Permanent Aquascape?

[Madmak]

I'm working on dry aquascaping a new tank with Marco rock and wondering the pros and cons of making the majority of it rather permanent. I would be siliconing the Marco rock in solid as the base rock.

I've always had the best luck with tanks that I keep my hands out of and this would help with that.

Any suggestions are welcome, just want to make sure I have thought of all the details.

[Nano]

I wouldn't do silicone I would try epoxy or acrylic rods/tie straps only problem with permanent aquascapes I can see is you can't change it onces its done as well as moving rocks to get at stuff.

[gridley]

I am very interested in following this tread as my wife and I are wanting to do the same thing. I would like to keep in contact with you on how it goes.

[Nano]

mine is permanent, I used the epoxy for rock, mind you my aquascape is quite small, but the epoxy allowed me to stack them nearly 15" high(the height of my tank) with no concern

[reefgirl189]

I'd do a healthy mix of both.

Permanent the caves and just stack the foundations.

[Aquaria]

I'm having my next aquascape made by these guys http://cerameco.com/gallery/ looks really cool

[Madmak]

This is all similar to my line of thinking. I like the advantages of both but don't want to create any problems.

I will soon be posting some pics on my build thread but I have managed to shape over 100 lbs of Marco rock so far. I've used a diamond wheel to flatten the sides mating with the glass and chisels to form the joints.

I may pre-drill several holes in the base rock to accept live rock additions and changes. It will be nice to have a very solid foundation to build off of.

[DiverDude]

I'm having my next aquascape made by these guys http://cerameco.com/gallery/ looks really cool

Veeery interesting -but no mention of cost anywhere on the site which leads me to think that it's stupidly expensive.

[Aquaria]

Veeery interesting -but no mention of cost anywhere on the site which leads me to think that it's stupidly expensive.

From what i can see on the site ( calling later today ) u need to contact them for a Canadian distibutor idk if u can even buy right from them

[Aquaria]

http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=47127&title=cerameco

[Cade]

I used acrylic rods, I can slide the rocks off the rod if I need to, and switch them around if I feel the need to.

[reefgirl189]

Veeery interesting -but no mention of cost anywhere on the site which leads me to think that it's stupidly expensive.

I was told once that If you have to ask the price you can't afford it (at a car dealership).

You're a reefer! You must be swimming in cash!

[Madmak]

It's the fish that are swimming in the cash!!