Aquascaping with leftover rocks

[helwrj28]

Just getting my reefer 350 up and running and using real reef rock from Real Reef Solutions and unfortunately I have quite a few smaller fragments left over and curious about including these in my tank.. would these be stable enough to glue together with freedom to build an island, add to an existing island, creating archways, etc.?

See the pic below for approximate size of fragments

 

[lavoisier]

Could you post a pic of your current aquascape? That would give us a better idea of what you are trying to achieve.

 

[RMD_4]

Personally, with the shape of the rock pieces you have, I wouldn’t bother with trying to configure something with them. I would go an try to find pieces of rock at your LFS that would better suit your stated intentions! The difference in the rock work will look a little awkward at first, but over time the growth will make your rocks look all the same!

 

[helwrj28]

Here's a rough idea of layout, of course nothing is set in stone (no pun intended)

 

[don_chuwish]

Only thing holding you back from using them is your sense of style. Certainly no harm biologically.

 

[lavoisier]

Beautiful aquascape! You certainly do not need them in my opinion. I'd toss them in the sump.

 

[Wen]

I’d put them in the sump and Use them in the future as a base for extra frags.

 

[helwrj28]

Thanks for the support guys, I don't think I was clear but the pic of the pieces I shared shows the approximate size but misleading as doesn't show total number of pieces.. I probably have about 50 leftover pieces

 

[Paul B]

I have been cementing those small pieces together for decades to build my aquascape. I use regular mortar like you install bricks with.
This 30" piece has been in my tank for years and some pieces have been in there for decades.
It is hard to find large pieces of rock that look nice and they are so easy and almost free to build.

Build your own rock for practically free

Make your own rock When the hobby started there was no live rock for sale, as a matter of fact, there wasn’t even dead rock for sale. We used dead, white bleached pieces of coral to decorate our tanks and we bought that in a furniture store...

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[Arricefe]

Yes, glue them together and create your own shapes. Your pieces are smaller but check this video out:

 

[saltnut]

I like your scape as it is but of course it will be fun to see what you can make.