Started my first little project!!

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Well in prep for my 54g corner reef, I converted my desk tank 6g to a nano.

So while I was shopping, I picked up the following:

Aragamax Sand - sugar grain

Red Sea Salt

Hydrometer

Powerhead - Aquaclear

Thermometer

5lbs of LR picking up more tomorrow

Here are some pics, we mixed the salt in a 5g bucket and used a blender to stir it up. Worked like a charm.

 

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The tank has cleared up a lot! I'll post the pics later. The water parameters are pretty damn good too!

Cept the Ammonia went up from .25ppm to 1.0ppm today.....???

 

[Katie217]

Looks nice! Off to a good start too Cant wait to see pics when its clear

 

[ram man]

nice tank, this should make a interesting nano

 

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Here are some more pics, the water had cleared up a little in these pics, right now its crystal clear and its been bout two hours since i took those.

 

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Sorry the camera doesnt hide much, still need to wipe down the outside of the tank. So far so good, my ammonia has jumped for no reason from .25 to 1.0ppm. The nitrates/ites are reading 0. The salinity is at 1.023.


My biggest problems are i dont know what to think of the aquascape, sometimes i like it sometimes i dont.... And the major one has been keepin my temp constant. It varies from 76-83......

 

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couple of mins ago...

 

[1979camaro]

Your LR is really nice in terms of its structure...I like the gnarly looking pieces.

 

[ram man]

I like how the piece on the right forms a bunch of little cave type structures.

 

[shift_9k]

Thanks guys! Thinkin of putting in a narrow bridge peice to connect the two. What do guys think?

 

[aresgod]

honestly, I like the way it looks now, and would skip a narrow bridge, but that is just my personal preference.

 

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Too late.... I bought a pound of rock out of impulse, got home and it didnt look right at all, but after some hammer work i've made it look acceptable, not only that the new look is starting to grow on me. Unfortunately even after the rinse there is some rubble and lose particle on the bottom, whats the best way to get some of that out of the tank?

 

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Here are some of the combinations i tried before i settled on my final one.


#1

 

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#2

 

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The rock was kind of unstable with those two setups so after about 5 mins of playing with it, i found some great nooks for the rock to wedge into, its rock solid now.... no pun intended


#3 Final

 

[sclabman]

i think it looked great without the bridge... but that's just my 2cents

 

[CoolWaters]

lol yeah lose the bridge...imo

if u really want a cave or arc....your going to need to smash thos rocks into a couple of more pieces. try the pegging method.

buts its really up to you. it'll look great when its cover with thos expensive coral. XD

 

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The pegging method?