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jl1199
Fri, 7th Dec 2007, 02:30 PM
I have to down grade tanks until I get married and move into my own place. So I decided to modify my hex tank to be reef ready. Just what to share what it looked like when I was done. Holes were drilled by forever pets but I constucted every thing else. My plane is to build a mound of rocks in the middle but any suggestions would be great on scapeing a hex.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd127/jl1199/hex_pics_008.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd127/jl1199/hex_pics_005.jpg
RayAllen
Fri, 7th Dec 2007, 02:33 PM
Cool mod, looks great.
blueboy
Fri, 7th Dec 2007, 05:28 PM
what size is it? how wide?
copperband
Fri, 7th Dec 2007, 06:56 PM
go to aquarium designs and see how they did there rockwork.
erebus
Fri, 7th Dec 2007, 08:06 PM
You can look at mine in the TOTM section and just ask if you have any questions.
jl1199
Fri, 21st Dec 2007, 11:50 AM
Here are some pics of the final product.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd127/jl1199/graduationandnewtank059.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd127/jl1199/graduationandnewtank064.jpg


When I was puting the rock into the tank I noticed this stuff on one of the rocks. Does anyone know what it is and if it is bad.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd127/jl1199/graduationandnewtank056.jpg
jl1199
Fri, 21st Dec 2007, 11:50 AM
Sorry the pics are bad
RayAllen
Fri, 21st Dec 2007, 11:57 AM
Bubble algae
erikharrison
Fri, 21st Dec 2007, 11:58 AM
looks like some kind of caulerpa or bubble algae??
brewercm
Fri, 21st Dec 2007, 01:05 PM
Either one get it out if you can. If it's caulerpa it will be branching with a vine look and you "may" get a tang to eat it. If it's bubble algae you can try to get a couple of emerald crabs to eat it. Either way keep an eye that id doesn't get out of control, both can quickly.
profntbtr
Fri, 21st Dec 2007, 04:26 PM
bubble algae spreads like herpes, i'd pull the rock, scrub it real well, and hope really hard. my girlfriend bought a rock covered in it because "it's so pretty" but it took over swiftly. that was almost a year ago and there are still outbreaks even with 2 emerald crabs in a 29 gallon. i also have some bubble algae muscling in on my acans and they aren't happy about it, but i can't really justify an emerald in my 2.5 gallon.i guess manual removal will have to suffice