Rags2Riches - The Learning Curve. 125g

thejuice24 · May 10, 2020

RichtheReefer21 said:
Feel like a prime with a goose neck is the cheapest guarantee. The prices have gone down since the new line a.i. released have shadowed them. We'll see. Dont wanna run before i walk. Lot of research to do. Not even sure about incubation length of time, etc... Got some geeking to do. ;Bookworm

Blackbox! Tried and true!

RichtheReefer21 · May 10, 2020

I inverted the arch to have the same orientation as in the sump. It doesnt look right as an arch, but more importantly, the kenya tree has grown on the "underside" whilst in the fuge. So to keep it happy, i decided to lay it upside down, and im loving it right now.

Before and afters. (Zoas and palys are still on the rack)
Top down

Front

Whatcha think? Gonna let the water settle down a bit and see if the kenya tree perks up tomorrow. Then ill start planning the garden on this piece. Gonna be fun i think.

RichtheReefer21 · May 10, 2020

thejuice24 said:
Blackbox! Tried and true!

No hanging kit required for a prime and gooseneck. Dont u have one laying around?

najer · May 10, 2020

RichtheReefer21 said:
Oh man thats a large boulder.

Lights on the way down, I will try and get a pic tomorrow, I bought this and put it in a sump, I used to buy lr all the time, mostly for shapes, I have some nice bits tucked away in the cube!

RichtheReefer21 · May 10, 2020

Bax's view from the couch.

Made a dendro garden center under the front pillar.

Tomorrow should be a good time getting covered in glue and epoxy. That rack will be gone. And i might move the green monster leather as well. Its blocking a view of the arch. Maybe itll go in the QT until it lands in its new home.

RichtheReefer21 · May 11, 2020

Decisions decisions.

Inventoried the rack... and as always, doodle time began...

15 spot minumum i decided was a good number. 18 max. I have to decide which to sell and glue the rest. Hmmm.

Which stay and which go?

RichtheReefer21 · May 11, 2020

I rethought a few things, and considering the small size diametwr on these plugs, i think i can fit more than originally planned.

I broke out the colors and started catalouging rough patterns and chose placemements to get the most contrast from colors as possible. Each circle has a number referencing the inventory.

Heres the plan. Final, i think.;Bored;Pompus;Writing

All kindergarten nostalgic after this. Heh.

Raege · May 11, 2020

And the geek will inherit the reef

RichtheReefer21 · May 11, 2020

Raege said:
And the geek will inherit the reef

This better work. LoL. Thats all im saying

Retro Reefer · May 11, 2020

RichtheReefer21 said:
I rethought a few things, and considering the small size diametwr on these plugs, i think i can fit more than originally planned.

I broke out the colors and started catalouging rough patterns and chose placemements to get the most contrast from colors as possible. Each circle has a number referencing the inventory.

Heres the plan. Final, i think.;Bored;Pompus;Writing

All kindergarten nostalgic after this. Heh.

who's crayons did you steal? ;Hilarious

Love the rock, will make a awesome zoa garden.

najer · May 11, 2020

Retro Reefer said:
who's crayons did you steal? ;Hilarious Love the rock, will make a awesome zoa garden.

Uh huh, people look at me odd when I say I have mislaid crayons, just saying!

Raege · May 11, 2020

RichtheReefer21 · May 11, 2020

Retro Reefer said:
who's crayons did you steal? ;Hilarious Love the rock, will make a awesome zoa garden.

We shall see how it ends up. Got stalled, buddy is on his way to play some cribbage and throw a few back. Ill prolly hit it tonight half in the bag as simon prefers.

Used fine tip markers and 2 highlighters. Ya know, to really get that all blue filtered POP on the colors! ;Hilarious

najer said:
Uh huh, people look at me odd when I say I have mislaid crayons, just saying!

Better than snorting them. LoL

Raege said:

Can watch this when u swing by? And dance?

dbowman5 · May 11, 2020

really helps to see it in color rather than set them in place and change them dozens of times, I think you are gonna like the result.

RichtheReefer21 · May 12, 2020

To be honest, if i tried the zoa garden last night it woulda been more like a zoapocalypse. Better this morning

Getting anxious. Set up and ready, just gotta caffinate and hit it.

Plan is to cut all the plug bottoms off, and just simply glue em. The coral crete is for some sticks that need a better footing in the scape. I see yhem wobble in the flow from time to time.

Will update later with some pics of the progress.

RichtheReefer21 · May 12, 2020

Process got me a bit nervous with how long everything was out of the water. So no progression shots. Was straight business to get them back in water. They should recover fine. Some are still open.