Small Reefer Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I'm just wondering how some of you get you're rocks to look so nice with little nooks and holes through them? Did you poke the holes yourself or did you find rocks that has holes in them? All I have is 2 chunks of rocks no place for fish to swim through. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I just bought a bunch of small to medium sized rocks and slowly designed my aquascaping. If I had any rocks that were to big, I just took a hammer and BAM, broke it up to smaller pieces. I don't know how big your two chunks of rocks are but if they were pretty big, I'd personally break them up.. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I just took a hammer and BAM, broke it up to smaller pieces. outside the tank, of course. on the ground watch out for splash back don't think about the oozing slimy creatures lying in wait inside ::mental image of Alien egg sac:: good luck! Link to comment
Caesar Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 LOL Tiny if you didn't say anything small reefer's next post would be "Tried to poke holes in LR, now my tank is leaking" Link to comment
Small Reefer Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 True that! True that! Doesn't whacking it with a hammer just cause it to shatter. It doesn't create intricate holes (coves). Link to comment
Small Reefer Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 I like nano reefin's tank though and the dancing girls are kinda kinky. lol Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Originally posted by Small Reefer True that! True that! Doesn't whacking it with a hammer just cause it to shatter. It doesn't create intricate holes (coves). That's the point.. you break the rock with a hammer so that it will form smaller pieces so you can stack them on top of one another to create small nooks and crannies.. Unless you're talking about rocks that already have nooks and holes in them already.. in which case, you'd have to go to your LFS and pick through their live rock to find pieces like that.. you don't make the holes yourself. (That I'm aware of..) Link to comment
Physh1 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Originally posted by Small Reefer True that! True that! Doesn't whacking it with a hammer just cause it to shatter. It doesn't create intricate holes (coves). Depends how skillfull you are with a hammer and chisel:D. Sometimes I've drilled holes in rocks to manipulate how they split...works pretty well (usually) Cameron Link to comment
Small Reefer Posted September 30, 2003 Author Share Posted September 30, 2003 Alright I'll have to see what happens. Thanks mucho. Oh another question why do people like to have coraline cover all over the glass of their tanks doesn't that just hinder the view? Some tanks are clear and others have all this purple stuff all over. Link to comment
Dingo Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Samurai reefers use their swords to slice the rocks in mid air. I just break them with my thick skull. Link to comment
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