Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 The hardest thing to do... Wire Management. Almost complete. Gotta wire a couple more things and I'm good. Oh Snap! Purple yoga mat for my sump! haha I think I like it. Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 damm this build is coming up amazing man is there overflow in yet???? Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Thanks bro! Yeah the over finally came! Damn USPS need to pick up their slack. I'm gonna open it tomr and get some pictures! Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Love the stand colors! I was going to paint mine just black but now I kinda wanna go with that gray/bright color on the inside. Awesome! Link to comment
metrokat Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I'm loving that stand Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Love the stand colors! I was going to paint mine just black but now I kinda wanna go with that gray/bright color on the inside. Awesome!Do it! Or paint it black but do a nice bright orange inside! I'm loving that standYay! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 MAME Design Overflow. This thing is amazing. So well crafted. Thanks Spiderguardnano for this beautiful glass work and packaging it so well. Now I have to find time tonight to set this baby up. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 That stand is beautiful! Also, smart solution for the light! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 That stand is beautiful! Also, smart solution for the light! Thanks! Can't wait to flood this. Wanna get my scape done first. Link to comment
hey Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 nice wiring, I love being able to hide the mess inside the ducts lol. Link to comment
TeamIM24 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Great looking stuff my man. Can't wait to see this one. Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 hows the scape going jay? Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Is there an English manual anywhere for these MAME overflow? I wish I paid attention during japanese class! Would have come in handily now. I'm clearly not doing it right but I can't squeeze the vinyl pipe in anymore. Is this too far apart? According to the manual it's suppose to 3mm. So this is too wide. But it won't budge. I've tried the hot water method. Ain't budging. Help! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 nice wiring, I love being able to hide the mess inside the ducts lol. Haha. Oddly I do enjoy ducting the wires. A sense of satisfaction when you see the mess being tucked away. But the moment I pull off the duct cover, poof! wires will explode in your face. Great looking stuff my man. Can't wait to see this one. Thank bud, hows the scape going jay? I changed my mind 5000 times. I'm gonna give myself a deadline or I'm never gonna finish this tank haha. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Do it! Or paint it black but do a nice bright orange inside! Yay! I'm thinking a nice blue haha! Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'm thinking a nice blue haha! Did you get the rocks? Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Did you get the rocks? Nah I haven't ordered them yet, Tank gets here friday so I still have some prep to do before rock Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 After a few days of scaping, I net out with this 10/90. Light(10%) on the left plane and heavy(90%) on the right plane. I'm trying to have more negative space. In the long run I might add some short tiny islands to give it more texture and some depth depending on the corals I'm gonna populate with. Why that tall pillar on the right? Scroll down. Ha got myself a custom miniature figurine that sits on the very tip of the pillar. If my calculations are right, it will sit perfectly on the water surface. Mr Scuba Diver looking down at the "Ocean". And he has two turbo snails to chill with. Any thoughts or pointers? I;m not sure if I am 100% satisfied but so far after so many different variations, this is the one I'm most comfortable with right now. Link to comment
Smithjm5 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Haha that is the sickest scape ever, Mr. Scuba is a boss Link to comment
4x5 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'm pretty sure the manual says to shorten the vinyl with a knife. The boiling water to soften the pipe worked for me, they slid right on and I didn't have to cut.Scape looks great BTW. Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 That's a pretty awesome scape. Can't remember, but I assume this tank will be SPS orientated. That scape just screams for sticks. Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 To sick jay What did you use to glue the rocks? Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Haha that is the sickest scape ever, Mr. Scuba is a boss Yes Mr Scuba is da Boss. Let's call him Mr. Scuba da Boss Man. Haha I like it. Thanks! Hope he doesn't go for a dive lol. I better epoxy his base to the rock. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'm pretty sure the manual says to shorten the vinyl with a knife. The boiling water to soften the pipe worked for me, they slid right on and I didn't have to cut.Scape looks great BTW. Thanks! I figured it out. I did hot water and then Vaseline and sloppy sliddy it went in. what type of vinyl tubing do u use? I think mine is too thick and I don't have the flexibility to bend it nicely in the sump.Btw Howzit my bra!? Haha I am A big fan of your shallow reef. And a bigger fan of Cape town. I went there for a shoot and didn't wanna come back. Stayed at the Cape Grace and it was splendid! Nothing beats paragliding off lions heade. I have to go back again and this time I really won't come back lol! That's a pretty awesome scape. Can't remember, but I assume this tank will be SPS orientated. That scape just screams for sticks.Thanks so much man. Yeah I do intend to eventually switch to more sticks. Your right about that pillar being a stick haven. I have to take it slow. I don't have that much experience with SPS. Am considering eventually going full zeovit. But dang! It's so expensive. Link to comment
Jay Wee Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 To sick jay What did you use to glue the rocks? Thanks bro! I used smaller pieces of rocks as I go higher to not weight it down so much. The rocks were mostly glued together with aquastick 2 part epoxy and then zip tied it and waited for a day for it to cure. Then touch it up again with more epoxy. But I did leave some zip ties in there so it's extra secured. Link to comment
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