How to Stack LR Together

[BrownSugar]

Just wondering -- when you stack LR together do you use silica or something else to make sure they stay in position? Or the trick is to balance them such a way that they all stay together using their own weight?

Sorry a newbie here..setting up a 2+ft curved custom tank..so still collecting as much information as possible before buying the LR, which I intend to do this weekend..

I'm sure this has been asked before -- any tips on how to differentiate the good LR from the bad ones?

BrownSugar

[FuEl]

Use silica!? I think you meant silicon. No lah..I think most people here don't stick their liverocks..imagine the trouble when you want to rearrange your rocks. Just put them where they are stable. Keep as much surface area of your sand bed exposed to waterflow as possible. Can be accomplished by using pvc pipes with eggcrates...or by using a few pieces of rock as support beams..

Good liverock has a nice fresh sea smell and with lots of life on it...bad live rock is virtually barren and might smell foul.

[ryz]

good live rock = cured + full of life. CHoose LR that has lots of crevices and of interesting shapes to aid in aquascaping. Coralline algae should be present on large part of the surface.

[arcanehacker]

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Good liverock has a nice fresh sea smell and with lots of life on it...bad live rock is virtually barren and might smell foul.

Oh is it? I tot my life rock smells like the beach..

[alanseah]

well you can go to sea life to buy the LR...

all their LR are cured.. so you can reduce your time in cycling your tank..

[KapoKidd]

HOw much are those LR at sea life...?

[alanseah]

err cant remember much how much it cost as when I last brought it.. is 3 yrs ago..

dont worry it's not expensive.. quite reasonable price.

[Golden Tooth]

Just wondering -- when you stack LR together do you use silica or something else to make sure they stay in position? Or the trick is to balance them such a way that they all stay together using their own weight?

Sorry a newbie here..setting up a 2+ft curved custom tank..so still collecting as much information as possible before buying the LR, which I intend to do this weekend..

I'm sure this has been asked before -- any tips on how to differentiate the good LR from the bad ones?

BrownSugar

Juz stack, make sure it won't collapse easily n it'll be fine.

Agree with ryz on choosing LR. Can even smell the diff..

[BrownSugar]

Use silica!? I think you meant silicon. No lah..I think most people here don't stick their liverocks..imagine the trouble when you want to rearrange your rocks. Just put them where they are stable. Keep as much surface area of your sand bed exposed to waterflow as possible. Can be accomplished by using pvc pipes with eggcrates...or by using a few pieces of rock as support beams..

Good liverock has a nice fresh sea smell and with lots of life on it...bad live rock is virtually barren and might smell foul.

Yes, I meant silicon gel..don't think silica has any 'glueable' properties..

[nutx]

Since your is a 2ft tank, best is to buy all the LR at 1 go.

Then you can choose the shape of the LR and stack them at the LFS to find a suitable landscape for your tank.

[BrownSugar]

tks nutx..intend to get abt ~10Kg...Intend to check out LCK/Farmart/Toa Payoh in the next few days...

[SiameseTiger]

i tink Sealife's LR is $6 per kg .......

[FuEl]

I cheated. I used dead rock as the base..then live rock on top.

[ryz]

wah so c heap. cured one anot? Good amount of life on the rock?? Where is sealife can give directions on how to go? I live in Yishun. How to go from here?

[skthk]

Just got a few LR, smaller ones as mine is a 2feet. Previously got cured Fiji very ex from Clementi.

But while I arrange the new rocks dont is kena cut or what fingers feels pain.