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Endangered Dragon
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Hey fellas! some of you might know im actually downgrading my tank and this thread will be for my new tank. It's not a big downgrade, and to some extend its an upgrade as well. Here are the tank specs:
Tank size : 90x45x45 10mm Front crystal with Bean animal C2C Overflow made by CRA. Sump tank : 60x40x45 6mm 2 compartment Skimmer : Skimz Mini DC SN123 Lighting : Maxspect Razor 160w 16k + 2x24w T5 Return pump : Jebao DC 9000 Chiller : Hailea HS-66a Substrate : CaribSea Fiji Pink 40lb Wavemaker : Jebao Rw-8 After i cleared my old tank, i borrowed a blue FGT tub from a friend and transferred some zoas, SPS as well as 2 fishes (mandarin & Bi-color blenny) and also some leftover live rocks over and so far its been a week and all corals and fishes are doing well. The LR will be used to seed my new dried rocks and will be placed in the sump. ![]() As i said above, i will be using only treated dried rocks for my display. A total of 12kg Tonga + Tonga-like rocks were purchased, soaked in bleach & Vinegar and sun-dried. These are the rocks ![]() ![]() Bought this from AM with their current promotion! they will be used to scape my rocks. ![]() My inspiration comes from Mr Kang's reef tank from korea.. Simply love the overhanging and floating look and will attempt to do a similar rockwork, though i do not have access to such beautiful rocks of his.. Im currently scaping the rocks and will do updates as and when i can! Thanks for viewing! |
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Endangered Dragon
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All the best and good luck with your new project.
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Looking forward to your another reef journal.
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Waiting for the next update.
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Endangered Dragon
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Update:
Today is my final touch up on my rocks and its finally completed! First off, 3 base rocks were epxoyed and glued to create a stable base, 2 support branchy rocks were used to build up the foundation of the scape. You can see i used newspaper and masking tape to map out my tank so i am sure that the rock scape can fit. ![]() Next, 4th base rock was added and i start to do the branching out part. It was really difficult from this point onwards. ![]() Next, Rocks and zip ties were used to support the branches that were hanging in the air, They were given 24 hours for the epoxy to dry and harden before i continue my work. ![]() A picture showing the base rocks, very stable and solid, Kind of an arc shape design that allows fishes to hide in. ![]() Oh well, most part of the scape were completed the next day and i had forgotten to take a picture before i move on to attaching the tonga branches. So this was the almost completed scape. ![]() Today i did the final touch up on the rocks. nothing much difference from the picture above but small tonga branches were added. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() All in all, i spent a total of approx 7-8 hours scaping the rocks! 2.5 tubes of Aquapharm Epoxy, 1 tube of Bondite, 1 tube of Epo putty and 2 tubes of BSI Glue gel were used to complete this rock scape. The rock scape also consist of 4 base rocks, 5 main supporting rocks and 8-10 medium to small tonga branches. The scape measures 70x25x25cm and the overhanging portion hangs 20cm above ground. Overall, im quite happy with the scape and wished i had more time to hunt for more suitable and branchy rocks! Thats the end of my update today, and my tank will be arriving in 2 days time! Thanks for viewing! |
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Your rock scape looks fantastic.
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Looking good!
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