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rock wall build

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by mralanjones, Sep 16, 2009.

  1. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    well after some consideration I have decide to build a rock wall. i will post pictures as I go. Here on some pictures of the egg create cut to length and with the holes for my powerheads, return lines and the overflow.
     
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    mralanjones Inactive User

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    [​IMG]
     
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    mralanjones Inactive User

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    mralanjones Inactive User

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  5. AJ

    AJ Inactive User

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    Ought to be interesting...I'll be following this thread..

    --AJ
     
  6. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    interesting is an understatement. I hope I don't mess it up to bad
     
  7. nuccatree

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    is this for a 90?
     
  8. nick

    nick Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    dont worry me or troy will fix it for ya, lol. just kidding youll do a good job
     
  9. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    it is for a 75. don't worry i will be asking you guys a lot
     
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    i have done a little more work on the wall. here are some more pics
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  11. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    i have done a little more work on the wall. here are some more pics
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  12. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    now come for the hard things. putting the rock on and not messing it up
     
  13. Troy

    Troy Experienced Reefkeeper

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    starting to come together for you. Keep the pics coming.... Call if you want any help.
     
  14. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    the first two pics are me trying to brake rocks
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    the next two are me starting to foam rocks together
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  15. Troy

    Troy Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Keep the pics coming. Looking pretty nice.
    Any reason you decided to put a PVC elbow on the wall? Just woundering?
     
  16. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    i wanted a tunnel for them. i am going to try to cover it up so it is hard to see
     
  17. ninjazx777 Experienced Reefkeeper

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    i have question cause i plan on builing a rock wall also and was wondeing why you used foam and epoxy instead of portland cement? I know the foam would weigh less but with the cement you could drill holes in it to mount frag plugs
     
  18. mralanjones

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    the thread i saw people build they used the foam. also with the foam you can make holes once its dried.
     
  19. mralanjones

    mralanjones Inactive User

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    here are more pics. ready to foam everything. try to get better pics latter
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  20. Troy

    Troy Experienced Reefkeeper

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    I believe for the concrete haves a lot of phosphate in it, and will need to be cured much longer time before you can even add it to the tank.
    Once the rock and foam is all done on the wall, he will cover everything with playsand and it should look pretty good.
     

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