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Old 11-29-2013, 07:08 PM
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+1 That's my understanding of that as well. You could put large non-pourous boulders and you wouldn't acheive very much filtration. When I go diving I study the reefs really close, and I've found the base of the reefs are very dense and then they become pourous as you ascend higher up the reef wall.

My Dad uses a ton of Rock but there are many spaces for caves, he went with lots of flat pieces rather than large boulders, his tank is over 10 years old...I've had better luck with pourous light rock myself.
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I was just reading Vancouver Reefer's thread in the tank journal section and he had a link to a great aquascaping thread on RC that I have managed to not see until just right now. It might help you with some tips/tricks. I wish I had had the patience to create my structures outside of the tank.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2217633
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There was a time way back when it was suggested at 2lb per gal. Now thats old school.
or like my 250lbs in a 90 gal, I am like you now I like the sparse look but not as far as most seam to take it, I would go 1 to 1.5lb per gal depending on type of rock.

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or like my 250lbs in a 90 gal, I am like you now I like the sparse look but not as far as most seam to take it, I would go 1 to 1.5lb per gal depending on type of rock.

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I agree with others that you are planning to use too much rock. While rock does help with bacterial filtration that's not justification for using that much. You still can't really get away from good circulation and skimming.


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I agree with others that you are planning to use too much rock. While rock does help with bacterial filtration that's not justification for using that much. You still can't really get away from good circulation and skimming.


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Nice to see you back in action BTW.


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Nice to see you back in action BTW.


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