I want to reaquascape but need help...

joem1cha3l · 01/14/2010, 06:25 PM

I want to reaquascape which would include taking some of my rocks out of my tank. However all of the rocks have polyps, frogspawns, etc. attatched to them. Some of the rock I think I would like to break. How do I go about doing this?

MR HONDA · 01/14/2010, 06:58 PM

Breaking the rock i use a hammer and a chisel..

ritter6788 · 01/14/2010, 06:59 PM

Hammer and chisel. Live rock breaks nice and clean most of the time. I've whacked some just with a hammer and it split in 2. Get a rubbermaid tub, bucket or whatever large clean container you can put it in, drain some tank water into it and put all the pieces in there until you are done.

marnol · 01/14/2010, 07:16 PM

what about "all of the rocks have polyps, frogspawns, etc. attatched to them"?

joem1cha3l · 01/14/2010, 07:21 PM

yeah thats what im asking about what i do with the products that are already attatched to the rock like the polyps?

joem1cha3l · 01/15/2010, 04:52 AM

bump

sfilipowski · 01/15/2010, 09:27 AM

well if you can't remove any of your corals before you begin to break the rock then you just have to work around them best you can and don't forget that there alot of corals that are pretty tough when it comes to fraggin or splittin even when attached. good luck. + on the get them in some of your water before and or after breaking

01/14/2010, 06:25 PM	#1
joem1cha3l Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,158	I want to reaquascape but need help... I want to reaquascape which would include taking some of my rocks out of my tank. However all of the rocks have polyps, frogspawns, etc. attatched to them. Some of the rock I think I would like to break. How do I go about doing this? __________________ IM10G Nano - MP10, AI Nano, RKL

01/14/2010, 07:21 PM	#5
joem1cha3l Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,158	yeah thats what im asking about what i do with the products that are already attatched to the rock like the polyps? __________________ IM10G Nano - MP10, AI Nano, RKL

01/15/2010, 04:52 AM	#6
joem1cha3l Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,158	bump __________________ IM10G Nano - MP10, AI Nano, RKL

01/14/2010, 06:58 PM	#2
MR HONDA Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 130	Breaking the rock i use a hammer and a chisel..

01/14/2010, 06:59 PM	#3
ritter6788 Say no to clove polyps Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Marshall, TX Posts: 1,374	Hammer and chisel. Live rock breaks nice and clean most of the time. I've whacked some just with a hammer and it split in 2. Get a rubbermaid tub, bucket or whatever large clean container you can put it in, drain some tank water into it and put all the pieces in there until you are done.

01/14/2010, 07:16 PM	#4
marnol Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 51	what about "all of the rocks have polyps, frogspawns, etc. attatched to them"?

01/15/2010, 09:27 AM	#7
sfilipowski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: alabama Posts: 174	well if you can't remove any of your corals before you begin to break the rock then you just have to work around them best you can and don't forget that there alot of corals that are pretty tough when it comes to fraggin or splittin even when attached. good luck. + on the get them in some of your water before and or after breaking