rock placment

lanilx · 12/06/2008, 12:24 PM

how do you get your rocks to stay where you put them. should the rocks push all the way to the back wall of the tank or is it ok 2 have some room behind the rocks like a little cavern or is that gonna be bad since there might not be much flow?

WaterKeeper · 12/06/2008, 12:32 PM

Most reefkeepers place rock in any fashion that is pleasing to their eye. I like to keep the rocks far enough away from the glass so that it can be cleaned but some people never clean the rear glass and have the rock right against it. I usually start with base rock on the bottom and add true live rock on top. That keeps one from burying expensive LR if you use a DSB. For ledges and such the rock can be glued together. The best method is to use some nylon dowel material and bore holes in the rock. Then glue the dowels and rock in place. Don't overdo it as it is no fun to find you have cemented together a 100 lb boulder if you need to remove the rock at some point.

lanilx · 12/06/2008, 09:00 PM

thank you

mg426 · 12/06/2008, 09:05 PM

I like the keeping the rock away from the glass idea.

D_Hood87 · 12/06/2008, 09:20 PM

i place the rock that is on the bottom just about in the center line of the tank and stack back from there...makes some nice ledges

12/06/2008, 12:24 PM	#1
lanilx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kenosha Posts: 260	rock placment how do you get your rocks to stay where you put them. should the rocks push all the way to the back wall of the tank or is it ok 2 have some room behind the rocks like a little cavern or is that gonna be bad since there might not be much flow?

12/06/2008, 12:32 PM	#2
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Most reefkeepers place rock in any fashion that is pleasing to their eye. I like to keep the rocks far enough away from the glass so that it can be cleaned but some people never clean the rear glass and have the rock right against it. I usually start with base rock on the bottom and add true live rock on top. That keeps one from burying expensive LR if you use a DSB. For ledges and such the rock can be glued together. The best method is to use some nylon dowel material and bore holes in the rock. Then glue the dowels and rock in place. Don't overdo it as it is no fun to find you have cemented together a 100 lb boulder if you need to remove the rock at some point. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

12/06/2008, 09:05 PM	#4
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I like the keeping the rock away from the glass idea. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

12/06/2008, 09:20 PM	#5
D_Hood87 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 323	i place the rock that is on the bottom just about in the center line of the tank and stack back from there...makes some nice ledges __________________ DONALD Current Tank Info: 160gal REBUILD....GOING SPS ALL THE WAY!!!

12/06/2008, 09:00 PM	#3
lanilx Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kenosha Posts: 260	thank you