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Ryan's rock flower nano
Hi guys did some big upgrades on my nano today and took the time to take pics along the way. so last month I painted my fireplace and added a floating shelf for my amp and telus box. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psg7gxz4f4.jpg
Middle of painting http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psiglxcnba.jpg Ok so this is what I started with you can see in this pic the nano on ugly bulky stand to the left today I dicided to build another floating shelf plus run drain and return thru wall into crawlspace and into sump in garage 40' away. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psn7re9zvg.jpg I started by cutting into wall down the grove it's some sort of wood panel painted. Then removed and drilled 2 holes thru 2x4 in wall into crawlspace. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psdyorqpkb.jpg Next I built a box and drilled a couple more holes for plumbing also running power so I have a plug for light. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...pstokaomxn.jpg Pic of plumbing and electrical done next I have to run pipe thru crawlspace http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psgpsqczv4.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psx4v9j4sa.jpg So I got the tank on the stand next I plumbed the bottom up. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psihspoawt.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb1hhuyrv.jpg You can see where I cut the access panel in this Pic tomorrow I will sand edges and re paint then put a few small brad nails to close. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psl8sgduox.jpg This is about all I'm doing today still will paint black and will be getting new light. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psrbdyqc9v.jpg Close up of the rfa's enjoying the new much cleaner water coming from sump off my sps system. I also plan on doing some rock work in future to hide pipe gotta get some Fiji Crete. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psygiguzfo.jpg |
Nice job buddy....
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Looks great Ryan !! Well done.
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Wow man..Real nice work..
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why is your basement only like 4 feet high?
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Thanks guys
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Just awesome Ryan! :eek:
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Thanks Mike planned on painting it today but to lazy.
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Looking great!
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Yah that's freaking awesome. I've always wanted to do a sweet nano that was ninja style plumbed in to a larger, more stable system.
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Thanks guys glad you like the tank hoping on Boxing Day I will get a bit more done and update.
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Nice job Ryan ,looks great
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Awesome
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Thats a nice little set up Ryan. Thanks for stopping by today and hopefully your anemones start breeding soon :smile:
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Thanks everyone especially Daniel I was inspired by him the first time I saw his rock flowers and for the most part thanks to him I have 15+ rfa's now I will post some pics later of the new babies😄
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So here is a shot of the tank, stand is painted now I also put a ai vega on top the rock flowers are so much brighter.
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psbzza7avk.jpg Some closer shots http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psba9bhopo.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...pspf0zxop3.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps2onojfty.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psef0dtfx1.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps3a8pgfek.jpg |
Looks awesome Ryan!!!
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I love this little tank... simple yet spectacular!!! Your giving me ideas for a shallow build next!
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Nice work chief!
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I can't see those last pics - it says the photos have been moved or deleted. Great idea though, I like the floating "stand"!
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Thanks everyone! Not sure why pics are gone possible photo bucket I tried to repost and when I hit preview said the same thing.
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i love the floating stand idea i once considered trying it but chickened out. those rock nems look great.
even if your rear 2x4 is screwed into studs i'd still be fearful about all the downward force the tank will put on those screws. even a small tank weighs a lot and with the cantilever a bump into it or someone resting a rand on it could have bad results. also, the manner which you angled those others screws in split the wood and all of the forward weight of the tank would be applying a lot of pressure on those connections. i'm in no way trying to be negative but i was surprised nobody else thought this looked a bit dangerous. do you have a cover over the upwards pointing outlet? also seems a bit sketchy considering how easy it is for splashes to occur. again i really like the idea maybe i'm worried for nothing =) |
I stood on this stand it not going anywhere I have zero worries about that. The plug yeah your right could at least put cover on not that worried because it's tied into my main system only thing I plug in is the light. I don't put my hands in the tank I feed with long tweezers water changes are done at the sump in garage.by the way something I did not picture or mention I put at 2x4 from stud to stud behind wall that my frame screws into its not supported just on studs that would scare me.
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awesome glad to hear. the trusty 'stand on your stand' test certainly counts for something :wink:
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It looks even better in person.
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Really like this tank, do I have to make an appointment to see it
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Lol no man you no the number come by any time. :biggrin:
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Really Ryan that's an awesome nano.... Impressive.... I accept the offer,lol, I may swing by after work....
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little tank update all is well tanks still hanging on the wall and level for those that thought i was crazy.other morning i realized there's a bunch of babies 12 counted so far i am sure there's more there so small and hard to see all have super bright centers couple small ones change from orange to yellow center. i will get better pics when i can most are hiding under the skirt of there mother.
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little one is the mother its actually red with dark blue lines grey skirt http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psiovzo2e7.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psqczvfpzw.jpg 2 males http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psxkbm2jcu.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps8va7yjii.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psxlygpaaa.jpg same 2 males http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psem5cvrb3.jpg |
Thought I would share some pics from this tank it's still doing great I also did some new rock work a while back. *****these are not for sale******
http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psxcilqzlf.jpg Clowns hosting in rock flower yes it's possible most info on rock flowers says clowns will not host in them. http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psmvofqfd9.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...pscg3vzbbr.jpg Few pics with babies in the sand http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps88ihxuni.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psct2tn6ii.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psri4rtw6a.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psczh1uzjr.jpg Royal blue pics with orange gel filter on camera phone It exaggerates the orange a bit but pretty true pics http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...psxhzdg9gi.jpg http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/a...pswjem2cbp.jpg |
What kind of clowns do you have here? Black Ice?
I have a pair of black ice right now and they are only black and white with orange faces. I'm hoping more orange grows on them as they get older. |
Pretty sure there black ice I got them from Timbits a year or 2 ago I picked the ones with the most white in them he had but they have always had the orange in them there color has never really changed.
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Ryan the yellow frilled ones look pretty nice
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Thanks guys this morning I spotted a few fresh babies I found 4-5 but I'm sure there is more they are very small and hard to see the last batch I would guess was twice the size but came from different mother. I got one close up shot you can black pieces of sand next to it for comparison yes very small.
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Lookin good! Those babies are tiny!
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More baby pics they come out every color imaginable
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Very cool!!!
Where do you get your RFA? I have one but looking for more. |
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