Giga Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'll make a random appearance to support this build 6 Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 well you have my attention Let's get some updates on your tank! 2 Quote Link to comment
hey Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Progress. Don't worry about all the black, that will be taken care of at the end Wanted to do more but spent the weekend on the coast Yeh that's going to be badass when you can just lay in the bulk of the rockscape. Lookin great. 2 Quote Link to comment
JR! Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Let's get some updates on your tank! yeah im gonna get it started this month. still have to send light to dave for an overhaul 1 Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Progress I have now sealed off the deep sand portion completely from getting into the cave. I have rocked one side of the inside of the cave and added rock to the front right vertical wall 3 Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 yeah im gonna get it started this month. still have to send light to dave for an overhaul I still need to send my duo to him so he can convert it to a white spectrum for the mangroves Quote Link to comment
Muraki Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'll be watching this build! Awesome on the extra panel of starfire glass! 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Oh nice, progress! Can't wait to see the finished product Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Oh nice, progress! Can't wait to see the finished productI need one more can of the black foam, and I can be finished. And some more rock. It probably has like 6 lbs of rock on it, and I will need maybe 2-3 lbs more to crush up. So close. Quote Link to comment
yoshii Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Oooooo! Can't wait to see how this turns out 1 Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'll make a random appearance to support this build I'll be watching this build! Awesome on the extra panel of starfire glass! Oooooo! Can't wait to see how this turns out Thanks for tagging along! This is the most excited I've been about a build since I set up my first tank. It will also be my largest tank Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 What makes snails reproduce? Probably a dumb question but in 4 years I've never had it happen before, and now in both my mangrove tank and reef tank, I've had tons of baby snails pop up. 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 What makes snails reproduce? Probably a dumb question but in 4 years I've never had it happen before, and now in both my mangrove tank and reef tank, I've had tons of baby snails pop up. Maybe stability? Are these your "best" tanks you've had? Quote Link to comment
East1 Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 What makes snails reproduce? Probably a dumb question but in 4 years I've never had it happen before, and now in both my mangrove tank and reef tank, I've had tons of baby snails pop up. I have the same thing in my mangrove tank, I have like 50 stomatella snails that crawl out of the sand after lights out, and I only actually paid for two 1 Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 Maybe stability? Are these your "best" tanks you've had? Doubt it, but I will never really know. I never test my water. Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Drew out a rough sketch last night and made an excel diagram this morning of my thoughts for the stand. I have a wall that is 17' long and about 15-20' high. I've always had trouble designing with this wall, but think this plan will fit it nicely. Most of you know I've used conduit pipes for everything from shelving, to desk legs, to my light trees. I want to build a big shelving unit out of the pipe and nice wood. That area above the tank with the two bars coming down, that will be like a floating shelf (the stuff directly above the tank is the nanobox hybrid and duo). The thin grey lines are pipe, while the thicker blackish lines would be the wood shelves. Black border is obviously the borders for the wall. 1 Quote Link to comment
pschom Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Is this done yet? Oops, never mind. Be back in 5 years. Lol. Jk. Can't wait. Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Is this done yet? Oops, never mind. Be back in 5 years. Lol. Jk. Can't wait. lol. Scape is done and tank is said to be done by the end of the month. I am still aiming for it to be wet on September 12. Quote Link to comment
pschom Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 lol. Scape is done and tank is said to be done by the end of the month. I am still aiming for it to be wet on September 12. Cool. Good luck on it. Mangroves are....yeah. Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Tank is done, but I didn't realize the factory is located in Asia, so it is being put on a container next Monday. It will take about 3-4 weeks from there. Hoping I can get it on 9/12. Quote Link to comment
Newtybar Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Can't wait to see this thread, I like the look of mangroves. It's like a hybrid of planted and not. Not to mention the dimensions are so similar to mine. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 So hyped to see how this turn out! 1 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Yo. I just realized, you should enter that into the AGA biotope competition, esp since it's an all macro/mangrove tank! EDIT: I POSTED IN YOUR WRONG MANGROVE THREAD. YOU SHOULD ENTER YOUR CURRENT TANK. 1 Quote Link to comment
brad908 Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Is there any type of clear sticky spray that I can use for the sand to stick to the black foam? I've started with super glue, but it is taking a while and using a lot of super glue. Quote Link to comment
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