<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6543800#post6543800 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lossman
One thing to consider. If your tank is like ours, the 6 foot long one, you will need to consider the depth of the tank when you are adding your rocks. Make sure your canopy opens enough to get half your body in there for placement of the rocks. Our base rocks were very large and weighed between 20 - 40 lbs each. In order to place those in the tank we cut strips off an old sheet and used those to lower the rocks in place. Our arms were not long enough or strong enough on their own without this help.
Another thing to consider. If you plan to get a pistol shrimp or think one might come as a hitchiker on your lr, or if you plan to get a fish that digs in the sand, you want to place your rocks on the glass or one just a very thin layer of sand then put the rest of the sand in after placement of your base rocks. It would be heartbreaking to have a something digging under the rocks, undermine your placement to the point where the rocks come tumbling down with disasterous results!!! :eek2:
Best of luck,
Sally
