crabs new 24" cube

[Boomboy]

this is a really good idea, i was going to have a wall of rock on my back overflow, didnt think of this but now i will try it. you should kinda make it bigger on the bottom and gradually bring it in so that you could put corals on it also.

[rattler]

Hey crabs!

Maybe do a long test on the silicone in water. I remember looking at Piecies pets big tank not that long ago and over 60% of the rocks that they siliconed together were falling off. These rocks were attached to them selves, as well as to the glass. With this much work going in to this system it would be horrendous to have something fail and need to be re-set up.

Just a thought

Cheers!
Geoff

[i have crabs]

i thought the tank in picies was all made from foam and isnt even real rock,
i wanna cut a piece of regular live rock in half and see how solid the inside is compared to the reef rock if its solid with lots of holes i think it will hold well but if its crumbly like some of the less dense rock is then i think the rock its self might break apart while the silicone holds,
i think ill silicone all 3 back onto the glass and stick it in a bucket of water for a few days or a week maybe and we'll see how that goes i guess, im just getting ancy about getting water in the tank and its hard to hold out even though i know i should, maybe albert wont ship my pump in a timely manner and ill be forced to take my time

[Canadian]

Just tagging along for ideas as I plan a similar tank.

[i have crabs]

finally figure out a good way to do these rocks. the silicone worked ok but after a few days in water i was able to pull it off which left a bunch of rock crumbs in the silicone so i tried putting a thin layer of epoxy on the rock then i siliconed the rock to the glass,



if anyone here thinks they have strong enough fingers to pull this apart now id like to see it and might even give you a prize, im quite shure you will be goin home with sore fingers though,
now i have to go buy some rocks that i can cut in half without to much problems,

[i have crabs]

also i dont suppose minus 30 is a good time to ship red dragon pumps,

i talked to albert and hes sending me a new bracket likity split

[Delphinus]

Ouch. Glad to hear it will be taken care of though!

[kipsix]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

finally figure out a good way to do these rocks. the silicone worked ok but after a few days in water i was able to pull it off which left a bunch of rock crumbs in the silicone so i tried putting a thin layer of epoxy on the rock then i siliconed the rock to the glass

A bunch of people on RC have rock-walled their tanks. A bunch used egg-crate and similar structure to start with. Nice thing is you can take it out when you want to change it up without having to scrape your aquarium sides.

this guy did a nice 5.5Gal.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

[i have crabs]

i thought about making it removable but with a vortech on the back wall i want it to be on the glass,
the guy with the 5g spent a whole lot more time than im planning with this i just dont want a big glass wall at the back of the tank covered in crud all the time, at least if its rocks im hoping it wont look so annoying plus this will help stacking rocks giving a bit of grip on the back wall instead of just glass, ive been waiting for some black acrylic to cover the overflow but i think if the rocks are fairly tight together it wont realy mater if the overflow is covered once all the cracks between the rocks get a bit of coralline it should fill in alright,
i guess im gonna have to buy a few good sized chunks of rock now also, it always hurts buying big rocks,spending 2-3hundered and having 3-4 rocks really bites