Rock sticking out of water?

jamest0o0 · 01/20/2016, 10:11 PM

I was watching the youtube video of the volcano tank and my mind's been going crazy with ideas. Would it be possible to have rocks sticking out of the water with crabs and such that could go in and out of the water? What would the drawback of this be? I've only ever seen it once lol.

thegrun · 01/20/2016, 10:25 PM

You will get salt and mineral deposits at the waterline, but outside of that there is nothing wrong with it.

jraker · 01/20/2016, 10:28 PM

Well, if you had a rimless tank and the rock was sticking out too far, it might be hard to have a screen top

Dkuhlmann · 01/21/2016, 05:50 AM

Check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0OxBzg2el4

Do a search here on RC for Volcano Tank

chimmike · 01/21/2016, 07:20 AM

yep. The volcano tank put together years ago did this.

moriarty · 01/21/2016, 01:14 PM

I've tried a few different 'scapes with a "land" portion. This is a pic of my pool when I attempted a mangrove island/beach.

The sand would wick water and never dried out, even though in places it was at least 12" above the water's surface. After about a month, it started to develop a "wet laundry" smell. Wasn't too unbearable, but definitely noticeable if you got close enough. I ultimately decided to "sink" the beach, but still do have a couple pieces of rock that peak above the surface without any issues. Anyway... just something to keep in mind if you should decide to try some sort of island

d2mini · 01/21/2016, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jamest0o0

I was watching the youtube video of the volcano tank and my mind's been going crazy with ideas. Would it be possible to have rocks sticking out of the water with crabs and such that could go in and out of the water? What would the drawback of this be? I've only ever seen it once lol.

Yes, i've done it before on rimless open top tank. Pretty cool.

jamest0o0 · 01/21/2016, 05:41 PM

Cool, i was thinking of some sort of island with mangroves, maybe even like a little tidal pool looking thing. Ugh there are so many possiblities with SW tanks, i feel the addiction creeping back up on me.

jamest0o0 · 01/21/2016, 05:44 PM

Maybe with an overflow in the middle and LR built up around it, I'm assuming that's what he has done in that youtube video.

BrianKC · 01/22/2016, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by moriarty

I've tried a few different 'scapes with a "land" portion. This is a pic of my pool when I attempted a mangrove island/beach.

The sand would wick water and never dried out, even though in places it was at least 12" above the water's surface. After about a month, it started to develop a "wet laundry" smell. Wasn't too unbearable, but definitely noticeable if you got close enough. I ultimately decided to "sink" the beach, but still do have a couple pieces of rock that peak above the surface without any issues. Anyway... just something to keep in mind if you should decide to try some sort of island

Dude. That's legit.

01/20/2016, 10:11 PM	#1
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	Rock sticking out of water? I was watching the youtube video of the volcano tank and my mind's been going crazy with ideas. Would it be possible to have rocks sticking out of the water with crabs and such that could go in and out of the water? What would the drawback of this be? I've only ever seen it once lol. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

01/20/2016, 10:28 PM	#3
jraker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,421	Well, if you had a rimless tank and the rock was sticking out too far, it might be hard to have a screen top __________________ "I glue animals to rocks" Current Tank Info: 36 gallon reef, 65 gallon Caribbean Biotope macroalgae and seagrass tank

01/21/2016, 05:50 AM	#4
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0OxBzg2el4 Do a search here on RC for Volcano Tank __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/21/2016, 07:20 AM	#5
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	yep. The volcano tank put together years ago did this. __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

01/21/2016, 05:41 PM	#8
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	Cool, i was thinking of some sort of island with mangroves, maybe even like a little tidal pool looking thing. Ugh there are so many possiblities with SW tanks, i feel the addiction creeping back up on me. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

01/20/2016, 10:25 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	You will get salt and mineral deposits at the waterline, but outside of that there is nothing wrong with it.

01/21/2016, 01:14 PM	#6
moriarty Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 521	I've tried a few different 'scapes with a "land" portion. This is a pic of my pool when I attempted a mangrove island/beach. The sand would wick water and never dried out, even though in places it was at least 12" above the water's surface. After about a month, it started to develop a "wet laundry" smell. Wasn't too unbearable, but definitely noticeable if you got close enough. I ultimately decided to "sink" the beach, but still do have a couple pieces of rock that peak above the surface without any issues. Anyway... just something to keep in mind if you should decide to try some sort of island

01/21/2016, 05:44 PM	#9
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	Maybe with an overflow in the middle and LR built up around it, I'm assuming that's what he has done in that youtube video. __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby