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[Stones]

Good to see you are going to be back on the SPS bandwagon shortly. Nice job on the stand. You always seem to be able to pull off very modern and elegant looking stands but I guess you've had some serious practice by now!

[fishoholic]

Love the stand and the dimensions of the tank, cubes rock!

[Delphinus]

Can we start a pool for when it will be shutdown? Or is it too soon to make jokes like that?

Er, I mean, nice new tank, and stuff! Enjoy the ride..



(PS. I call June/July BTW ........ (too soon?) )

[lastlight]

Thx guys. I can do stands with my eyes closed. If you saw some of the joints and how much wood filler they ate you might think I *do* build them that way!

Tony it's never too soon additionally, shut the frag up lol. My back is on fire. Spent all day cutting rocks for the back wall %#*^!

[lastlight]

Before I mounted my rock background I attached these anchors underneath my overflow box. These will stabilize the rock work which is going to cantilever out a fair bit I think. They're large enough to fish a few long zip ties through them. An additional anchor will likely be place at the foot of the rock tower to keep the bottom from sliding around.



Cory (i have crabs) was generous enough to lend me his chop saw with masonry blade. I spent a few hours frolicking about in a white cloud of pulverized reef rock on my front steps. The method I used to attach the rocks was silicone-putty-silicone. I have tried prying off one of the pieces and can't even wiggle it. Now that I have the tank flipped off it's back I can go in and identify which gaps can be seen at normal viewing angles and fill them in better.

Bonus points to anyone that can tell me where my mp10s are going to go =)











A little bit of insurance until I have sand in.

[sphelps]

Your level of patience and persistence never ceases to amaze me. That looks like a jig saw puzzle from hell which you nailed by the way.

[kien]

^what Fabio said.

Seriosuly, I'm not typically a fan of rock walls but you actually made it look really good. It suits that tank's dimensions.

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Bonus points to anyone that can tell me where my mp10s are going to go =)

They are mounting to the bottom of the tank pointing upwards right??? I heard it was going to be a sandstorm tank

Those 2 eye holes on the rock wall will be great for viewing the tank from the back.

[Stones]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

Those 2 eye holes on the rock wall will be great for viewing the tank from the back.

Whenever I need a good laugh, I usually don't have to look much farther than your thread Brett

That rock wall looks pretty slick and will only look better once it starts to get covered with coralline alage. FYI a recipricating saw with a metal blade also works great for mutilating up live rock but I'm guessing you wanted the flattest cut possible for your intended purpose.

I'm a bit confused by the means in which you stuck the rock to the glass.

Silicone - putty - silicone isn't quite as self explanatory as it would seem....

Did you putty the center of the rocks and then put a bead of silicone around the putty? That's what it kinda looks like in the pics but all I can really see is the putty.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Before I mounted my rock background I attached these anchors underneath my overflow box. These will stabilize the rock work which is going to cantilever out a fair bit I think. They're large enough to fish a few long zip ties through them. An additional anchor will likely be place at the foot of the rock tower to keep the bottom from sliding around.

A little bit of insurance until I have sand in.

Man that freaks me out...looks cracked....