Mas0n's Home Office Nuvo 40L

[Mas0n]

Woo Hoo! Already seeing a little improvement in coral extension.

 

[08TRDOFFROAD]

Woo Hoo! Already seeing a little improvement in coral extension.

Nice little torch collection you have going there!

 

[Mas0n]

Nice little torch collection you have going there!

Thank you! Everyone is doing even better now, looks like the UV is really putting in work against the Dinos.

I'll post some updated pics tomorrow!

 

[Mas0n]

Things are still improving, looks like I'm getting full extension from all my corals and the sand is becoming whiter.

This is new, one of the clowns sleeps in the zoas all day, pretty cute lol.

 

[Mas0n]

Also! Started working on my aquascape for a new tank I bought.

Really like how it’s coming along so far. Used Marco rock and Thin CA + sand for bonding. I can pick the structure up by any point and it feels super secure. Really impressive.

 

[scubatan]

Also! Started working on my aquascape for a new tank I bought.

Really like how it’s coming along so far. Used Marco rock and Thin CA + sand for bonding. I can pick the structure up by any point and it feels super secure. Really impressive.

Looks great. Do you just mix some thin CA with sand and then apply it onto the rock and hold them together for a few mins? Or what’s the process

 

[Mas0n]

Looks great. Do you just mix some thin CA with sand and then apply it onto the rock and hold them together for a few mins? Or what’s the process

Thank you!

Yep, I sprinkle dry sand into the joint, then apply thin CA, then a little more dry sand on top of it. It sets super quickly. 5-10 seconds. I then went back over with some Marco cement on the bottom of the overhangs to make sure it’s a good bond.

Funny thing, my girlfriend accidentally knocked the structure over, and the rock broke. Not the joints.

 

[scubatan]

Thank you!

Yep, I sprinkle dry sand into the joint, then apply thin CA, then a little more dry sand on top of it. It sets super quickly. 5-10 seconds. I then went back over with some Marco cement on the bottom of the overhangs to make sure it’s a good bond.

Funny thing, my girlfriend accidentally knocked the structure over, and the rock broke. Not the joints.

Awesome I’ll try this. Which brand CA?

 

[Mas0n]

Awesome I’ll try this. Which brand CA?

“Star bond Super Fast Thin CA Glue”

I noticed that finer sand seems to work best, I just used the powder/sand that was created from breaking the rocks into smaller pieces.