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Glennrf38 · #21 07-26-2006, 03:37 AM

Wanna give me some pointers on here tonight? I have a post into the guy in Dewinton selling some rock for about another 15 lbs. he has some live mushrooms on his that go with the rock @ $4/lb.

Lee-Anne wants to know if you wanna buy a "slightly used" flame scallop LOL.

Is it safe to move the rock while the critters are still in or should I try to get them out?

She says the shark stays. He has been in there and happy for 1 year now.

I was told the green serpent was a bristle star and was safe and friendly??

Thanks

Glennrf38 · #22 07-26-2006, 03:56 AM

Awesome looking so far........ Wish I had that much room..

Quagmire · #23 07-26-2006, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Glennrf38

I was told the green serpent was a bristle star and was safe and friendly??

Depends on the definition of safe.They dont eat corals so in that reguard they're safe.But in my experiance,they eat fish and will knock corals over.All the other bristle sarts are great additions from what Ive read and been told.(haven't tried one again after getting rid of the green one about 5 yrs ago)Good luck and enjoy the new hobby.PS take the Wife out for dinner now while you have the cash

andrewsk · #24 07-26-2006, 04:41 AM

Good work.

That will help reduce the nutrients in your tank quaite a bit. You will need to keep it clean. I actually have a good LONG vaccum you can have. It does an amazing job of washing the gravel.

I chose to go Bare Bottom with my new tank and already see the advantage of grabbing a powerhead and just blowing all of the crap out from under the rocks.

Glennrf38 · #25 07-26-2006, 04:42 AM

That would be great. Thanks

andrewsk · #26 07-26-2006, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Glennrf38

Wanna give me some pointers on here tonight? I have a post into the guy in Dewinton selling some rock for about another 15 lbs. he has some live mushrooms on his that go with the rock @ $4/lb.

Lee-Anne wants to know if you wanna buy a "slightly used" flame scallop LOL.

Is it safe to move the rock while the critters are still in or should I try to get them out?

She says the shark stays. He has been in there and happy for 1 year now.

I was told the green serpent was a bristle star and was safe and friendly??

Thanks

My only advise would be to quarantine that rock for a few weeks minimum before it goes in your tank.

Rock should be fine with the critters on it if you keep it in water for the trip.

If you see any sign of Aptasia on the rock, take a pass.

albert_dao · #27 07-26-2006, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Glennrf38

I was told the green serpent was a bristle star and was safe and friendly??

YOU WERE TOLD WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG.

LOLOLOLOLOL, anyway, without actually showing you how to stack rock, here's some pointers:

Get a good diamond drill bit. You'll need it. Drilling rock gives you so many advantages over just trying to stack it.

Get some long nylon zip ties.

Get a length of 3/4" pvc pipe and a bunch of elbows and T's.

Make a frame out of the pvc. Drill holes in rocks. Zip tie rocks to frame.

Once you have partial rockwork on the frame, you can just fill in the gaps with rubble and coral. Great way to get a lot of volume filled in with minimal rock.

TheReefGeek · #28 07-26-2006, 02:49 PM

You can also drill holes in the rock the same size as the PVC, and use short lenths to connect the rock, without building a whole PVC frame.

Glennrf38 · #29 07-26-2006, 02:58 PM

I can't imagine someone giving me eroneous information......

Anybody got some pictures of a frame that I can get some hints from? And here I was thinking that my rock work looked pretty good.

I take it you make a frame to sort of fit the back tank wall and just keep filling it in then lean it all up against the back wall?

Glenn

Quote:

Originally Posted by albert_dao

YOU WERE TOLD WROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG.

LOLOLOLOLOL, anyway, without actually showing you how to stack rock, here's some pointers:

Get a good diamond drill bit. You'll need it. Drilling rock gives you so many advantages over just trying to stack it.

Get some long nylon zip ties.

Get a length of 3/4" pvc pipe and a bunch of elbows and T's.

Make a frame out of the pvc. Drill holes in rocks. Zip tie rocks to frame.

Once you have partial rockwork on the frame, you can just fill in the gaps with rubble and coral. Great way to get a lot of volume filled in with minimal rock.

danny zubot · #30 07-26-2006, 03:10 PM

Wow, PVC frames, Zip ties, drill bits!

Seems a bit unatural Albert, Whatever happend to spending hours if not days trying to jigsaw puzzle your rockwork together? And then selling off all of the frags you've created in the process! Oh ya, that'll be me this weekend.