08 July, 2014

Pukani comes out of the bin!

The pukani has been curing in the bin for 10.5 weeks and I finally took it out yesterday!  The ammonia has been zero for a while but I continued to treat the rock with Agent Green (lanthanum chloride).  Once I had the PO4 down to what appears to be .03 or less I decided it was done.  In anticipation of my aquarium being finished up at Concept Aquariums later this week, I pulled it out of the bin and let it dry overnight.

  
I ran a quick test aquascape today and here is the first draft:




It will be difficult to make it look more interesting than just two piles of rock.  I want the rock at least 1-2 inches from any glass, and take up around 50% of the total volume.  I also want lots of holes, tunnels and channels for the inhabitants to enjoy.  The setup will be in the corner of the room so will have 2 viewing angles, the front and left.  Those need to be the interesting angles.  The dark brown stuff that I mentioned previously only seems to have affected that one piece on the top left.  What I ordered seems like enough with a few small pieces left over for the fuge.  I still havn't decided if I will go bare bottom or not.

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