Rearranging rockscape

jtp79 · 09/01/2013, 04:07 PM

Is there any danger in redoing the rockscape in a reef tank? I built it will alot of swim through areas and basically used to much rock. From looking at all the pics on here I think the less is more approach looks better.

Is there any danger to my coral or my fish by rearranging it?

johnike · 09/01/2013, 04:21 PM

I'd say not at all.
Go until your eyes are pleased.

jtp79 · 09/01/2013, 04:23 PM

Do i just need to store the rocks with the mushrooms and corals in a bucket of salt water while I am rearranging things?

Im sure my goby and pistol shrimp will be ticked,,,they have been hard at work. lol

dippi · 09/01/2013, 04:27 PM

If you are going to rearrange, try taking a small pump and putting it down in a pile of rocks. Then build the rock work up to hide the wire while allowing for open channels for the water to flow to and from the pump.

I feel that many times we forget about the water volumes deep in the rock work and it ends up getting poor circulation.

Rbs07fxstc · 09/01/2013, 05:19 PM

But all the rock gives u better filtration in the tank.

M007 · 09/01/2013, 05:23 PM

True but if the flow through is poor the rock structure become a clogged pile and creates a nutrient mass

load up the sump with extra rock

jtp79 · 09/01/2013, 06:04 PM

The sump is already full of all kinds of rock. I have had the tank setup and running for about 6 to 8 weeks, It was a full system that I moved and set back up with new sand and new water.

I have had no ammonia spikes or nitrite and the nitrate level is almost unreadable. Right at zero.

09/01/2013, 04:07 PM	#1
jtp79 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sparta TN Posts: 125	Rearranging rockscape Is there any danger in redoing the rockscape in a reef tank? I built it will alot of swim through areas and basically used to much rock. From looking at all the pics on here I think the less is more approach looks better. Is there any danger to my coral or my fish by rearranging it?

09/01/2013, 05:23 PM	#6
M007 Acro Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,631	True but if the flow through is poor the rock structure become a clogged pile and creates a nutrient mass load up the sump with extra rock __________________ Mixed reef emphasis on SPS. Tangs, Triggers, Bartlets, CBB, Goldflake Angel, and a Pigmy or two. Current Tank Info: 250G SPS Mixed Reef. ATLAS 84x28x24. SuperMarin 250. Cebu Sun 3 x 250WMH Radiums 4 x 80W T5. Profilux 3 w/GHL dosing CA-ALK-MG. Moved by Tunze and Vertex. Reef Octopus 5K return.

09/01/2013, 04:21 PM	#2
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	I'd say not at all. Go until your eyes are pleased.

09/01/2013, 04:23 PM	#3
jtp79 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sparta TN Posts: 125	Do i just need to store the rocks with the mushrooms and corals in a bucket of salt water while I am rearranging things? Im sure my goby and pistol shrimp will be ticked,,,they have been hard at work. lol

09/01/2013, 04:27 PM	#4
dippi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Davie, Fl Posts: 56	If you are going to rearrange, try taking a small pump and putting it down in a pile of rocks. Then build the rock work up to hide the wire while allowing for open channels for the water to flow to and from the pump. I feel that many times we forget about the water volumes deep in the rock work and it ends up getting poor circulation.

09/01/2013, 05:19 PM	#5
Rbs07fxstc Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Bartow, Fla Posts: 425	But all the rock gives u better filtration in the tank.

09/01/2013, 06:04 PM	#7
jtp79 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sparta TN Posts: 125	The sump is already full of all kinds of rock. I have had the tank setup and running for about 6 to 8 weeks, It was a full system that I moved and set back up with new sand and new water. I have had no ammonia spikes or nitrite and the nitrate level is almost unreadable. Right at zero.