obviously be seeded with good quality live rock. I will not be using the live rock in my 90g as there is some pest algae that I don’t want in the new tank. I’ll either use this live rock in a qt setup or perhaps try to sell it. I am actually really excited about this purchase. It is a big step forward in terms of planning and keeping this project on track. Prior to making this decision, I ordered 20 pounds of the rock from BRS. I asked for an eight pound piece and a twelve pound piece. Here’s what it looks like.   
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#3
08-19-2010, 04:02 AM
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Nice looking rock... I can't wait to see what you do with it
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10-12-2010, 06:11 AM
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<New Content Posted>
Aquascaping - Part I of III...................Post 21 - Supporting the structure Status Update We've been renovating the basement, so work on the tank has been slow. However, things are starting to get back on track and I'm hoping to have salt water in the tank within the next 4-6 weeks. There's a ton of work to do between now and then. Last edited by abcha0s; 02-15-2011 at 05:41 PM.
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#5
10-12-2010, 06:13 AM
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nice Brad, cant wait to see what you do with the scape.
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10-12-2010, 06:35 AM
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Really neat idea with the peg system. Can't imagine how long that must have taken you...wow! I think I'd give the peg leg thing a try one day but maybe forgo the slots due to laziness.
So what do you have planned for rock->rock stacking? Are you also drilling and pegging those?
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#7
10-12-2010, 03:22 PM
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I find the peg idea to be really intriguing. My only concern might be that once you put the substrate in (your plan if I read your build right) the sand will fill in the peg holes. Subsequently, I would think that this fill-in would make it really difficult to move the aquascaped pegs after-the-fact (as the sand would presumably fill in the holes). Have you given any thought to this?
Other than that little problem, I think this is a wicked idea for aquariums. It keeps the rock stable and protects the bottom from scratches. So long as algae and things cant slip underneath I could see people implementing this into their builds.
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