Spidas floating spec V reef

[spidernano]

Finally found all the parts to start this small project

I wanted to try and make a floating reef so I figured I would try it on a smaller scale

I actually made the back chamber a little bigger for a bigger pump and more filtration


Here's some pics

[Dreamkeeper]

Nice! great rock work!

[Drama D]

Another week spyda. It's taking forever

[spidernano]

Dang it drama I need that torch lol

[nanoreef1]

Looking good brotha! Been thinking about this floating rocks on my next build. I saw a cool video on this on vivid aquariums.

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[spidernano]

That was were i was actually inspired by

[oo0oscar0oo]

Dude. That's going to be so sick!!

[spidernano]

[nanoreef1]

You should add more smaller pieces of rock on the acrilic rod where it bends going up the wall chamber would look even better. Never the less I like it! Even few other ones in the bottom left side would look more natural looking.

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[spidernano]

Dude yeah hector I was thinking the same thing after looking at it in the water

Maybe glue some gsp on it or like you mention little pieces of rock

[jada1]

Great idea ya i would cover up that rod ..this is going to be sick. Great job

[davocean]

GSP would be cool way to hide that.
Looks pretty cool, what are you going to do on bottom, sand, some rock, or bare?

[spidernano]

Will be adding 5lbs of sand today as for now the bottom will just be sand I want it be clean since it's a small tank don't want ditratus to build up on the bottom

Only challenge is having hermits in the tank because they can't stay on the reef

[davocean]

I'm not a hermit fan myself so I'd be over that pretty quick.
I bend acrylic too for my pillar stands but I just use a propane torch, and mine always gets bubbles in the bend, not that it matters on those because they don't show, but yours looks much cleaner, what did you use?

[spidernano]

I actually read a super old article from like 2010 or something like that the dude puts the rods in the oven at 350 until the rod bends I was surprised how easy it was literally after that the rod felt like a tubing and I just snapped it but I used oven Mits I also messed up a couple of times on the bend and just placed it back in and shaped it again