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Hey All,

So recently I decided to start a Waterbox 100.3 build. I saw a couple videos on BRStv where Ryan was messing with breaking rock up and glueing/mortaring it back together in cool funky shapes. Well it motivated me to give it a try. Now I didn’t really go to the extent they did, but I did buy a couple boxes of Carib sea arches, 2 shrooms and some rock. I took a hammer and chisel break up the rock and slowly started creating my rock scape.

I am also a Star Wars fan and couldn’t help but add in a storm trooper skull into the scape from Jestersix! Check it out and thanks for looking!

ps. No build thread yet, but soon to come!

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Looks great!

There's many people who look at the artificially ornaments and frown on them. BUT I'm not one of them!! I think it looks awesome. It looks like it's molded into the rock like a fossil. I want to rescape my 180 and add some small planes into the aquascape, like they crashed into the reef.
 
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@Pntbll687 I agree entirely! this one was molded out of what ever they use to make those artificial reef rocks out of.. feels very porous and I think its gonna really fill in nicely once I get Coraline growing. my plan is to grow Jedi mind trick on it! :)

the plane idea would be very cool!
 

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Caribsea rocks are really nice, just installed the 24" arch in my tank after drilling a ton of holes into in. This rock is really so hard to drill! The rocks are really really dense.
 

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Wow great job! Lots of spots for corals, and while I usually don’t like ornaments- that one is pretty neat. Looks like it is part of the rock, I like it! Waiting for a build thread.
 
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