Live Rock Placement??????????????

D-Rod · 08/18/2006, 07:36 PM

I know You can answer this one,
When placing LR do you place it almost touching the back wall of the tank or do you give your livestock room back there?

Thanks

D-Rod

swimboy123 · 08/18/2006, 07:44 PM

Different people have different theories but one thing is for sure. DON't place your rock against the glass. And secure your rock or place it in a way that it fall against the glass if one of your fish, snail, etc move it. There is nothing worse than the entire contents of your tanks ending up on your floor.

2fishy · 08/18/2006, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by D-Rod
I know You can answer this one,
When placing LR do you place it almost touching the back wall of the tank or do you give your livestock room back there?

Thanks

D-Rod

I gave 'em room back there, not a lot but enough for the fish to swim back there. That way they have a place to run and hide!

My Pygmy Angel go through the live rock from one end to the other, weaving in and out as if it were an obstacle course! But it does give your fish more areas to hide, and allows the cleaners to get behind the rock also.

Jester · 08/19/2006, 09:25 AM

I've tried my hardest, multiple times to get my rock so that it will make a form without tocuhing the back wall and I can never do it... maybe its because I have a smaller tank and not too many big pieces of LR... but I started my larger pieces of rock out near the center of the tank and then worked its way back as I go higher in the tank, so that some of the top pieces do rest on the back glass wall, but the lower section is off enough to allow the fish to swim back behind...

Jester

Ne0eN · 08/19/2006, 09:33 AM

You also want to have some space behind the rocks to allow for water circulation back there. You don't want any dead-spots.

-- Rob

08/18/2006, 07:36 PM	#1
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	Live Rock Placement?????????????? I know You can answer this one, When placing LR do you place it almost touching the back wall of the tank or do you give your livestock room back there? Thanks D-Rod __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

08/18/2006, 07:44 PM	#2
swimboy123 Reef-a-holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 154	Different people have different theories but one thing is for sure. DON't place your rock against the glass. And secure your rock or place it in a way that it fall against the glass if one of your fish, snail, etc move it. There is nothing worse than the entire contents of your tanks ending up on your floor.

08/19/2006, 09:25 AM	#4
Jester Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Va Beach, Va.... Posts: 795	I've tried my hardest, multiple times to get my rock so that it will make a form without tocuhing the back wall and I can never do it... maybe its because I have a smaller tank and not too many big pieces of LR... but I started my larger pieces of rock out near the center of the tank and then worked its way back as I go higher in the tank, so that some of the top pieces do rest on the back glass wall, but the lower section is off enough to allow the fish to swim back behind... Jester

08/19/2006, 09:33 AM	#5
Ne0eN Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vienna VA Posts: 73	You also want to have some space behind the rocks to allow for water circulation back there. You don't want any dead-spots. -- Rob