280g Inwall

Lance · #1 11-14-2010, 04:28 PM

Tony have you thought of breaking the larger shelf pieces? I ended up doing that. I had made two columns but it just didn't look right because the pieces were too big. After breaking them into smaller chunks it was much easier to make a nicer-looking island.

Lance · #2 11-14-2010, 04:33 PM

Tony, I broke the largest piece here into 3 pieces and it was much better to work with.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/o...k/IMG_2356.jpg

Delphinus · #3 11-14-2010, 05:02 PM

Yeah maybe that's what I have to do, I'm not quite done yet convincing myself I can do it and not feel too guilty about it but maybe that's the direction I'll have to go with the pieces. Weird how in Brett's tank which was 30" deep IIRC, and considerably shallower (mine is 30" tall and 30" deep) that it doesn't seem to completely overwhelm the tank.

Darn it, I KNEW I'd have been better off lining the room with acrylic and making that the tank instead of trying to move the rock into the glass box. Phoo!

lastlight · #4 11-14-2010, 05:44 PM

Tony I recall not wanting to mess around with parting rock out during that time so you did in fact receive ALL the rock. I'm almost positive.

The right column has a base that is actually made of a piece of shelf rock sorta put upside down. The middle shelf piece broke on my and you'll recognize some tie wraps and epoxy holding the 3 pieces together. The top piece was a sort of triangular piece and I had to use tie wraps to keep it how you see it. I think the boulderish piece on top of the very bottom shelf base had sorta 3 or 4 little leg/nubs to it and you'll see that there is a hole drilled for a tie-wrap through each nub. Those all connected thru the bottom shelf bit and I used those massively long tie wraps to do it.

Hopefully that gets you started in the right direction I dunno it's a tough bizz.

I also got very frustrated with the shelf pieces. I mean they're sorta the creme de la creme but are so damn big and tough to position. I'm sorta a fan of piles now and letting the corals BE the shelves. You could certainly sell them =)

lastlight · #5 11-14-2010, 05:49 PM

And holy hell you're trying to do this with the tank full I forgot. No way in hell I could have done that either man. I water tested with regular tap water. Drained. Scaped. Ro/di'd that beatch. May the rock gods have mercy on your soul =)

We should set aside a night this week and I'll swing by if you want?

Rbacchiega · #6 11-14-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

And holy hell you're trying to do this with the tank full I forgot. No way in hell I could have done that either man. I water tested with regular tap water. Drained. Scaped. Ro/di'd that beatch. May the rock gods have mercy on your soul =)

We should set aside a night this week and I'll swing by if you want?

I'm home Wednesday night at midnight...and am without vehicle until I renew my license, but
I can hop a bus down your way later on in the week if you need a hand Tony

Delphinus · #7 11-14-2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Tony I recall not wanting to mess around with parting rock out during that time so you did in fact receive ALL the rock. I'm almost positive.

I thought there was someone else you gave a couple pieces to, I remember you sort of saying "hey is this cool?" and I'd have never said "NO IT'S NOT COOL, I AM DELPHINUS, ALL HAIL DELPHINUS!" or words to that effect (I might THINK it, but I'd never state it out loud). I could be wrong (even if it did happen it's OK, it's more for my own sanity that I can't find those pieces now so I'm grasping at a possible explanation). I'll look at the stuff more closely again but I could swear that some of those pieces I see in that smaller shelf are not there. It's no biggie either way.

Your description should help me look through it all though - thanks - and - you kinda scare me that you can remember details like that. On a good day I can't even remember what I had for breakfast the day before, and you're all "the triangular piece this with the crack that I fixed that" and so on.

ALL HAIL LASTLIGHT MASTER OF THE GOODER REMEMBERORAY THAN DELPHINUS WITH THE BAD REMEMBERORAY!

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I also got very frustrated with the shelf pieces. I mean they're sorta the creme de la creme but are so damn big and tough to position. I'm sorta a fan of piles now and letting the corals BE the shelves. You could certainly sell them =)

Who would have thought they're frustrating?! But yeah that they are.

Delphinus · #8 11-14-2010, 07:46 PM

And thanks for the offer Brett and Randi - unfortunately the only time I get to work on things like this is very late at night, which probably explains my propensity to get all depressed and frustrated at every little thing that doesn't go right on the first try (which is everything) .. if you're OK with coming over at 11pm, cool, but otherwise I wouldn't blame you for being more sane and saying "Uh, I might have to wash my hair or something that night".

And Dez, sorry man somehow I missed your post earlier, but hey I appreciate the comments (and everyone else too). It's been such a long road it would be soooo nice to be done with this chapter and move onto other things! Like .. um .. enjoying the tank.

lastlight · #9 11-14-2010, 08:10 PM

Well who's always around on msn far past 11 dude? Come up with a night and I'll still be there.

- the night owl

Zoaelite · #10 11-14-2010, 05:05 PM

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@$%^&%*&!!! Man alive I hate the aquascaping phase of a tank! The temptation to do what I've always done and "just throw the rock in there and let it be what it may, landslides warts and everything" right now is huge and it's taking a lot to fight the urge at the moment.

You now if you throw it all in there your going to get the urge to aquascape it eventually, I don't think any of us are ever truly happy with the rockwork so it's nothing to exhaust yourself over.

Perhaps having Brett or Kien over for an aquascape consult isn't a bad idea, that or maybe post a photo of what your working with and we can give you some informative ideas?