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Locked and loaded in case I decide to pull the trigger and the go is given
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Project started. Decided to go with the dry rock. I knew I would have to do some cutting and grinding, so getting that done first. Flattened the tops and bottoms of the base rocks. Trimmed the top ledge to fit in the space it’s going in up against the current rocks with very little gap.. Dare I say sitting on the table it feels solid as a rock. :D Once I put them in the tank, I’ll epoxy them together for more stability. Right now, the rocks will go in an old quarantine tank with bacteria and pumps to cure for a few weeks. That will give me time to trim off all the plating monti to save as much as I can that would be hidden from the light. I’ll glue the top to the base rocks when they go in the DT and then glue the monti frags to the sides of the bases. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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Looking at it just now, I should probably put some putty and solidify this floating shelf
 

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Looks good. I like the large shelf. Been making smaller shelfs in my tank as the big one I have is right under the power heads
It will be just a little higher than the Acro’s to the right of it. Since it will be under only one light, I wanted it a bit higher to be able to get above 300 par without raising the light intensities. They should be getting 300-350 PAR.
 

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Project started. Decided to go with the dry rock. I knew I would have to do some cutting and grinding, so getting that done first. Flattened the tops and bottoms of the base rocks. Trimmed the top ledge to fit in the space it’s going in up against the current rocks with very little gap.. Dare I say sitting on the table it feels solid as a rock. :D Once I put them in the tank, I’ll epoxy them together for more stability. Right now, the rocks will go in an old quarantine tank with bacteria and pumps to cure for a few weeks. That will give me time to trim off all the plating monti to save as much as I can that would be hidden from the light. I’ll glue the top to the base rocks when they go in the DT and then glue the monti frags to the sides of the bases. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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My suggestion is....unless you want that monti to take the whole structure over eventually...don't mount any of it to it.
 

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My suggestion is....unless you want that monti to take the whole structure over eventually...don't mount any of it to it.

and he has to turn into @robanister with the blow torch
I’m thinking it shouldn’t be a problem. It’s an encrusting monti and it would have to grow up through the shadows under the ledge before it could get on top. As it sits right now, it hasn’t tried to climb the cliff to the right of it.
 

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I’m thinking it shouldn’t be a problem. It’s an encrusting monti and it would have to grow up through the shadows under the ledge before it could get on top. As it sits right now, it hasn’t tried to climb the cliff to the right of it.
To each their own...perhaps an isolated rock next to it if it's just because you want to keep a piece.
 

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This is the mid ledge on the other side of the DT. It started as a Superman and JF Rainbow battling for that ledge. As you can see, the JF Rainbow is winning. It’s also moving to the lower ledge where those large Zoa’s are growing. They may have to move to the bottom of the tank. Looks like orange molasses dripping on the Zoa’s.

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To each their own...perhaps an isolated rock next to it if it's just because you want to keep a piece.
I don’t like bare rocks. I like the encrusting monti’s to cover space. If they start trying to go up, I’ll put a stop to it.
 

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If anyone's looking for some Kessil A360X lights, I have a couple I'm selling. I'll give active SBB participants a deal on them.
 

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