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reefNewbie

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Well I finally got my tank up and running on monday. I have a 90 AGA with a 1.5in bulkhead, 1in sea swirl, OR3500 and 200 LBS of pure aragonite DSB. Also you will notice a tiny piece of LR probably under a pound...HAHA. Im still waiting for my shipment of LR from liveaquaria. Anyways, just wanted to here any opinions on the DSB. Im planning on haveing my aquascape be divided in two. One huge pile of LR on the left and one on the right. Then there will be a slanted gap between the two piles in the middle. Sound Good? You guys think there is too much sand in there? its about 3.5in in the center where it dips and about 5.5in on the sides. thanks for looking!
 

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Looks good. Make sure you get yer rocks all the way down to the glass bottom, else you might have an avalanche later!

The sand depth is great!

Good luck! :wink:

Louey
 

LA-Lawman

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Roger on the rock settling. very importante.....

looks good. what lighting system is hanging there????

looks good i am jealous. I am going to add another 40lbs of sand to my tank.....


anyway

later

-ben
 

LA-Lawman

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RN:

just an FYI. You can upgrade your hood to 250w or 400w with a ballast and bulb upgrade. I phoned hamilton today... I am going to upgrade mine to an electronic ballast either 175w/250w havent decided on the wattage.....


hth

-ben
 
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8O Looks great! A good five inches of sand is what I have in my aquarium. Looks like you have a good base to your Aquarium. Good luck!
 

reefNewbie

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man, putting those rocks under the sand is going to make the sand level even higher!!!

Do you guys think ill need more water movement in there, or does that look like it will be enough? I plan on keeping Softies and probably some type of host anemone.
 

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Do you guys think this is enough water flow for keeping softies and anemones? Or would a supplimental PH be in order?
 

King Jason

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What is the GPH rating of the pumps?

To build shelves many people use a combination of a few things, tie wraps for smaller rocks, acrylic rods to hold larger rocks together (use a power drill to drill holes into the rock), pvc pipe, and underwater epoxy. I would only use epoxy as a last resort as it isn’t very tuff.
 

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looks like you are off to a good start,you might want to consider lowering your lights closer to the tank.i have the same fixture you do with 250w mh sitting on the tank.
 

reefNewbie

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Jason: The pump is rated at 900 GPH.

Bigo: I know, I just have them sitting there and out of the way temporarily while there is nothing in there and the lights arent on. I just wanted them out of the way while i was messing around with setting the tank up.
 

reefNewbie

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ok, thats what i was thinking. Maybe even an aquaclear 802.

Anyways, back to the LR. Why is now that i have to burry it all the way to the glass? Cant i just submerge it enough to make sure it wont slide or move? I really dont want to mess with drilling my rock and running PVS through it to hold it in place. All im going to be doing as far as aquascaping is having two piles of rock. If I make sure that its stable, i would hope i dont have to mess with PVC.
 

King Jason

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The reason we suggest you bury the base rocks is because many fish will dig. If they dig under your rock (that isn't sitting on the glass) the pile will shift and squish the fish digging and possibly other fish/corals in the area.
 

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