So... my tank is cycled, live rock question

FSU3NOLES28 · 03/11/2011, 06:08 AM

My tank is cycled and has been for a few weeks now.

I have a couple of fancy clowns and everything is coming along nicely.

My live rock is doing well. Things are great.

Then I realize I never secured my live rock together. At this point, I'm afraid if I don't then sometime down the road the rock will fall and cause some serious damage to something in my tank.

What are my options? Do I take it out, secure it and put it back in?

What will happen if its exposed to the air for a half hour?

Bore-Punch · 03/11/2011, 06:30 AM

why does it have to be exposed to air for a half hour, get a tub or a few buckets and fill it with tank water.

FSU3NOLES28 · 03/11/2011, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bore-Punch

why does it have to be exposed to air for a half hour, get a tub or a few buckets and fill it with tank water.

Take the pieces out 1 by 1... set up the formation I want then put them back in?

I don't know how long it takes to secure them together...

AmberL · 03/11/2011, 08:16 AM

I didn't know we were supposed to secure our rocks. Mine seem fairly stable.

5380 · 03/15/2011, 06:33 PM

Most people don't secure their larger rocks, but if you're doing a branchy setup that isn't too stable some people use acrylic rods to create their rockscape.

con999 · 03/15/2011, 06:52 PM

most ppl dont do anything like me

willybub · 03/15/2011, 07:03 PM

AquaScape Contruction Epoxy

can be used under water and with live corals and fish, comes in 2 colors that i know of a grey color and coralline algae

duncantse · 03/15/2011, 07:03 PM

Does it look like it's staggering back and forth? It probably will not fall since it's been in your tank for the cycleing process so that's like 1 month.

03/11/2011, 06:08 AM	#1
FSU3NOLES28 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 613	So... my tank is cycled, live rock question My tank is cycled and has been for a few weeks now. I have a couple of fancy clowns and everything is coming along nicely. My live rock is doing well. Things are great. Then I realize I never secured my live rock together. At this point, I'm afraid if I don't then sometime down the road the rock will fall and cause some serious damage to something in my tank. What are my options? Do I take it out, secure it and put it back in? What will happen if its exposed to the air for a half hour? Last edited by FSU3NOLES28; 03/11/2011 at 06:20 AM.

03/11/2011, 06:30 AM	#2
Bore-Punch Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 82	why does it have to be exposed to air for a half hour, get a tub or a few buckets and fill it with tank water. __________________ UH-1N Huey Pilot USMC callsign "Bore-Punch" 220gal Reef DT, 30 gal benthic tank, 95 gal sump. Waiting on 2 more 75gal DTs to tie into the system.

03/11/2011, 08:16 AM	#4
AmberL Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 205	I didn't know we were supposed to secure our rocks. Mine seem fairly stable. __________________ ~Amber Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef tank; 2 clowns; Midas blenny; diamond goby; CUC; sand sifting star fish; torch; green star polyps; green plate; brain coral; finger leather; cleaner shrimp; porcelain crab; daisy coral

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5380 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 498	Most people don't secure their larger rocks, but if you're doing a branchy setup that isn't too stable some people use acrylic rods to create their rockscape.

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con999 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: cary il Posts: 430	most ppl dont do anything like me

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willybub Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stratford Ontario Canada Posts: 210	AquaScape Contruction Epoxy can be used under water and with live corals and fish, comes in 2 colors that i know of a grey color and coralline algae

03/15/2011, 07:03 PM	#8
duncantse Fish Advisor Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,604	Does it look like it's staggering back and forth? It probably will not fall since it's been in your tank for the cycleing process so that's like 1 month.