Rock Weight for Lowboy

TankMaid · Jul 1, 2020

All,

I saw this video with a lowboy on YouTube. I instantly fell in love. I am working on creating my own version, but I have no clue how much rock they used. What is your guess based on this picture? It is 2’x4’ tank. Thank you in advance for your time and help!

Strawberry · Jul 1, 2020

TankMaid said:
All,

I saw this video with a lowboy on YouTube. I instantly fell in love. I am working on creating my own version, but I have no clue how much rock they used. What is your guess based on this picture? It is 2’x4’ tank. Thank you in advance for your time and help!

Most people recommend one pound per gallon, but I think they might have 20-30 in there.

TankMaid · Jul 1, 2020

Strawberry said:
Most people recommend one pound per gallon, but I think they might have 20-30 in there.

Thanks for the reply, I was thinking it wouldn’t be a ton because it is so open and not built up.

RobB'z Reef · Jul 1, 2020

I concur, with today's garbage rock that's likely 30+ pounds.

TankMaid · Jul 1, 2020

Rob.bucek said:
I concur, with today's garbage rock that's likely 30+ pounds.

Great! I was going to buy 50 pounds, but it sounds like I can get by with a little less. Thanks for your insight

TankMaid · Jul 1, 2020

What type of rock does this look like? Is it just the BRS reef saver?

rhastareefer · Jul 1, 2020

If you can find Pukani (good luck) that'll be your lightest AND most porous (efficient) rock. Then Fiji (also almost impossible to find now), then Reef Saver. The standard stuff should still work fine, though. I have a couple of these LowBoys sitting around drilled ready for stands and I wouldn't put more than 40ish lbs of rock in there. It's not very thick glass. Freaks me out that I see flex when they're filled with just water...

TankMaid · Jul 1, 2020

rhastareefer said:
If you can find Pukani (good luck) that'll be your lightest AND most porous (efficient) rock. Then Fiji (also almost impossible to find now), then Reef Saver. The standard stuff should still work fine, though. I have a couple of these LowBoys sitting around drilled ready for stands and I wouldn't put more than 40ish lbs of rock in there. It's not very thick glass. Freaks me out that I see flex when they're filled with just water...

That’s a fair point, I am going to try to stay around 40 at maximum. I also have sand for an inch bed. Hope it will hold.