I was just going to add the rock at the beginning to help get bacteria established, and then pull the rock out and put it back in my sump before I put fish, or chemicals in it to keep from taking the chance disease getting in, and chemical leaching stuff out in my tank. Would this be ok?
It won't hurt. I do from time to time especially when I have a piece I want to knock aiptasia off.
Good idea, is it a bad thing to break rock up after its already been established? I know I might end up losing some pods and stuff, but is it going to leach anything horrid back into my dt once the tools are put away?
I figured it would be alright but my wife swore I would end up killing everything so had to make sure she wasent right before I did it anyways . I have a couple bigger rocks that just look awkward now that I've arranged my tank a few times due to inhabitants so I thought about maybe chiseling them in half or sections.
Totally fine!
Yes, that's why it's always good to have a few sponges seeding. Only thing you can do for meds that kill the good stuff is water changes, but anytime you change water unless removing a medication you need to make sure it is dosed properly to match what was taken out.
I didn't see this post that might of answered my question [emoji23] [emoji23]I thought about plastering/glueing then got to wondering what if I need to dismantle or want to change the look.
That tower there has 5 different rocks, I have a few cliffs as well by going this route. Elbows could be used making arches.
That's a good idea for the archs. Ima have to do alot of drilling and planning when I upgrade I wanna use your PVC idea but cement the pipe in the rocks, and use elbows, couplings where the pipe lines up, aslong as I don't glue the fitting if I ever have to pull a section out I should be able to twist it and pull the fitting lose, and pull the rock out one at a time. (In theory atleast)
