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Do you use egg crate?

Sunny

Sunny

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I used it in my cichlid tank under the substrate. Do the same principals apply for saltwater tanks?
Also how would you lay live rocks? On top of sand or place rocks first and sand around them?

Thanks for looking.
 
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jliska429

Yes you can use egg rate in the same manner for reef tanks. I just used it on my 75g as I made the switch from acrylic to glass. This is what I did for my tank transfer: after putting the egg crate in the tank, I used a small amount of sand to fill the holes and hide the egg crate from view, then filled about 1/3 of the tank with salt water. Once there was enough water I added the live rock and the rest of the live sand. When it was all in the tank I topped her off. I pumped the water into a cup that overflowed into the tank, this helped keep the sandstorm to a minimum.

If you were starting a fresh tank I would suggest laying the egg crate, then add all the sand and live rock. When you have set the bases for your aquascape then add SW to your system. This will help minimize die-off. Make sure you mix your saltwater prior to starting with the sand and rock so all the goodies in the rocks and sand don't die. Hope this helps
 
JRWOHLER

JRWOHLER

I used cutting boards...or starboard as it is sometimes called. Thought about eggcrate but decided cutting boards would be stronger...don't get the wooden ones ;D.
 
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SurfnTurf

I use eggcrate on the top of the tank (with a large cutout in the middle for the lights) to try to keep in jumpers, like purple firefish, but I don't use it on the bottom. I put the rock directly on the glass then fill in with sand. That way, the burrowers (like tiger shrimp/goby pair) have free reign to dig and the digging doesn't cause rock structure cave-ins.
 
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