Live Rock Landscape

[NakedClown]

Here are a few of my scapes. i just stack the rock no epoxy or pvc. they stay just fine if you do it right:
Current scape

Older scapes:

HTH

 

[aryiman]

you might want to search for aquatic connection reviews, both here and googled.

Wow thanks for the heads up. Just searched and they do not sound like a good company.

Any ideas on where to get live rock from? Good reputable place....

 

[auburngrad]

check into tampa bay saltwater. he is a sponser and i hev not heard anything bad about him. i have also seen pics of his products, it is loaded with extras

 

[ev9487]

so how many of you put the eggcrate under your rock in the sand bed?

 

[kduen]

Eggcrate is mostly used with glass tanks. Not so much with acrylic as if it falls you only get a ugly scratch instead of "X" ammount of water on the floor.

 

[halcyonism]

so how many of you put the eggcrate under your rock in the sand bed?

I placed eggcrate under my rocks and used straight epoxy in order to aqua scape my BRS Eco Rox.

 

[Misled]

 

[Dono]

To be quite honest, you won't know what you are going to do with your rock until you see what you have. How many shelves, filler, and branchy rocks you have will determine why kind of aquascape you can do. In a tank your size I would make sure (unless you want a minimal look) to make sure your rock is not too dense (not just for filtration purposes but for decoration).

When you get your rock in, take a picture and maybe we can give you some more input!

 

[RcToners]

Here is an old shot of my 150. I drilled the rock using a quarter inch mason bit, I then used pvc pipe to attach each rock to one another, I used epoxy to hold the pvc to the rock inside of each hole I drilled. I do not like using zip ties as they become britter after a year or so.

 

[aryiman]

To be quite honest, you won't know what you are going to do with your rock until you see what you have. How many shelves, filler, and branchy rocks you have will determine why kind of aquascape you can do. In a tank your size I would make sure (unless you want a minimal look) to make sure your rock is not too dense (not just for filtration purposes but for decoration).

When you get your rock in, take a picture and maybe we can give you some more input!

Thanks! I will update this thread when I get my live rock. I am going to head down to Indy to pick some up from Premium Aquatics when it is time

 

[boostedirl]

this has definitely given me some ideas for my 90g i'm setting up, thanks for the thread

 

[RenoR1]

I think this also comes down to experimenting on which rocks fit where. I have never zip tied or glued any rock in my tank. I like the versatility in the future. I take my time in stacking everything and ensure that things are properly supported and no not shift why the hermits and blenny tag team it

 

[Misled]

Something else to think about. If you look at the second pic I posted, you'll notice "none" of the rock is in contact with the glass. If I wanted to keep it clean, I could, but the reason I wanted it that way was for fish to be able to get anywhere in the tank. You can also see, my rockwork is resting on three small rocks. 90% of my sandbed is exposed.

 

[djt511]

wow, great pictures, thanks for the ideas!

 

[kevinr621]

[/IMG]This is how I am planning on creating a 'support stand for the base & live rock. I went to Home Depot picked up 2 patio stones 1 1/4" thick, then went to the garden center and picked a sturdy plastic tomato stick - the stones were $.41/ea and the tomato support stick was $1.99. I will silicone the stick into the rock and cut to desired length. I didn't have a way to cut the brick so I drilled holes across it and then took a chisel and broke them apart...

 

[dartier]

[/IMG]This is how I am planning on creating a 'support stand for the base & live rock. I went to Home Depot picked up 2 patio stones 1 1/4" thick, then went to the garden center and picked a sturdy plastic tomato stick - the stones were $.41/ea and the tomato support stick was $1.99. I will silicone the stick into the rock and cut to desired length. I didn't have a way to cut the brick so I drilled holes across it and then took a chisel and broke them apart...

Umm, that tomato stick is probably plastic over metal. So definitely NOT reef safe if this is the case. I have ones that look identical in my garden, and they have a metallic tube core.

Dennis