Preparation for the nano competition

[peong]

Thanks bro for your helpful info.

[stevenchia]

4. Landscaping coming up...

Landscape consisting of live rock and artifical rocks.

Reason : Easy maintence, less unwanted pest plants and algaes growing.

Long hours of ligting will not be an issue.

To able to sustain with artifical rocks, live rock or dried rocks need to maintain stablility of PH.

Live rocks will give more bacteria growth n of course will enhance the growth of pods.

[stevenchia]

This will be used in my landscape...

[starfish123]

This will be used in my landscape...

hold frag plugs?? cheers.

[stevenchia]

bio rings to enchance bacteria growth.. inside my landscape.

[stevenchia]

Some of the scapes.. it will need to be cut and modify.. to suit the tank.

I will show how it is done..

[stevenchia]

Major challenge is to give this tank a full 3D reef scape by utilising very amount of space given.

[stevenchia]

Plenty of dried rocks and a giant styroform box that will br use.

[stevenchia]

this also will be used..

[stevenchia]

All stuff will be used for my scapes.

[stevenchia]

1st... AR will be drilled with plenty of holes for better water circulation.

[stevenchia]

2nd. . Cutting up to correct size and to patch up on both sides.

[stevenchia]

Patching up using left over pieces from cut out.

[Gouldian]

Its always good to read your thread and to see the amount of thoughts and plan you have in preparation to the competition. Awesome!

[Harlequinmania]

Better to cycle the AR for a few week before putting in the competition tank on that day.

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[stevenchia]

Better to cycle the AR for a few week before putting in the competition tank on that day.

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Yes, hopefully today will start..

[stevenchia]

Its always good to read your thread and to see the amount of thoughts and plan you have in preparation to the competition. Awesome!

My idea always pops up when i doing half way.. so it was not according to plan actually.. The original plan was to stuff the ar with dried rocks n epoxy.. non-removal type when all rocks glued together.

[stevenchia]

After patching up...

[stevenchia]

The final looks.. Hope not much visible patch up can be seen.

[stevenchia]

3rd... divide the ar in 2 parts that will contain bio rings and dried rocks to keep water stability.

Using egg crates to serve as a base.. and 2 doors. .

1st door for rocks and the other for bio rings.

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Big chuck of rocks trim to small sizes.. and loaded into the ar.

Using epoxy to secure the end of the rocks leaving one side empty for bio rings.

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Choosing bio rings.. the small the better for bacteria n good growth. Good bio rings surface to be look like this and not smooth surface.

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Placing bio rings into the place ar.

Closing up doors.

[stevenchia]

Rock and bio rings in ar done. The rock is sure heavy now.. weight of a live rock.

[stevenchia]

This will be something to look out for.. to see wat is it use for on the day itself..

Happy guessing...