phastroh
Do Not Listen To Me!!!
Ok so if you look at this thread you will see my 2 island design I have had for a long time.
Well I have been itching for a change even though I like it. I wanted to get up higher in the water and saw a design that had a big pile to the left and a smaller one to the right with one rock in the middle. Sounds simple but the layout and coral looked amazing.
So I decided to just do what I could the day before I changed the water. I should have drained the water and did it but it just kind of happened.
Now please don't kill me if you hate the idea but basically I moved the majority to the left side but not against the glass so I can get back there and clean.
The plan changed at that point because I actually do not have enough rock in the shapes I needed and with it being off the glass for support it made it harder.
I trailed it off as best I could and used the bridge I made to give it a slope in the back and built up some in the middle. I have to still finish the right side but stopped because my male clown fish kept attacking me and I got tired of flicking his face. Now don't post fish abuse, I would never flick it like that, just like chased it away but man he was bold. I have had them for years and they are always nice but after about 45 minutes of construction I think he had enough.
So I have to still move my clam and tidy up the sand and maybe remove some odd shaped small rock s that just do not have a place, or find them on hidden behind a wall.
I think I got it all in there solid I HOPE. I do not want the hear my tank explode tonight. I always put stuff in place and then give it a good shake. A little loose I can have but nothing bad.
So the photo is sort of bad due to floating sand particles but I had to already keep the lights on or turn them back on for extended time so the LEDs are really glaring off the water.
Tomorrow it will be clear but I still have to tide it up, clean the sane, rearrange bad ideas and you know just small stuff but the basic idea is there. I can always go back to the islands because I have so many pix it should be easy plus I know where all the certain support rocks have to go.
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I have lost some corals since the before pix on the bottom!
FInal-4 by Phastroh1, on Flickr
New-Rock-Layout-3-13 by Phastroh1, on Flickr
Well I have been itching for a change even though I like it. I wanted to get up higher in the water and saw a design that had a big pile to the left and a smaller one to the right with one rock in the middle. Sounds simple but the layout and coral looked amazing.
So I decided to just do what I could the day before I changed the water. I should have drained the water and did it but it just kind of happened.
Now please don't kill me if you hate the idea but basically I moved the majority to the left side but not against the glass so I can get back there and clean.
The plan changed at that point because I actually do not have enough rock in the shapes I needed and with it being off the glass for support it made it harder.
I trailed it off as best I could and used the bridge I made to give it a slope in the back and built up some in the middle. I have to still finish the right side but stopped because my male clown fish kept attacking me and I got tired of flicking his face. Now don't post fish abuse, I would never flick it like that, just like chased it away but man he was bold. I have had them for years and they are always nice but after about 45 minutes of construction I think he had enough.
So I have to still move my clam and tidy up the sand and maybe remove some odd shaped small rock s that just do not have a place, or find them on hidden behind a wall.
I think I got it all in there solid I HOPE. I do not want the hear my tank explode tonight. I always put stuff in place and then give it a good shake. A little loose I can have but nothing bad.
So the photo is sort of bad due to floating sand particles but I had to already keep the lights on or turn them back on for extended time so the LEDs are really glaring off the water.
Tomorrow it will be clear but I still have to tide it up, clean the sane, rearrange bad ideas and you know just small stuff but the basic idea is there. I can always go back to the islands because I have so many pix it should be easy plus I know where all the certain support rocks have to go.
OLD
I have lost some corals since the before pix on the bottom!
FInal-4 by Phastroh1, on Flickr
New-Rock-Layout-3-13 by Phastroh1, on Flickr
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