Adding new rock

[kenand]

What is the best way to add rock to my existing tanks? One is fish only and the other is a reef tank.

 

[Tinnerito]

What is the best way to add rock to my existing tanks? One is fish only and the other is a reef tank.

I'm not sure what you mean by best way, but this kind of depends on what you're looking for. There are different rockwork setups that can achieve functionality, and setups that achieve a natural terrarin. The best hardscapes in my opinion are those with the rocks being shorter towards the front, and slopes up towards the back, with the horizontal space being organized, yet uneven to achieve a natural setting. You may want to include some gaps, holes, or caves here and there to let fish have a safe place to call home, and traverse the back portions of the tank. If you really want to get a natural looking reef, I suggest you add some rubble rock to your sand radiating from your main rock structure from largest to smallest pieces unevenly to give a better transition between the rockwork and the sand. You can attatch the rocks using either reef safe super glue, marine grade silicone, reef putty, or reef cement. I personally find super glue and silicone to work best. But it doesn't really matter.

Edit: Be careful as your rock setup may potentially restrict flow in certain areas, so if you decide to go for a complex hardscape, you might need to add an additional powerhead or wavemaker to eliminate any dead spots.

 

[kenand]

I'm not sure what you mean by best way, but this kind of depends on what you're looking for. There are different rockwork setups that can achieve functionality, and setups that achieve a natural terrarin. The best hardscapes in my opinion are those with the rocks being shorter towards the front, and slopes up towards the back, with the horizontal space being organized, yet uneven to achieve a natural setting. You may want to include some gaps, holes, or caves here and there to let fish have a safe place to call home, and traverse the back portions of the tank. If you really want to get a natural looking reef, I suggest you add some rubble rock to your sand radiating from your main rock structure from largest to smallest pieces unevenly to give a better transition between the rockwork and the sand. You can attatch the rocks using either reef safe super glue, marine grade silicone, reef putty, or reef cement. I personally find super glue and silicone to work best. But it doesn't really matter.

Edit: Be careful as your rock setup may potentially restrict flow in certain areas, so if you decide to go for a complex hardscape, you might need to add an additional powerhead or wavemaker to eliminate any dead spots.

Hi. I might have mislead you on the process. I have 2 tanks estestablished for a year now and both have live rocks in them,but i got a deal on some and want to put some in each tank. I hope this helps.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

If it’s dry rock, I would just rinse it in rodi water and add it.

If it’s live rock, I would put it in an observation tank for a week.

If it’s used to rock from the classifieds, I would bleach it.

 

[Tinnerito]

Hi. I might have mislead you on the process. I have 2 tanks estestablished for a year now and both have live rocks in them,but i got a deal on some and want to put some in each tank. I hope this helps.

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I believe the other reply has your back on that one.^^

 

[leo12345]

Step 1: firmly grasp rock in hand.

Step 2: place rock in tank.