rcdude1990
Active Member
i see a lot of ppl on these boards that have tanks with such beautiful LR designs
how did u guys do it???????
how did u guys do it???????
how do u make ur LR stack so high???
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1journeyman
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Practice...
They make several products that aid you in stacking live rock. Glues, zip ties, drilling holes in the rock and using plastic pins, etc.
They make several products that aid you in stacking live rock. Glues, zip ties, drilling holes in the rock and using plastic pins, etc.
hot883
Active Member
Originally Posted by renogaw
just remember though, keep the rock lower than your water change levels.
Not necessary IMO as the tide goes in and out often exposing several feet of coral rubble etc. Your rock will not be exposed for more than a minute or two if doing water changes correctly. Just my opinion.
just remember though, keep the rock lower than your water change levels.
Not necessary IMO as the tide goes in and out often exposing several feet of coral rubble etc. Your rock will not be exposed for more than a minute or two if doing water changes correctly. Just my opinion.
1journeyman
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I agree, just don't place sponges near the top.....
mandarin w
Member
Check out the rock, look for creaveses, notches, and thing you can you to lock them together. Like putting a puzzle together, look to see which pieces fit together.
I would not recommend gluing them together, If down the road you need to take out a piece or move it to maybe get a coral to fit, you will not be able to do so, Just practice and check each piece after you set it on, push and wiggle it a bit. But you will getit.
These are pictures of my 180:
These are some of one of my 75:
These are of my other 75:
Just work with it, and be patient. And you will come up with something great.
None of these tanks have the rock glued, tied, or anything, Just stacked and balanced, and have all the rocks holding each
other together.
Oh forget one very important point, have fun with it. If you start getting fustrated take a break. And you may get fustrated.
I would not recommend gluing them together, If down the road you need to take out a piece or move it to maybe get a coral to fit, you will not be able to do so, Just practice and check each piece after you set it on, push and wiggle it a bit. But you will getit.
These are pictures of my 180:
These are some of one of my 75:
These are of my other 75:
Just work with it, and be patient. And you will come up with something great.
None of these tanks have the rock glued, tied, or anything, Just stacked and balanced, and have all the rocks holding each
other together.
Oh forget one very important point, have fun with it. If you start getting fustrated take a break. And you may get fustrated.
mandarin w
Member
One the tanks that have a sump, I take out most of the water from the sump. But you still need to get some of the water out of the tank. You will have junk settle on the rock and sand that needs to be taken out of the tank.
On the tanks that don't have a sump I take the water just out of the main tank.
Just when ever I take the water out of the main tank. I make sure I know exactly where my hand is at all times, and be very carefull. And when I put water back into the tank, I never just dump it. Shouldn't do that anyway. It will swoosh up your sand and could possibly put a lot my bad junk in your tank than you just took out.
As stated once before I have a lot of tanks, and I make up around 40 gals of water a day. So all that water is in a trash barrel (new of corse), and I use a rio 8HP pump in the bottom of the barrel to circulate my water. So when it is time to put water into my tank, I just attach a hose to the rio pump and let the pump do the work. It can pump that barrel of water in my tank in a few minuts. I always make sure to aim the hose away from the rocks, sand and fish. Even though I have a couple of fish that purposely swim into the stream of the hose. I guess they like the ride.
On the tanks that don't have a sump I take the water just out of the main tank.
Just when ever I take the water out of the main tank. I make sure I know exactly where my hand is at all times, and be very carefull. And when I put water back into the tank, I never just dump it. Shouldn't do that anyway. It will swoosh up your sand and could possibly put a lot my bad junk in your tank than you just took out.
As stated once before I have a lot of tanks, and I make up around 40 gals of water a day. So all that water is in a trash barrel (new of corse), and I use a rio 8HP pump in the bottom of the barrel to circulate my water. So when it is time to put water into my tank, I just attach a hose to the rio pump and let the pump do the work. It can pump that barrel of water in my tank in a few minuts. I always make sure to aim the hose away from the rocks, sand and fish. Even though I have a couple of fish that purposely swim into the stream of the hose. I guess they like the ride.
rcdude1990
Active Member
ok thanks a lot guys i think i understand now
xdave
Active Member
WOW, mandarin w, u r the stack master!
I like to buy pieces of drilled lace rock at lfs and lay them flat between LR if it wont stack the way I want. the coraline will spread onto it and blend it in. I spend a lot of time going through the LR at the store, I think it's one of the most fun parts of the hobby.
I like to buy pieces of drilled lace rock at lfs and lay them flat between LR if it wont stack the way I want. the coraline will spread onto it and blend it in. I spend a lot of time going through the LR at the store, I think it's one of the most fun parts of the hobby.
mandarin w
Member
Thank guys and gals. If you were close by I would help.