Juiceman Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Day 1 of the Xenia Expulsion and Rock removal done! I took out the clowns umbrella which they normally host, so they are all attempting to host my goniopora!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Let me know if you need any help this weekend and I can swing by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Day 2 I have a few "Lost Cause" Rock with crazy amounts of GSP, Trash Palys, and Xenia that i'm not even going to attempt to clear. But most others are going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Day 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Day 4 Live Marco Rock ready to start someone else's tank! Now starts the hard part, building the Rock into formations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 theres something familiar about that rock... o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 My new tank for my new sump came in today. So I had to pull the old one out and gut it. Took the opportunity to soak my pumps in vinegar! One of the other things I wanted to do was move my tank away from the wall some. Time to start emptying the tank so I can move it up.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 27, 2013 Author Share Posted July 27, 2013 That wasn't so bad. Moved it forward about 10" so now back access is EASY!!! Had to use everything I could find to hold water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Huge undertaking! Good job. Looks like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Juiceman Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 My new sump is ready! The Hydraulic Cement worked well so far. We'll see if it holds as well as is has so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 What size is the new sump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 100g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 The Hydraulic Cement is working very well. Here's my first rock structures that i've made. I found it hard to make much unnatural formations and have the rock stay there long enough to cure and hold. I'm going to try some more risky stuff and see what happens as I go!. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The Hydraulic Cement is working very well. Here's my first rock structures that i've made. {style_image_url}/attachicon.gif IMG_10101.JPG {style_image_url}/attachicon.gif IMG_10111.JPG I found it hard to make much unnatural formations and have the rock stay there long enough to cure and hold. I'm going to try some more risky stuff and see what happens as I go!. Great looking pieces! Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 It's time to put the new sump in!!!! Yikes! Our plan was to get it behind the tank and push it under I between the braces in the back. Surprisingly worked well. Next tanks was to finally add my valves and some other trimming to the returns and overflows. Ok, the plan was to use the ladder against the wall as leverage to push the tank back towards the wall. It worked well to move the tank, but the wall didn't like it..... Any handymen here wanna help me fix this? I have no clue what to do... Anyways, the sump is in, now filling the tank back up and adding the extra live rock that I have so far. Also added my first rock scape! No catastrophes! Knock on wood. I'll tell you what, anyone know if I can remove the center brace from my dsa 100 sump. It would be very convenient if it wasn't there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 "But it seemed like such a good idea at the time". congrats on the new sump and getting it all back in place. someone smarter than me will know for sure, but you may be able to eurobrace the tank and remove the center brace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresa Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Beautiful job, well done. If you are using the Hydraulic Cement and not curing it first aren't you worried about affect it will have on your live critters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Beautiful job, well done. If you are using the Hydraulic Cement and not curing it first aren't you worried about affect it will have on your live critters? The rockscape cured with other live rock and some soft corals and zoas in my 100g tub for 24 hrs each time I added a new rock. So total cure time for most of it was 5 days at the least. I saw no ill effects to the umbrellas and the accidental SPS frags that are in the tub, so I went for it. I made sure to add fresh carbon and GFO to the tank last night to be safe too. No issues so far! "Knocks on wood" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 No Ill effects to any Coral or Fish from the rockscape being added to the tank. Trying more scapes and seeing what I can come up with. Not as easy as it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Not as easy but definately well worth it. Can't wait to see what else you come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Rock re-do continues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Grog Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I'm liking the rockwork on the left of the tank a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 The damage can be easily fixed. Use plaster to fill the sheet rock holes. Sand down and repaint. The cabinet a little harder but not bad. You could replace the entire piece for continuity or just cut damaged area off and replace. And get new 1/4 round for bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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