acrylic rods

:idea: As I was searching for a place to purchase acrylic rods to use to aquascape my new tank I decided to change it up a little and reword my google search phrase. I used "where to buy rod to aquascape a saltwater tank" or "what rod to I use to aquascape a saltwater tank" and found the...

Have any of you had any experience using a PVC structure to attach live rock to? I am setting up a 225 gallon tank with the overflow at one end and I want to stack my rock sloping down from the end but would like to keep the area under the rock open for fish to swim through. Any suggestions or...

Hey folks, So i'm going to start working on the awsome rock work on my 3g nano, just wanted to know what kind of glue stuff can i use that is water/fish/inverts safe to make my masterpiece!?

I finally got around to working on a project I had wanted to do for quite a while. I bought enough supplies to create a set of Fly Guy style acrylic rock lifts for my 75 reef and my wife's 29 seahorse tank. Here are pictures of the progress and the results for the seahorse tank. Since this...

I am never happy with my rock work.:help: Yesterday I spent 2 hours re-arranging after I caused a major avalanche. I would love to re-aquascape once and for all. I would love some pointers. Take a look at my pictures. Any feedback, positive or negative would be greatly appreciated. Where do I...

I am seriously considering switching my 75 reef over to a bare bottom system. I have a couple of questions about supplies though. I am thinking about doing Fly Guy's Acrylic Rock Lifts using a piece of 3/4" HDPE and 3/4" acrylic rods. I need to know if I am looking at the right stuff to do...

Hey, just ordered my new 220 for delivery on the 17th, and being new to the hobby (saltwater at least) wanted to make sure my fish selections wont find their tankmates an expensive live food....:freak: here is my fish list as of now, feel free to destroy it in any way deemed necessary!: 1-...

A brief background, as this thread was inspired by another person looking to build rock supports. Many of the DIY rock lifts I have seen built here on TRT are quite good! :thumbup: I intend to make one myself, as I like the benefits which come from using them. However… My issue is one...

I've been doing lots of reading and have seen some unique aquascaping lately. My rocks have been cooking for the past 8-9 weeks and I'm ready to start planning my new aquascaping and would like to build some solid pillars using a combination of epoxy and a single internal rod running from top...

Yesterday I bought a couple new fish to help re-stock my 50 and 180 a bit after the power outage. Here's the deal,.. I don't have pics right now, so do I just keep my mouth shut until I do? Or tell you what I got anyway? Whiskey

Not sure how else to describe this, but has anyone ever created a porus sub floor to have the live rock somewhat lifted up off of the bottom to allow more flow under it? like using a pvc or something drilled out a lot to push water under the rock? thanks for any thoughts

I'm going BB in my 10 gal nano for the build-off the question's are: is starboard still used? what thickness should I get? glue it down? what are the benifits?

I have a 55g tank that i started 4 months ago it has 3 '' of crushed coral recommended by lfs. but I would like to put crab sea sand on top , like to see some little critters crawling around in the sand and my wife likes how it looks. If I mix in slowly would there be any problems. and i...

Does it matter what size thickness for starboard? Will 1/4" work or would 3/8" or 1/2" work better? Thanks!

I'm going about this a bit differently This tank was set up in 10-05 and redone for the nano build off last year. Tank is a 5.5 g AGA with custom stand and canopy, HOB filter for flow I DON'T LIKE IT!! No matter what I do I'm not happy with how it turns out. During this build off it's...

Hey everyone, I have been really looking forward to getting the nano tank going. It was sometime in December that my wife and I decided that we were going to change her FW planted tank into Nano reef tank. Ever since she brought home her 10g FW tank from her classroom I thought about turning it...

I Saw Something On Here About Marco Rock. I Have A 75 Gallon Tank And Would Like To Know How Much Of Marco Rock And How Much Live Rock I Need To Buy.

Well the build begins for the 75... I am starting with a custom stand finished in Mahogany with matching canopy, a Perfecto RR tank with 1 corner overflow and a custom Acrylic sump. Heres what i am starting with... after about 4 hours of cleaning and a couple gallons of Vinegar (mixed with...

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I bought some marine epoxy when I was aquascaping my tank and its awful! It didn't hold my rocks together at all. I tried mounting corals with it too and all you have to do is brush against them and they come off the rock.