Too much base rock?
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Captain Quint
Plank Owner of the Orca
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It is quite a bit of rock...maybe repositioning some would help, and it doesn't' appear you could put much of it in your sump.
I'd definitely keep it from touching the glass and maybe sell a bit if you cannot rock scape it for more room.
It is quite a bit of rock...maybe repositioning some would help, and it doesn't' appear you could put much of it in your sump.
I'd definitely keep it from touching the glass and maybe sell a bit if you cannot rock scape it for more room.
scriptmonkey
Valuable Member
I have not seen that much rock in one place since the last Rock on the Range concert!
Captain Quint idea of putting some in the sump is a good idea. Another thing you could do is break a couple up and use to glue frags to instead putting on plugs. This way you can move them around the tank and it looks natural..
Captain Quint idea of putting some in the sump is a good idea. Another thing you could do is break a couple up and use to glue frags to instead putting on plugs. This way you can move them around the tank and it looks natural..
It’s 160 lbs of base rock, I bought 4 40 lb boxes over the course of 2 weeks form chewy.com thinking I needed it for placement of corals close to the top of the tank. I have thought about breaking some down with a sludge hammer and putting some smaller pieces in my sump. I also would like to add some live rock to help cycle. Would placement of powerheads lower in The water column help? And how much water flow is too much? My sump is dc and rated at 1600 gph and I currently also have 1500 gph hydor agitating the surface
Mal11224
Valuable Member
That is a lot of rock and I only see one power head. I think you will have issues in some of those tight spaces. I would add another power head to the other side and maybe take out a rock or two.
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Rjukan
Broken
I'm a fan of a good amount of rock in a tank (check out my build), but even I would say that's a bit too much. Or maybe it could be arranged a little different to give the appearance of more room.
You're definitely going to want to get the rock away from the side glass, its going to cause problems when time comes to clean. Maybe consider making 2 separate mounds with some open space in the middle?
You're definitely going to want to get the rock away from the side glass, its going to cause problems when time comes to clean. Maybe consider making 2 separate mounds with some open space in the middle?
scriptmonkey
Valuable Member
So I guess we should start from the beginning. What kind of corals are you looking to keep? Also If it was me I would put some kind of wave pump on the other side as well. Do you have an idea you want for light yet?
Captain Quint
Plank Owner of the Orca
I was showing a photo of my tank to a staff member at a local fish store yesterday questioning placent of lighting for this tank and he mentioned the tank had to much base rock in it and that lack of water circulation around the rock would cause undesirable algae growth once the tank is cycled and stocked. This tank has been turning water about 3 weeks now! I’m open to some discussion on this matter.
May I ask the tank and sump size, please?
EHaddad
Active Member
I agree this is an older looking dresser/vanity that was not made to handle weight like that. What size tank is that?
EHaddad
Active Member
I have sold furniture for many years. Even though this is an older piece there was still some particle board used in those days. If there is any particle board on that dresser and it gets wet it will turn to mush and compromise the dresser. I would check to make sure all of that piece is solid wood and if it is I would still try to seal every piece of exposed wood.
It an old solid wood buffet my grand parents bought that didn’t sell at the estate sale because it was so heavy no one wanted to move it. Very heavy piece, no particle board. Tank is 120 gal. I bought the tank used and it came with a birch 125 gallon tank stand that is nowhere near as heavy as this thing. Drawers and doors seem to open fine with no drag even with the tank on it. Top is sun and water damaged cause my grandmother kept lots of plants on it and they leaked water all over it for years.
I’m a firm believer in having lots of rock, it makes the system healthier for the fish and corals because of the added surface area for bacteria. In my case my dt is in my bedroom and I don’t have a basement so my dt is packed with rock, if I had a basement I would have less in my dt and probably double what I have now in a big sump down there. The fish have more places to swim through, sleep, seek refuge, chill out etc... My current tank is a 92g, and 30g sump in the stand. I have 13 small to medium size fish and a lot of corals, my bioload is pretty heavy, I feed them 8 to 10 various Hikari cubes a day, and the fish and corals are all thriving which I know wouldn’t be possible if I had even half the rock I have now. Here’s a couple pics to give you an idea, and yes there is rock under all the coral.
I’ve never kept corals before so I’ve been working on educating myself, talking to the people at the local fish stores. Pry gonna try and go with so easier ones to keep first and maybe try so frags. I have anothe post asking for lighting recommendations in the lighting section, it started out well but seems to have died off. I’m leaning towards 2 or 3 ocenrevives T247-B’s
Love it, that’s kinda the look I was going for when I purchased all the rock also curious about your light setup.I’m a firm believer in having lots of rock, it makes the system healthier for the fish and corals because of the added surface area for bacteria. In my case my dt is in my bedroom and I don’t have a basement so my dt is packed with rock, if I had a basement I would have less in my dt and probably double what I have now in a big sump down there. The fish have more places to swim through, sleep, seek refuge, chill out etc... My current tank is a 92g, and 30g sump in the stand. I have 13 small to medium size fish and a lot of corals, my bioload is pretty heavy, I feed them 8 to 10 various Hikari cubes a day, and the fish and corals are all thriving which I know wouldn’t be possible if I had even half the rock I have now. Here’s a couple pics to give you an idea, and yes there is rock under all the coral.
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