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Ya know when you find that perfect piece that just fits? Like a puzzle.
Yes! I do! The left side of my aquascape. In the LFS the two pieces were an exact fit. Even the protrusions matched up nicely.
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I drilled holes and used fiberglass rods to make my magnifica tower and hammer tree. I opted not to epoxy anthing above the base so I could swap out rocks if I wanted.
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That is awesome. Very nice job!
 
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Thank you, I looked through so many aquascape threads and tried to follow the rule of thirds for my show pieces or gardens. I created a vision and went for it.
I was looking at towers in some scapes myself! Yours turned out perfect!
 

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I was looking at towers in some scapes myself! Yours turned out perfect!
Thanks! After drilling and using the rods I don't think I'll ever set up another scape with out it. I found some white rod too and was able to avoid using blaze orange. I drilled so many rocks just to play with it was like Reef Legos. But with the tower I had a specific vision of an anemone tree lol
 
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Thanks! After drilling and using the rods I don't think I'll ever set up another scape with out it. I found some white rod too and was able to avoid using blaze orange. I drilled so many rocks just to play with it was like Reef Legos. But with the tower I had a specific vision of an anemone tree lol
Did you drill each rock individually? Did any of them break?
 

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Did you drill each rock individually? Did any of them break?
Yeah I drilled each one. I didn't have any breaks. I went easy on the pressure and let the drill bit do the work. I used a diamond masonry bit. Go slow and hold the rock tight or get someone else to hold it.
 
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Yeah I drilled each one. I didn't have any breaks. I went easy on the pressure and let the drill bit do the work. I used a diamond masonry bit. Go slow and hold the rock tight or get someone else to hold it.
I presume drill it wet?
 

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I definitely recommend @kapnkush608 's tank thread. Beautiful with lots of pictures.
 

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How many of y'all use live rock in your sump? I have one rock in my tank that I hate. I don't really want to give up the bacteria in it though. It's about 10 years old.
I got a ton of rock in my sump. its unused branch, probably 20lbs worth.

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