Coralkeeper Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Just thought I'd share a picture of my rock background that I finished not too long ago for my 28 gallon nano. All rocks were zip tied to the egg crate and all the nooks and crannies were filled with epoxy and silicone. The PVC tubing is for an Eel. There will be a total of 5 feet of tubing if you take it apart and line it up. Here are several pictures. Tell me what you think! Well, there is 5 feet of PVC tubing total in the nano tank. I used 6 sticks of epoxy, 4 tubes of silicone, and about 10 or so lb of live rock. The background weighed a total of 14 lb in the end, that's with epoxy, silicone, PVC, live rock and such. 4 tubes of silicone cost $5 a tube, epoxy was $6 a stick and live rock can be found at about $2 lb, so, total was about $76 not including PVC and egg crate. I'll take a FTS of the nano once the water clears up a bit. Water is still cloudy. Link to comment
krisko Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 DUDE This is awesome!!!!! Hurry and post the rest of the pics!!!! Link to comment
Curly Joe Reefer Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Very cool. It'll look awesome when that eel comes out the back wall. Link to comment
krisko Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 So the eel will really just hang out in that piping ? Link to comment
Coralkeeper Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 So the eel will really just hang out in that piping ? Yup. The background is in the tank, I made a mistake by putting the rock background into my established nano without letting it cure in a separate tank, had to unload all my corals to a friend of mine who will hold it until my tank gets better. lol Link to comment
kevantheman35 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 If this works and the eel moves in i am going to be so impressed lol Link to comment
darden20 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 so what kind of eel are u going to put in there, btw that backgeound is real creative Link to comment
Coralkeeper Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 If this works and the eel moves in i am going to be so impressed lol lol Thanks! so what kind of eel are u going to put in there, btw that backgeound is real creative Secret. A LFS is holding it for me until the tank gets better. Already paid half for the Eel so they can keep on holding it for me. Link to comment
awpong Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 That looks really cool, kinda wana do it myself now. Link to comment
Dizzle21 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 golden dwarf morey eel Link to comment
Coralkeeper Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 That looks really cool, kinda wana do it myself now. Thanks! golden dwarf morey eel Nope. Link to comment
clownfish14 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 post some pics of it in the tank plz Link to comment
googoomas Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 post some pics of it in the tank plz Word... This thing is going to be awesome! Link to comment
Coralkeeper Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Word... This thing is going to be awesome! I'll try to take a FTS tomorrow, but let me warn you all, it aint pretty yet. lol Link to comment
SeanK Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 cant wait to see this tank with the eel in it Link to comment
yoshii Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Awesome! I saw something kinda like this at a public aquarium, eels coming out of the wall, this is going to be so cool once it's finished Link to comment
Coralkeeper Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Thanks everyone! The tank is going to be a mixed reef, 49% LPS, 49% SPS, and 2% softies/leathers. Link to comment
Coralkeeper Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 Here is a FTS. I'm honestly really embarrassed to post a FTS as I've got a algae/bacteria bloom from the background. So, bare with me. lol Link to comment
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