Sand first Rock after!!!

[danmartis]

Hello !
I have a 50 cube that its been cycling for 30 days now,i think im almost done with my cycle.(maybe one more week i hope)
I have 50 Lbs of pukani rock in there and 20 lbs of fiji pink sand.
Like the title says i added the sand first and then the rock.
Im looking to get a pistol shrimp goby pair in the future .
Am i gonna be ok?
Could i do anything to change that?

[Reefmedic79]

It's best to put the rock in first, to help prevent any possible instability. Short of pullinhg all your sand out, I would push your rock down as best you can or clear the sand off the bottom to get the rock as close to the glass as possible. This will prevent your pistol shrimp caves from possibly collapsing.

[danmartis]

if i disturb the sand bed now will i be ok?
i only have 2 inches of sand in there.
should i remove the rock and push the sand to the sides?

[bdr]

if it has just cycled and you used new sand your fine. push all sand away from where the rock work will be place the base rocks and push the sand back in. you dont want to move the sand around on an established sand bed

[sporto0]

You will be fine, I have always (17years) placed my live base rock on top of the sand, the shifting of the rocks happens very slowly, it's not like dropping stones on glass.

[mikelee35]

Pistol shrimps seem to be a lot smarter than most sand sifting fish, they usually wont cause a rock collapse they tend to be a lot more gentle, but I still prefer to have my rock as close to the glass as possible..

Mike