400 gallon project

[untamed]

Things are going quite well. Nothing unusual to report...coral growing, fish growing... It is nice not to have any crisis at the moment.

Glass and sand both happen to be clean at the same time, so that seemed a good reason to take some photos!

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Lance (the unicorn) as he usually struts around in the evening trying to impress somebody.



Hard to get the camera out and not take a few photos of these two.

[andestang]

Love the Achilles, looks nice and fat

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[christyf5]

Wow Brad, the tank is looking great. I can't believe how huge your fish are! Love the gorgonians, how many different types do you have in there?

[Chaloupa]

Looking fantastic! To have a large tank like yours would be a dream come true!

[Delphinus]

Brad, I can't remember. Did you stain the bar before attaching it, or did you stain it after the fact?

Also, for the river rock, did you attach that direct to the plywood, or did you go through the process of putting up tar paper, then the metal grill, then the mortar, etc.?

[lastlight]

I think Brad's boulders are fake Tony. Don't read too much into that but I don't *think* they required mortar =)

[untamed]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Brad, I can't remember. Did you stain the bar before attaching it, or did you stain it after the fact?

Also, for the river rock, did you attach that direct to the plywood, or did you go through the process of putting up tar paper, then the metal grill, then the mortar, etc.?

Yes, the bar got multiple coats of stain, then multiple coats of spar varnish all before installation.

The river rock is fake stuff used on exterior of houses. Because it was an indoor install, we skipped the tar paper...but it is installed over a metal grill, then cemented in piece by piece.

[untamed]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Wow Brad, the tank is looking great. I can't believe how huge your fish are! Love the gorgonians, how many different types do you have in there?

There are three or four types. All the tall ones in the centre are the same and I've begun to take frags from them to keep them under control.

[kien]

I have a question! Being so gigantic, do your fish have hiding spots? Do they even bother to hide at night? I suspect maybe the littler fish do? Asssuming you even have caves for them to hide in. Just curious :-)