setting up

dwd5813 · 10/02/2007, 09:19 AM

in what order did you place things on the bottom of your tank when you were first setting it up?

SDguy · 10/02/2007, 09:28 AM

Rock threaded onto acrylic rods. Voila! Done.

crumbletop · 10/02/2007, 09:28 AM

placing the rock before sand allows the base to be solid such that the foundation will not shift if the sand gets dug by stars or any sand moving fish.

Aadler · 10/02/2007, 09:45 AM

SDguy knows what he is talking about, that is the way to go.

ionredline0260 · 10/02/2007, 10:17 AM

gerbils-giraffes-porcupines

jamiep · 10/02/2007, 10:31 AM

I put my sand down then dug my base rock (tufa rock) deep into it. I worried about the weight of the rocks above pressing straight down on the glass as i have a 'floating base' But i think i was too caucious!

CruzinKim · 10/02/2007, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by crumbletop
placing the rock before sand allows the base to be solid such that the foundation will not shift if the sand gets dug by stars or any sand moving fish.

Agree 100%. I have installed sand then rock so many times and the rock formation collaspes over time because of this exact reason and needs to be redecorated again. Rock first and firmly in place does the trick, never shifts unless maybe an earthquake.

Like the old Biblical saying, build your foundation on sand and it can be washed away. Build your foundation on solid rock instead.

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sand-rock	14	63.64%
rock-sand	4	18.18%
porcupines-gerbils-giraffes	1	4.55%
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10/02/2007, 09:19 AM	#1
dwd5813 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 813 Posts: 2,827	setting up in what order did you place things on the bottom of your tank when you were first setting it up? __________________ order some golf shoes, otherwise we'll never get out of this place alive. what can i say? in dog beers, i have only had one. - dublo8 Current Tank Info: 40B aiptasia farm

10/02/2007, 09:28 AM	#2
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	Rock threaded onto acrylic rods. Voila! Done. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

10/02/2007, 09:28 AM	#3
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	placing the rock before sand allows the base to be solid such that the foundation will not shift if the sand gets dug by stars or any sand moving fish. __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

10/02/2007, 09:45 AM	#4
Aadler Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,336	SDguy knows what he is talking about, that is the way to go. __________________ MiniBow 7 - WooHoo

10/02/2007, 10:17 AM	#5
ionredline0260 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Box Around the Corner Posts: 747	gerbils-giraffes-porcupines

10/02/2007, 10:31 AM	#6
jamiep Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 458	I put my sand down then dug my base rock (tufa rock) deep into it. I worried about the weight of the rocks above pressing straight down on the glass as i have a 'floating base' But i think i was too caucious!