how is live rock piled?

[Aquattro]

Just stack it so it's stable. Gravity takes care of the rest.

[subman]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Just stack it so it's stable. Gravity takes care of the rest.

+1

[troni]

Dont forget eggcrate!

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by troni

Dont forget eggcrate!

Absolutely forget eggcrate! Not sure what I was thinking, but I used it and now I'm stuck with it unless I empty my tank. It isn't necessary and once in, can't come out.

[fido19]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Absolutely forget eggcrate! Not sure what I was thinking, but I used it and now I'm stuck with it unless I empty my tank. It isn't necessary and once in, can't come out.

who puts an eggcrate in the first place?
what does it do i need to know!!!!

[troni]

insurance

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by fido19

who puts an eggcrate in the first place?
what does it do i need to know!!!!

It's insurance that you can never convert to a bare bottom tank

[reefme]

You can come over and see mine if you like.

[e46er]

i drilled my rock and used plastic rods ( they were the adjuster for blinds)
and it worked well but very hard to do with live rock took forever cuz it made a mess of the water with base rock it would be much easier because it doesnt need to stay wet

also the first time i used eggcrate................once your powerheads push your sand around a little bit and exposes the eggcrate it looks horrible not a problem with a deep sand bed but I only had 60 lbs in a 4x2 footprint so its pretty thin


when i moved and redid my rockwork no eggcrate and just stacked rocks so they were stable. I threw probably 1/4 of my rocks into my sump to create move open water in DT and I'm much happier.

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Just stack it so it's stable. Gravity takes care of the rest.

I agree, worked well for me. I suppose if you are stacking "very" high up in your tank drilling and rodding or epoxy is a good idea.