Finished the rock mold and made the rocks today. Its going to be a long 3 weeks. Hopefully it doesn't break when I try and remove them.
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You have some completely close area's, will this not be complicated from get good water flow everywhere later?Finished the rock mold and made the rocks today. Its going to be a long 3 weeks. Hopefully it doesn't break when I try and remove them.
You have some completely close area's, will this not be complicated from get good water flow everywhere later?
Just seeing this now but wow!!!! I have to go back and read the 50+ pages but that tank in 2022 is gorgeous!!! Can’t wait to see this new one up and running!
Also I instantly thought of J Cole the rapper when I seen this and thought that’d be interesting lol.
Update on current progress
I abandoned the DIY rockscape. The second version came off without breaking but I did not like it at all. It looked very unnatural and would have been an eyesore. What I landed on was a 50/50 approach. I made my scape with existing rock I had and then created a ton of shelf pieces out of the Portland cement. I made a mockup, and I love it so this is what I will go with. Once the rock is done, I will get everything in the tank.
I am 95% complete with the sanding. Urchin marks and scratches are gone. I just need to finish the tank off with Novus polish and it will be as good as new.
I am also going to redo my lighting. I really like T5 lighting but the flat look just doesn't do it for me. When I removed the halides,, it just never sat right with me. I am making 100W led cannons for the tank. This is one of the 10K lights on and the PAR is pretty good. 200ish at the bottom and 600 near the top. This is about a 3'x'3' area as well.
Just look at those rays and shimmer, though. I am going to be in love with this once I have everything set up.
Nice with the cannon. I built a few back in the day (pre Kessil). They were cool, PAR monsters, but didn’t have the color options available today, so you always had to supplement with other LED or T5. I built a Kessil/T5 hybris fixture with the A500’s, before I snagged your halides. I still have it if you want to come by and check it out.
It already looks fantastic! I can't wait to see it full of life!
Are making the lights from scratch?Update on current progress
I am making 100W led cannons for the tank. This is one of the 10K lights on and the PAR is pretty good. 200ish at the bottom and 600 near the top. This is about a 3'x'3' area as well.
Are making the lights from scratch?
JCole, what causes your light to shimmer so beautifully compared to the market offerings?