FRAMES ? structures to support LR and coral

skotty52 · 11-02-2009, 03:17 PM

I have been thinking for awhile about following through on an article I read in one of the magazines awhile back about building structures out of PVC which have "shelves" and live rock attached to hide the PVC

Has anyone ever tried the PVC idea or anything other technique as a way of getting around the old "pile up a bunch of LR" concept????

If so, did it work? and/ or what did you do? Pictures?

THANKS

willray · 11-02-2009, 08:07 PM

Marcorocks.com has some good tips.

Jocko · 11-03-2009, 02:00 PM

Awe you beat me to it. Yeah Marco did a cool presentation at MACNA and had some cool stuff on display there.

s_kelley · 11-03-2009, 02:44 PM

Check out some of the build projects on here too, some people have done some really cool stuff.

don in mass · 11-06-2009, 04:28 PM

Hello this is what i did .Tap rocks wit a 7/8 hole drill bit 2 to 3 inches deep then cut pvc to length .it works great . here are a couple pictures
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/GEDC0436.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/vegas281.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/vegas289.jpg

bluemerle · 11-06-2009, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by don in mass

Hello this is what i did .Tap rocks wit a 7/8 hole drill bit 2 to 3 inches deep then cut pvc to length .it works great . here are a couple pictures
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/GEDC0436.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/vegas281.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/vegas289.jpg

Really cool looking..what did you cover the overflows with? Is that mortar that Marco states using?
thanks

don in mass · 11-07-2009, 08:59 AM

it's a new product from www.universalrocks.com it's not on there web site yet but you can call them they are top notch people .thanks don

11-02-2009, 03:17 PM	#1
skotty52 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 21 iTrader: (0)	FRAMES ? structures to support LR and coral I have been thinking for awhile about following through on an article I read in one of the magazines awhile back about building structures out of PVC which have "shelves" and live rock attached to hide the PVC Has anyone ever tried the PVC idea or anything other technique as a way of getting around the old "pile up a bunch of LR" concept???? If so, did it work? and/ or what did you do? Pictures? THANKS

11-02-2009, 08:07 PM	#2
willray LongTimeNoob Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: townsend Posts: 1,813 iTrader: (14)	Marcorocks.com has some good tips. __________________ 120 gal starfire tank Lighting:2x150w mh,3 T5's=240w,3x powerbrites Flow:Ehiem for return split in two and 2 maximodrocks.Controller:RKL.

11-03-2009, 02:44 PM	#4
s_kelley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Taunton Posts: 1,065 iTrader: (6)	Check out some of the build projects on here too, some people have done some really cool stuff. __________________ 75g RR w/29g custom sump, Reef Octo Ext 160 Skimmer, ATO, 250wx2 MH, 96wx2 P/C Act, Reefkeeper lite lev 3, BRS Phos/Carbon reactor. Very Mixed reef

11-03-2009, 02:00 PM	#3
Jocko Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Weymouth Posts: 893 iTrader: (1)	Awe you beat me to it. Yeah Marco did a cool presentation at MACNA and had some cool stuff on display there.

11-06-2009, 04:28 PM	#5
don in mass Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: somerset ma Posts: 42 iTrader: (1)	Hello this is what i did .Tap rocks wit a 7/8 hole drill bit 2 to 3 inches deep then cut pvc to length .it works great . here are a couple pictures http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/GEDC0436.jpg http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/vegas281.jpg http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/vegas289.jpg

11-07-2009, 08:59 AM	#7
don in mass Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: somerset ma Posts: 42 iTrader: (1)	it's a new product from www.universalrocks.com it's not on there web site yet but you can call them they are top notch people .thanks don