Pointers on rockscaping (not all arrangement are the same)

[asg]

Creating a topic to share same pointers on arranging LR in the tank.

Many a time new hobbyist overlooked the important of having the "right" scaping.

LR is like the housing pillars, it is almost impossible to change it once you have coral glued to them.

The reborn uncle only taught me two selection factors when i bought my first batch of LR from him and till today i find it useful.

1) bottom 1/3 of your tank should be filled with "base" rock. Dont buy those fat big round rock. Buy those funny shape 凹凸不平types to minimize dead zone contact area with the sand to avoid debris trap.

2) the 2/3 of your tank shall be filled with tonga branch type of LR. easier to place coral on them and wont obstruct the wave that much.

Think of it this way, for that one cm cube of space in your tank, do you want it to be occupied by LR or water. The answer should be water. Cos fish and coral rely on water to thrive. Rock is there mainly to serve as a placeholder for coral. So you will want to arrange your LR in M or W instead of B... no flat lying piece of rock...

And yes, if you rely mainly on the LR in your DT as the main bio filter, then your fish is in deep sh*t...

[tofubox]

Have to agree, minimalistic tanks using having a large support sump system to house additional bacteria media.

[reef garden]

Creating a topic to share same pointers on arranging LR in the tank. Many a time new hobbyist overlooked the important of having the "right" scaping. LR is like the housing pillars, it is almost impossible to change it once you have coral glued to them. The reborn uncle only taught me two selection factors when i bought my first batch of LR from him and till today i find it useful. 1) bottom 1/3 of your tank should be filled with "base" rock. Dont buy those fat big round rock. Buy those funny shape 凹凸不平types to minimize dead zone contact area with the sand to avoid debris trap. 2) the 2/3 of your tank shall be filled with tonga branch type of LR. easier to place coral on them and wont obstruct the wave that much. Think of it this way, for that one cm cube of space in your tank, do you want it to be occupied by LR or water. The answer should be water. Cos fish and coral rely on water to thrive. Rock is there mainly to serve as a placeholder for coral. So you will want to arrange your LR in M or W instead of B... no flat lying piece of rock... And yes, if you rely mainly on the LR in your DT as the main bio filter, then your fish is in deep sh*t...

I agree this is very, very important and I just learnt this important tip recently. If given another chance, I would scape my rocks differently because now my base rocks are mostly big, fat and round with dead zones and yes, I think it's too late for me to take them apart.

[asg]

Have to agree, minimalistic tanks using having a large support sump system to house additional bacteria media.

True and that is one of the advantages of having a big tank. That why i think for small tank two feet and below, shape and size of rock is really crucial.

[asg]

I agree this is very, very important and I just learnt this important tip recently. If given another chance, I would scape my rocks differently because now my base rocks are mostly big, fat and round with dead zones and yes, I think it's too late for me to take them apart.

Bro... maybe the chance to rescape is the only silver linning in tank crash. Hopefully u will never have this type of chance.