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04-18-2010, 10:54 PM
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Vinyl isn't going on as easy as I thought it would. Looks like it is going to have to be painted. The trouble is getting a large area covered smoothly and working out all the bubbles PITA. Time to get the tank back to the garage for a coat of paint.....oh well the kids had fun making their own decals.
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04-18-2010, 10:56 PM
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Did some more work on the aquascape this weekend. Again made use of more stuff that I had stored away. The base is crushed coral which I screened to remove the larger particles leaving particles less that 1mm (yes I have way too much time on my hands at the moment). The sand bed is only 2" deep and probably not deep enough for denitrification but I like the look of the smaller grains. The rock-work is made up of lace, decorative stone, and previously live rock that resided in some of my older tanks. If I were to estimate the amount.....approx 50-60lbs
Took some time but I was able to thread some twist ties through some of the larger pieces to get them to stand together.  I like how this creates open space for livestock to swim in keeps the rock work off the sand for easy cleaning.  Here is an FTS  And from the sides.   Last edited by bioload; 04-22-2010 at 09:38 PM.
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04-18-2010, 10:56 PM
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I've also placed a sheet of 3/4" MDF 2 coat prime 3 coats paint under the sand. I will later place the sump on this and will make it easier to clean up minor spills. The tank also rests on a sheet of Styrofoam and MDF.
Did I mention that this build would be pic intense!  
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04-19-2010, 01:07 AM
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Nice rock work, I wish I had the patience to do that.
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#7
04-22-2010, 05:19 PM
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Not too bad.....took longer to get the darn powerheads in the right spot. Which will probably be moved several more times 
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