clinton's 1.3

[leslie hempel]

there is still alot of work to be done sump placement plumbing aquascaping and the stand , but it will look good, im confident of that..

 

[clinton stanford]

thanks bud i also think its going to look good once everything is in place.you right bru there is still alot of work to be done.but im happy with what we have done so far.
will be cleaning the tank up this weekend and will pack under the top shelf to get it 100% level.
if you have some time maybe we can draw the stand cabinet up.i like the way you did yours.and maybe the hood to.
cheers

 

[clinton stanford]

 

[clinton stanford]

 

[clinton stanford]

so i got the last two pics uploaded

 

[leslie hempel]

congrats buddy

 

[clinton stanford]

shot man
les you must let me know what plumbing stuff i need to get.like pipes elbows ect ect.can get from megan for cheap cheap

 

[koeks]

looking good

 

[clinton stanford]

shot koeks

 

[crispin]

nice clinton, really comming on now

take time with the plumbing and wires, with an open tank like you ahve you want to keep it as neat as possible

 

[Prodigy]

Fill that baby up bro hahahaha

 

[Goby]

Well done Clinton, nice revamp. If i my ask, what size (width) bracing did you use?

 

[crispin]

Hello Goby

nice to see you posting on MASA, i dont think i have seen you around before, why not start a thread in the New Members section and tell us a little about your tank, or plans for a tank so we can all welcome you properly

 

[leslie hempel]

goby on the bottom we went 50mm and on the top 80mm

 

[Tridan]

Looking nice clinton, les's workmanship is great so you gonna have a good strong tank there

 

[riyadhessa]

Clinton coming along nicely

 

[clinton stanford]

thanks crispin.im going to be building a cabinet with doors on that slides over the stand.but i am going to make it as neat as possible im quite a perfectionist things must be done right or not at all

prodigy i cant wait to fill it up man.still got some work to do though first.im hoping by the end of the month

thanks goby.im sure les helped you with your question oh and welcome to masa man

shot les for helping goby out


thanks Tridan.Les's workmanship is amazing man.and yeh its a strong tank im sure of it.

shot riyadhessa we getting there.

 

[clinton stanford]

hey guys.just an update on whats happening.will ad the sump and start the plumbing in the next week or two im wating for a friend who has given me his sump.wating for him to fit the new sump so i can get mine and start the plumbing.
i got alot of base rock from les wich has been lying in the sun and rain for awhile.so i played around with some scaping ideas.its not as easy as i thought it would be.
i built two caves in each corner and will be building another in the middle.
once sump is in place and the plumbing is all done ill be ading aragonite as substrate and will ad about three to four kg's of live rock to seed the base rock just before we fill the tank up.will ad more live rock during cycling.

if anyone can give me advise on if its a good idea to use the base rock and what the pro's and con's are please any advise would be much apreciated.

will post some pics of the scaping today.

cheers:yeahdude:

 

[clinton stanford]

 

[leslie hempel]

clinton it doesnt look bad but it will limit you in terms of hiding spaces for fish, dont be shy to put more rock in as this will provide more security for fish and place for corals to be positioned. excellent attempt though and you definatley have the right idea. id look for another rock or two to position in front and keeping in mind the fish you want to keep and theirs sizes allow for them to interact with the rockwork by providing bigger caves and bolt holes.