[Jay03GT]

They aren't very good, but thought I'd share them anyway as one of my favorite things is to look at other peoples tanks.

This was my tank about 6 weeks ago, around 6-7 weeks after setup.



I want to share these pics because it'll show all the new people and everyone fighting the algae war that it can be done!

[Jay03GT]

now for some current pics that are a little better.








hope these don't hurt anyones eyes too bad. I can't figure out how to manually focus my camera.

[Jay03GT]

and a couple more.

[dfurbee]

Nice tank. I love your aquascape; also nice job on gettin rid of the green hair algae.

[plecosword]

wow I really like your tank!

[graveyardworm]

Nice tank, I really like the Tomini Tang. What did you use to get the rock stacked?

[Jeremy0322]

I love the tank. That is some of the craziest rock work that i have ever seen.

[Ganrin]

Looks good, I like the towers. Wish mine had come out like that, but I was working with boulders.

[malawi]

nice job thanks for showing what I need to do to get rid of the algae..I didn't start to set up my tank yet but I'm starting this mth coming up a 65gl high..I'm going to start buyimg my equipment first lighting,skimmers,ro,ec.e tc.taking my time you know.Thanks ;peace

[Jay03GT]

Thanks everyone.

To stack the rock I used a carbon arrow and drilled holes through the rocks and set them down over the arrow. In hindsight it doesn't really give me alot of options on placing corals, but it gives my fish alot of room to swim and I have no deadspots, it is completely open in the back.

The tomini is my favorite. He was at the LFS for like 3 months, no one wanted to buy him because he was skittish when someone walked by the tank. My wife called him the "shy" fish. One he got settled down in the tank he has been awesome!

[plecosword]

Tomini is the yellow guy?

[Jay03GT]

Originally Posted by plecosword

Tomini is the yellow guy?

Nope, he has the brown body, white tail, and the orange fins. He's in the middle of the first newer pic.

[plecosword]

Oh i see, what is he? a tang? I like him

[Jay03GT]

Originally Posted by plecosword

Oh i see, what is he? a tang? I like him

Yup, Tomini Tang. They are bristle tooth tangs, eat alot of film algae and stay pretty small (for a tang).

[boombadan]

sweet rock setup.

[help me too]

sorry, Idon't understand carbon arrows used to stack post drilling. What are carbon arrows? I'm tring to learnare before I start. Thanks

[Jay03GT]

Originally Posted by help me too

sorry, Idon't understand carbon arrows used to stack post drilling. What are carbon arrows? I'm tring to learnare before I start. Thanks

Arrows like you'd shoot, ya know a bow and arrow? They are alot smaller than trying to use PVC. The ones I used were made from carbon instead of aluminum like most of them are.

[help me too]

Sorry, I was thinking marine not bows and arrows. New at this and I'm tring to learn.

Thanks for your imput.

[plecosword]

Hm thats an interesting way of putting rocks together. Is it better then using epoxy?

[e_baer]

Yeah it is a lot sturdier than the epoxy....IMO.

[Jay03GT]

IME the epoxy doesn't seem to bond real well to the rocks. This way you don't have to worry about anything knocking the rocks down.

[plecosword]

yeah, Ill consider that, but whats holding the carbon arrows? and were would i get carbon arrows? this is the best idea i have heard for holding rocks together.

[Jay03GT]

I used a good size rock for the base, and drilled into the big rock so the arrow is down in there about 4 inches. Made sure to put the rock on the bottom glass (I used a piece of acrylic under the base rock to spread the pressure out some) the started stacking from there. I got the arrows for a few bucks a piece at Walmart.

[plecosword]

oh walmart? hmm i guess arond the fishing section.

[e_baer]

It would be the bow and arrow section of walmart....

When in doubt, go to walmart.