90 gal Corner Pentagon

[rocketlily]

Today I've started adding rock that has been cooking for a few months. Set up a temp 150 MH light to help see in the tank and possibly start the cycle. I'm not very good at making up my mind and sticking to it, so the arrangement of the rocks could take a week or two. I choose today as the birthday of the tank since I'm adding something kind of alive, even though it's only dead rocks. If I were to choose the date of the idea, the tank would already be a year old.

Does anyone know of a drill that you can use to drill holes in rock underwater? Perhaps and air or dremel attachment?

[tang daddy]

electricity and water are very scary to mix...

May I ask why you don't take the rocks out to drill?

you can make a template of your tank out of cardboard wrap a garbage bag on it and then lay the rocks on that so you kinda get a feel for the dimensions of the tank.

[rocketlily]

Originally Posted by tang daddy

electricity and water are very scary to mix...

May I ask why you don't take the rocks out to drill?

you can make a template of your tank out of cardboard wrap a garbage bag on it and then lay the rocks on that so you kinda get a feel for the dimensions of the tank.

I just thought it would be nice after you have all the rocks just right to be able to drill a little hole for a frag plug instead of using epoxy.

After months of planning, waiting and redoing, here's what we're looking at tonight. I have never been so happy to see a sand storm.

[Boomboy]

ahh the good oh SFTS -> sandy front tank shot
Glorious isnt it

[rocketlily]

Originally Posted by Boomboy

ahh the good oh SFTS -> sandy front tank shot
Glorious isnt it

One of the happiest days of the year

[JDigital]

Ooohhhh can't wait for clear pics.. Looks great.

[rocketlily]

On Saturday I added the water and rocks that have been cooking in semi dark for the past 5 - 6 months. On Sunday I added a bag of Carib Sea Ocean Direct Live Sand. I'm pretty sure that it's "live" benefit ended a long time ago, but I liked the type of sand it was. This morning I notice a couple of little pods running when the flashlight caught them.

Today I did the following tests using Hagen test kits:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: less than .1

So I figure that the cycle has not even started yet. I have a rock in another tank loaded with Anthelia and sponge patches. I was thinking that if I tried to pick off the Anthelia and the sponge patches get a little air, this might be enough to start the cycle.

[fishytime]

You could also try adding a raw table shrimp or ghost feed the tank with mysis once or twice. That should kick start things.