so i've made the transition from FO to FOWLR (getting closer to my future reef!) i have about 75 pounds of live rock (thanks to rafal07013 for the great rock) They're mostly some pretty large pieces and i have to experiment with them to see what i can do with it but was wondering if anyone had any tips? pictures would be amazing if anyone has. Thanks!
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Aquascaping with live rock
- Thread starter AChilton
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aquamend from Home Depot and acrylic sticks, plastic ties and imagination.
AChilton said:
i drilled the rock and used acrylic rods i purchased from an online source (www.tapplastics.com).
i used a basic masonry bit and drilled all the way through all but the top and bottom pieces. the bottom piece being the largest was the base, and the top is the "cap" to hide the top of the rod. then i stacked rock against the towers. it came out very nice and very few dead areas-
i used a basic masonry bit and drilled all the way through all but the top and bottom pieces. the bottom piece being the largest was the base, and the top is the "cap" to hide the top of the rod. then i stacked rock against the towers. it came out very nice and very few dead areas-
Acrylic rod + AquaMend is the way to go... Mine looks pretty similar to Mr_X:
Full Side view -
Right Side (The right half is rodded straight thru vertically, the left half I actually rodded two similar-sized pieces together horizontally, then just sat them on the big bottom piece and let the two pieces balance the right half...
I pushed and tugged the entire thing as a unit and it's pretty stable just due to the weight) -
Left Side (Some of the small "roundish" pieces are not connected since I may end up replacing them with corals that are already on rock) -
Side view (the right side) -
Also, before you place the rock in your display tank, you may want to consider laying egg-crate on the bottom glass, stacking the rock on the egg-crate, then adding the sand around it. This will prevent any undermining and avalanching by burrowing fish and critters.
Full Side view -
Right Side (The right half is rodded straight thru vertically, the left half I actually rodded two similar-sized pieces together horizontally, then just sat them on the big bottom piece and let the two pieces balance the right half...
I pushed and tugged the entire thing as a unit and it's pretty stable just due to the weight) -
Left Side (Some of the small "roundish" pieces are not connected since I may end up replacing them with corals that are already on rock) -
Side view (the right side) -
Also, before you place the rock in your display tank, you may want to consider laying egg-crate on the bottom glass, stacking the rock on the egg-crate, then adding the sand around it. This will prevent any undermining and avalanching by burrowing fish and critters.
