Aquascape Collapse!

[SethTheWineGuy]

Where'd you get the rods?

McMaster Carr
McMaster-Carr

 

[_sludgefactory]

You could always go with one of the ceramic alternative reefs that cost a small fortune! lol

 

[H@rry]

I think I'll just hire the guys from Tanked to come aquascape my tanks. Think I could get it done for less than a grand?

 

[Dowtish]

For the love of god, lets not mention them in this thread.

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[New Wave]

i like those guys... but if youre going to get them to do the aquascaping... just ask them to doublecheck that it will actually sink to the bottom if you watch the show... then you know what im talking about.
sorry chris... had to say it :-*

 

[Surf&turf]

Sorry to hear, been there, took me about a month to get it back the way it was.

Now I don't mess with mine when i've had a few.

 

[New Wave]

im trying a new method,,, throw a bunch of rock in there,,, and hide it with coral

 

[Dowtish]

Sorry to hear, been there, took me about a month to get it back the way it was.

Now I don't mess with mine when i've had a few.

Yeah, that seems to be the issue. I liked the way it was, but you can never seem to get it back that way. I want to add more rock anyways, to add some height to the back, but that means literally starting all over. And at this point, I am just not willing to do that. The rock is just sitting the garage waiting on me.....

 

[Reef lvr]

I really liked it the way it was, but I do get bored fairly quickly. Things had been in place long enough to grow and look 'natural'. Oh well, I'll attack it again tomorrow, and see what happens

That stinks man Been there done that!! When your scaping if you start getting mad just walk away for a few min and go back, will keep you from doing something you might regret in the tank.. GL

 

[gmoney243]

LMK if you need some help

 

[Dowtish]

LMK if you need some help

Thanks man, I'm thinking about just leaving it til the meeting, and getting some help to move tank off the wall about 6 inches.

 

[Dowtish]

im trying a new method,,, throw a bunch of rock in there,,, and hide it with coral

This is an awesome idea...why didnt I think of it?!!:neutral:

 

[ToXIc]

im trying a new method,,, throw a bunch of rock in there,,, and hide it with coral

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[Surf&turf]

That stinks man Been there done that!! When your scaping if you start getting mad just walk away for a few min and go back, will keep you from doing something you might regret in the tank.. GL

He's right, I tried to get mine fixed, up to midnight that night. Got up at 6am the next morning and got it close, so I left it and kept tweeking it till I got it back to where it was. Then I epoxied it into place and it can't move.

 

[Devonjevon]

I drilled holes through my rock and used fiberglass rods to stack it. Eliminates a lot of issues later on.

I used acrylic rods just drilled each rock with about 30 holes and then when I started stacking them I'd put a rod of clear acrylic to hold steady. A lot more flexibility and u can make cool aquascapes with rocks that don't fit. Got mine from Nashville plastic supply. No more avalanche.

 

[H@rry]

How much trouble was it to drill? Did you use a regular masonry bit? I tried that one time and the rock started to crumble when I drilled.