pukani

tatuaje08 · 07/28/2013, 08:27 AM

What direction is right-side-up? I always thought it grew from narrow to wide, but the photo on brs shows differently. I see it stacked in both directions in people's tanks.

D-Nak · 07/28/2013, 10:07 AM

It's dead coral, so if it were alive it'd grow the way you describe it -- narrow to wide. However, now that you're using it as live rock, you can place it any way you like, since in a reef, the dead coral could've broken off the reef, tumbled, and may be upside down, and now new coral is growing on it. That said, I agree with you that BRS shows it upside down IMO, since in my tank I try to keep all of the pieces flat (wider) side up. I personally think it looks better, and allows for less contact with the bottom of the tank, and creates more natural caves.

tatuaje08 · 07/28/2013, 10:20 AM

Thanks for confirming what I thought to be correct.

NTP66 · 07/28/2013, 03:22 PM

It depends on how you want to use it, too. I used Pukani as the base rock (Reef Saver for the rest), and placed it all on the side, pointed inward. It still looks great, and has more area for caves than if I had placed it wide side up. My trigger and puffer continually move through it, and the snails and hermits all use the smaller caves to hang out.

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07/28/2013, 08:27 AM	#1
tatuaje08 Registered Member. Join Date: May 2013 Location: tempe, az Posts: 867	pukani What direction is right-side-up? I always thought it grew from narrow to wide, but the photo on brs shows differently. I see it stacked in both directions in people's tanks.

07/28/2013, 10:07 AM	#2
D-Nak Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 5,797	It's dead coral, so if it were alive it'd grow the way you describe it -- narrow to wide. However, now that you're using it as live rock, you can place it any way you like, since in a reef, the dead coral could've broken off the reef, tumbled, and may be upside down, and now new coral is growing on it. That said, I agree with you that BRS shows it upside down IMO, since in my tank I try to keep all of the pieces flat (wider) side up. I personally think it looks better, and allows for less contact with the bottom of the tank, and creates more natural caves. __________________ Tank info: 120 gallon 48x30x20 high DT. Clownfish breeding rack in full swing: C-Quest Onyx, Bali Aquarich P1 Picasso + Rod's Onyx, wild percula + Rod's Onyx.

07/28/2013, 03:22 PM	#4
NTP66 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: PA Posts: 975	It depends on how you want to use it, too. I used Pukani as the base rock (Reef Saver for the rest), and placed it all on the side, pointed inward. It still looks great, and has more area for caves than if I had placed it wide side up. My trigger and puffer continually move through it, and the snails and hermits all use the smaller caves to hang out. [IMG]http://i43.*******.com/2s13pkw.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Nick Current Tank Info: 90g FOWLR, Reef Octopus NWB-150 skimmer, MP40wES x2, Eheim 1260 return, BuildMyLED 20,000k XB LEDs, Apex Jr.

07/28/2013, 10:20 AM	#3
tatuaje08 Registered Member. Join Date: May 2013 Location: tempe, az Posts: 867	Thanks for confirming what I thought to be correct.