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  1. Step 3

    As we continued to build from the bottom up, we continued to attach rock to the frame and to each other with cable ties.  The cable ties were so effective and easy to use that we decided NOT to use the marine epoxy we had also purchased.  The use of the frame and cable ties allowed us to build a very "loose" structure with plenty of overhangs, holes, and caves for fish and other sea creatures to enjoy.

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  2. Step 2

    With the frames in place, we used cable ties to attach rock to the frame. Cable ties were passed either through natural holes in the rock, or through holes that we drilled.  Drilling was with a cordless drill and a masonry drill bit.  We found that it was extremely easy to drill natural rock, but the few pieces of man-made rock that we had from our 55ga aquarium were impossible to drill using this method.

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  3. lemme dig out my archive collected long ago for reference..

    Step 1

    We built this frame out of 1/2 inch PVC pipe.  Since we have an acrylic tank, we glued the frame so that we could split it into two smaller sections which could pass through the access holes in the top of the tank.  Holes were drilled in numerous places in the frame, which served two functions: (1) they allowed us to pass cable ties (see below) through them, and (2) they prevent the formation of anoxic areas inside the pipe.

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  4. A man is driving down the road and breaks down near

    a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on

    the door, and says, "My car broke down. Do you think

    I could stay the night?"

    The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner,

    even fix his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he

    hears a strange sound. The next morning, he asks

    the monks what the sound was, but they say, "We

    can't tell you. You're not a monk."

    The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway and

    goes about his merry way. Some years later, the same

    man breaks down in front of the same monastery. The

    monks accept him, feed him, even fix his car. That night,

    he hears the same strange noise that he had heard

    years earlier.

    The next morning, he asks what it is, but the monks reply,

    "We can't tell you. You're not a monk."

    The man says, "All right, all right. I'm *dying* to know. If

    the only way I can find out what that sound was is to

    become a monk, how do I become a monk?"

    The monks reply, "You must travel the earth and tell us

    how many blades of grass there are and the exact number

    of sand pebbles. When you find these numbers, you will

    become a monk."

    The man sets about his task. Forty-five years later, he

    returns and knocks on the door of the monastery. He says,

    "I have traveled the earth and have found what you have

    asked for. There are 145,236,284,232 blades of grass

    and 231,281,219,999,129,382 sand pebbles on the earth."

    The monks reply, "Congratulations. You are now a monk.

    We shall now show you the way to the sound."

    The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the

    head monk says, "The sound is right behind that door."

    The man reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. He

    says, "Real funny. may I have the key?" The monks give

    him the key, and he opens the door.

    Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone.

    The man demands the key to the stone door. The monks

    give him the key, and he opens it, only to find a door made

    of ruby. He demands another key from the monks, who

    provide it. Behind that door is *another* door, this one

    made of sapphire. So it went until the man had gone through

    doors of emerald, silver, topaz, amethyst... Finally, the monks

    say, "This is the last key to the last door."

    The man is relieved to no end. He unlocks the door, turns

    the knob, and behind that door he is amazed to find the

    source of that strange sound.....

    But I can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk.

  5. Two cowboys are talking over a beer, discussing various ###### positions.

    The first cowboy says his favorite position is the "rodeo."

    The other cowboy asks what the position is, and how to do it?

    The first cowboy says, "You tell your wife to get on the bed on all fours and

    then do it doggy style. Once things start to get under way and she's really

    enjoying it, lean forward and whisper in her ear: "Your sister likes this

    position too."

    Then try to hang on for 8 seconds.

  6. whether have or not, it is not advisable to try at all.

    dis is considered drastic changes to temp, the fishes may not be able to take it.

    if u really sticking to fowlr, then u can either go for hyposalinity treatment on the main tank or pour some copper based medication.

    if u goes for copper, u cannot add corals next time unless u wash your liverocks very throughly to rid them of copper.

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