Picture first. I took about 3 days to do this and just finished up tonight.
This picture is about 95% complete. I took it before cementing in the last two pieces. You can't see the rod anymore and I packed crevices that could use support with hydraulic cement. The goal was to create more areas of light for higher need frags in a tall tank (36 bowfront). I have three high light shelves at the top and I am thinking of trying to get some Cyphastrea to grow over the old brain coral skeleton in the lower right.
I taped out a footprint on the garage floor (roughly 8 x 10) and tried to keep everything in there. This weighs 13 pounds (That should be ok for that footprint, yes? I don't want to crack the bototm of my tank because of too much weight) and will come within an inch or two of the water line depending on how much I bury it. The whole things seems stable. I have three heavy rocks cemented together to form the base and I tried to counterbalance each level.
I let it cure for a while and then I put it in a bucket of saltwater. How long should I let it cure in that bucket before introducing it to my tank? I am leaving town Sunday for a few days. Should I just let it set until I get back next week, or are these things pretty good to go once they have had 24-48 hours to set?
This picture is about 95% complete. I took it before cementing in the last two pieces. You can't see the rod anymore and I packed crevices that could use support with hydraulic cement. The goal was to create more areas of light for higher need frags in a tall tank (36 bowfront). I have three high light shelves at the top and I am thinking of trying to get some Cyphastrea to grow over the old brain coral skeleton in the lower right.
I taped out a footprint on the garage floor (roughly 8 x 10) and tried to keep everything in there. This weighs 13 pounds (That should be ok for that footprint, yes? I don't want to crack the bototm of my tank because of too much weight) and will come within an inch or two of the water line depending on how much I bury it. The whole things seems stable. I have three heavy rocks cemented together to form the base and I tried to counterbalance each level.
I let it cure for a while and then I put it in a bucket of saltwater. How long should I let it cure in that bucket before introducing it to my tank? I am leaving town Sunday for a few days. Should I just let it set until I get back next week, or are these things pretty good to go once they have had 24-48 hours to set?
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