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Old 02-27-2007, 03:37 AM
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Very nice.
How many hours did it take you to make your backdrop?
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Old 02-27-2007, 03:57 AM
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Very nice.
How many hours did it take you to make your backdrop?
It was two evenings to make and shape the rock. then I broke the pieces putting them in the tank so it took another evening to fix them. Inthe end they turned out better after I fix it. But than it was a couple weeks of constant water changes on the bath water, drying and rinse, drying and rinse. It was a lot of work. Well worth it though. I would also like to thank Canreef, every coral in that tank has been bought or traded from some one on Canreef except two tiny frags that you can even see in the pic.
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Old 02-27-2007, 04:31 AM
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Russ, that is awesome. I did a similar thing with a backdrop idea, except mine was using "great stuff" foam. Unfortunately it started to peel off of the glass within the first week . I think I'm going to try the concrete thing when I start on my 75 gal. The back drop totally adds a cool look to the tank.

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Old 02-27-2007, 04:56 AM
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was the bath water salt water or just fresh water? and you cured it in the tank or a separate contaner all together?
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Old 02-27-2007, 05:13 AM
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Very nice!

Please keep us updated. We'd love to see more pictures.
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Old 02-27-2007, 05:29 AM
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thats probably the nicest backdrop i've seen in many tanks. good job russ.
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Old 02-27-2007, 06:16 AM
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Pretty groovy lookin' tank Russ. Well done. I see where all the really sweet frags you guys get end up.
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was the bath water salt water or just fresh water? and you cured it in the tank or a separate contaner all together?
Fresh water, changed three time daily, in a seperate tub that will be wrecked by the time you are done due to high alk. In total it soaks in the water for three to four weeks until it stops raiseing the alk of the water.
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Old 02-27-2007, 12:55 PM
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Very nice work Russ Tank looks great.
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Old 02-27-2007, 01:39 PM
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Wow! Looks great

One thing that comes to mind when looking at it is that it could be a huge detritus trap. Baste it and let us know how much crud it accumulates.
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