4.5g nano vase

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  1. map95003

    map95003 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    On my lunch break today the tank had clear up so I decided to throw a few pieces of LR in from my sump. didn't do any kind of scaping, I'm open to suggestions. Here's a pic...

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  3. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Hmm..hard to scape something so small..especially a circle. haha:cheesy:

    I would try to break up the rock more, having the scape in the middle mainly.
     
  4. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    I was also thinking central column type scape

    with rocks that reduce in size as they go up through the tank

    Steve
     
  5. map95003

    map95003 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    thanks guys. I broke up some of the rocks, I was thinking of drilling a few pieces and using nylon rods to put them together....but too much work, it will all be covered in coral in a few months. I'm waiting for my LED to come in, hopefully by Tuesday then I can start adding a few frags.

    The diy overflow is working better than I thought, it's very quiet.
     
  6. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    That's good to hear. I forget did you say if you were planning on adding any fish?

    I like the slim look of the overflow.
     
  7. map95003

    map95003 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    map95003 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    My wife asked "what's all that stuff visible behind the tank?", she was talking about the plumbing....so I did this....

    Before:
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    The solution, made this out of 4" PVC Pipe and a piece of flat PVC I had from an old Wet/Dry, I then painted it flat-black to match the back of the tank:
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    After...I plan to build some sort of a mount for my LED at the top of this...
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    Here's a FTS, don't have any lights on it so it's not quite a "looker" yet.
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  10. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Looks great. I like the chromis.
     
  11. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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    Very nice map.....Looks great.
     
  12. map95003

    map95003 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Thanks guys....just picked up another fish for the tank, he seems very happy...here's a pic.

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