sethsolomon April 20, 2016 Author Share April 20, 2016 Going to keep posting the stages as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilRams April 20, 2016 Share April 20, 2016 Whoa thats awesome! Good work on the build and ceramic piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon April 20, 2016 Author Share April 20, 2016 Whoa thats awesome! Good work on the build and ceramic piece. thanks. yah my hope is that I perforated it well enough that it does not explode in the kiln :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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greengalaxy April 20, 2016 Share April 20, 2016 It looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime April 20, 2016 Share April 20, 2016 Pretty cool man, jack of all trades I see. I looked into making some ceramic frag plugs back in the day, the community center by my house has a kiln and open workshops. Best laid plans.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon April 20, 2016 Author Share April 20, 2016 Pretty cool man, jack of all trades I see. I looked into making some ceramic frag plugs back in the day, the community center by my house has a kiln and open workshops. Best laid plans....Yah I am going to take these to a ceramic shop down in Manassas to get fired. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave w April 21, 2016 Share April 21, 2016 I think the ceramic is very creative. I've never seen that done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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greengalaxy April 21, 2016 Share April 21, 2016 Very impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunWyrm April 21, 2016 Share April 21, 2016 That's incredible! And where's this place in Manassas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt April 21, 2016 Share April 21, 2016 This is a cool build! What MH light is that? Also, do you have anything inside the ceramics similar to the way rebar works for concrete? I don't really know it's necessary, but I remember talking to a vendor at MACNA who made similar structures and he had some trial and error to figure out what spans he could make that wouldn't ultimately crack/break. Your design and artistry is really impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon April 21, 2016 Author Share April 21, 2016 This is a cool build! What MH light is that? Also, do you have anything inside the ceramics similar to the way rebar works for concrete? I don't really know it's necessary, but I remember talking to a vendor at MACNA who made similar structures and he had some trial and error to figure out what spans he could make that wouldn't ultimately crack/break. Your design and artistry is really impressive The metal halide is a LumenMax Elite reflector, with a Lumentek 250-400 Super lumen ballast and 14k phoenix DE bulbs That's incredible! And where's this place in Manassas? The place is Menassus Clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 26, 2016 Share April 26, 2016 (edited) Any new updates? Edited April 26, 2016 by greengalaxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon April 27, 2016 Author Share April 27, 2016 Any new updates? not really. Been programming my wave makers on my apex, and just waiting for my rock to dry so I can take it to get fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime April 27, 2016 Share April 27, 2016 Did you poke holes in it to make it porous? Interested to see results vs. rock Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon April 27, 2016 Author Share April 27, 2016 Did you poke holes in it to make it porous? Interested to see results vs. rock Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk yes thats one thing but ceramic is very porous when low heat fired. the holes are more so it does not explode when fired. So I will be firing this at cone 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon May 7, 2016 Author Share May 7, 2016 Reefbrites and Calcium reactor are in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon May 16, 2016 Author Share May 16, 2016 So a few of the ceramic pieces exploded when I tried to get them fired. So I decided to just get some liverock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy May 16, 2016 Share May 16, 2016 bummer man, but lookin good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon July 1, 2016 Author Share July 1, 2016 Well its been a while since I have updated this post. Changes: added a reef octopus calcium reactor moved my 20g long frag tank to be plumbed into this system added a kutier leopard wrasse added my leopard wrasse from my 150g added a disappearing wrasse pair moved corals into the tank added 50 astraea snails added a halloween urchin moved my firefish from my 150g to this tank wired up the ATO added 2x RW-8 powerheads Pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsolomon July 1, 2016 Author Share July 1, 2016 Some goals for the next 1-2 months for this tank: Find a Choati Leopard wrasse Find a Lapillis Leopard wrasse get 2x 5"-7" clams (Teardrop maximas or Squamosas) design a way to add 2x t5's to this setup to add 2x ATI blue + bulbs modify my Nac 5.5 to an Atman 4000 skimmer pump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef July 1, 2016 Share July 1, 2016 Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sethsolomon July 23, 2016 Author Share July 23, 2016 Well time for an update now that my sps has settled in. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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