Aquascaping ur live rock

[BlueTerror]

Any recommended links/books?

Do you guys use acrylic bases in the sand to support ur base rock?

Thanks.

[[d]3v|L]

i oso want to learn. y no reply?

[Achilles Tang]

Books on aquascaping? ... if you are looking for a similar Takashi Amano version for marine tanks.. I am sorry there is none.

You can search through ReefCentral.com for reef racks or LR supports.

There are some aquarists who have DIY such things in place of base rock.

I am personally using PVC for my reef racks. You can check my new tank thread, I have some photos there.

AT

[wedgee]

Takashi Amano is my idol....FW tank-wise, dat is! heheh

[BlueTerror]

you can use a hammer to break the live rock if you want it in smaller pieces rite? I read tt somewhere, juz wanna confirm.

[Achilles Tang]

BlueTerror.. if the LR is too big, you can use dynamite. Yes, of course you can!

Wedgee.... I am planning to aquascape my refugium ala my old FW planted tank! Heh... Achilles Amana will be publishing his book soon!

[[d]3v|L]

where u get pvc from. u cut it?

[Achilles Tang]

I got my PVC from Hai Cheong Plastics.

For my reefracks, it's four pvc tubes welded to two flat PVC sheets.

If you use acrylic, its a lot of expensive.

[[d]3v|L]

ic... aquamart got sell any LR stackers ?

[clowntrigger]

basically LR stacker is a DIY project, they are not available off the rack.

[[d]3v|L]

okie.

[[d]3v|L]

blue terror here is a good link live rock stacking

[BlueTerror]

thanks!

i may be getting my live rock tomorrow...

10kg for my 15 gallon 2ft tank too much?

[[d]3v|L]

blue can tell me where u going to buy? i want to buy oso.

[kelstorm]

i use those 1.99 plastic containers to stack my LR and form the base of my reef structure

[[d]3v|L]

wat u mean. any pics?>

[kelstorm]

how to take pics when it is all set up?? nevertheless, i explain it.. just try to picture it.

i purchase all the squarish or rectangular plastic containers with holes on it, then depending on the height that i want, i stack them up and use LR to weigh them down. then i use cable ties to secure them together and that will save me tons of money just buying LR.

[[d]3v|L]

ic.. gotcha. but more LR better rite berlin filteration,.

[BlueTerror]

just placed LR into my tank!

[[d]3v|L]

oi blue where u buy ur LR, ho wmuch

[kelstorm]

3v|L,Dec 11 2002, 05:42 PM]ic.. gotcha. but more LR better rite berlin filteration,.

yes u are right.. but when u need the height, to get the LR to reach the height u want, might cost a bomb. furthermore, your DSB will help in filtration as well..., so, no worries...

[[d]3v|L]

my height of the tank is 1.5 excluding the 4 inch dsb. so... not much worries. 20 kg enough?

[kelstorm]

3v|L,Dec 12 2002, 01:10 PM]my height of the tank is 1.5 excluding the 4 inch dsb. so... not much worries. 20 kg enough?

usually i dun know how much kg of rocks.. coz i just use enuff rocks to do my structure.. and not restricted to no. of kg of rocks.. u might find that 20 kg of LR might not be enuff to do up the reef..

[BlueTerror]

Now i spotted 2 tiny crabs in my LR. Will they survive the cycle?

[newdamsel]

Now i spotted 2 tiny crabs in my LR. Will they survive the cycle?

Haha... after you find out about those crabs, you will wish that they die instantly~!!! Grab a needle and pierce them to death.. or like me, throw them into the refugium to do the cleaning there~!