kgoldy Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Check this thread out... This is what made me want to do it. nanoguy's DIY Rock Wall Build Thread This dude did a great job. I'm guessing he's on this forum too- Look at his tag. Link to comment
bitts Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 From what I remember D had a lot of luck with the rock wall. Id say go for it. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Collected LR from my curing tank downstairs... Layed down clear garbage bags- I'm kind oh hoping that the foam sticks to this really well- it'll make sealing with epoxy easier/less necessary. Used the fish safe foam... I know the regular is fine, but this stuff is a little tougher and really designed for this type of application. Then picked some foam out from between the rocks with a plastic fork to rough it up and trim it back. I kind of like the look of the black foam. I may not even epoxy/sand it. Link to comment
bitts Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 it will grow coralline algae anyway. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 Did a test fit... It looks pretty good the way it is- with the black foam between the rocks. Is it likely to grow coraline under the low power fuge lights? Now I'm just wondering if it'd be a terrible idea to silicone it in place. As I anticipated, it's top heavy and leans away from the back glass wall of the fuge. Placing a few pieces of LR rubble under the front of the bottom piece of egg crate holds it back- but I imagine after time, the plastic will begin to flex and the rock wall will lean forward again. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I would silicone it... I read through some rich Romanian guy's thread for his tank (huuuuuuuge) and he siliconed it all on. This means you probably won't be able to change it later, but that's okay, Actually, with all this talk of rock walls, I've really wanted to do one sometime. Now you have me all thinking to do one in my display sump... Link to comment
bitts Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 maybe there's way to get it to hang on the wall. thus making it removable for cleaning & such, but close enough to not worry about things building up drastically between them. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 16, 2011 Author Share Posted February 16, 2011 @AJ... Dooooo it. I could probably use some left over acrylic to fashion hangers that wouldn't be too noticeable... Link to comment
ajmckay Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Don't tempt me! Here's the Romanian guy's tank... it's on RC, deal... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...7226&page=8 Oh, btw, we want better pics! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Bah... okay, I'll break out the real camera. Link to comment
Steezy Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 This is such a sick idea hope it works out well for ya Link to comment
ajmckay Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hmmm.. tough call on the sand. If you already have the materials, I say go for it. It'll look more natural in the meantime. Also while I'm sure that coralline will have no problem growing on the foam directly, I think it'll be a while before all the black is covered, if it ever even is. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Well, I decided to stick with the black. Siliconed the wall in place, and will trim back the egg crate after the silicone cures. I'm going to try to find some fine grained black aragonite... And underneath it will be refugium mud. All the dark colors will help keep the refugium subdued during the day, so more focus will be brought to the display tank. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 I\'m thinking of using this. One 20 lb bag should do it. Item #: 10741 UPC: 029904107417 Grain size: 0.5-1.5mm Packaged: 2-20 lb (9.07 kg) Bgs/cs. Net Weight: 40 lbs 18.14 kg Per cs. Live sand will be over two bottles of these... Link to comment
kgoldy Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Got the mud... had to order the aragonite. It'll be here on Tuesday. I think this weekend the project will be getting wet. Just gotta find some plumbing supplies and I'm good to go! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 This is what it looks like installed, with the addition of some LR rubble and a few large pieces of BRS Pukani dry rock. Still haven't decided on the macros that will go in there. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Finally got some macros, so this thread is taking over: kgoldy's display fuge Link to comment
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