huari Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 Should i just pour in the sand to surround the live rock or put the rock on the cut vinyl tubes then pour in the sand? Link to comment
Bin Weed Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 maybe i dont understand, but why dont you just take the rock out then poor sand then put rock back in on top of the sand Link to comment
yeroc40 Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 I put my rock on the bottom then added sand. I have read that the sand may shift over time if you pile rock on top and topple your whole structure. Personnel choice I guess. Link to comment
Acoustic Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 Is there room for anything in that thang! Holy Canole! You need a smaller powerhead, less rock, and a stick-on thermometer. Link to comment
huari Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 The powerhead is an Aquaclear 301 rated at 174 gal/hr. I was going for the Pacific Hurricane biotope. The extra rock would crash down shaking fear into the inhabitants mimicking the storm. Just kidding, the AC301 is a spare, I hope to get a minijet404 or 606. As for the rock, that was a mistake, I had 12lbs then bought 5.5 more since it looked sparse. now i guess i have to start another nano! Thanks for the advice, very beautiful tank too, Acoustic Link to comment
nalbar Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 pour in the sand! nalbar Link to comment
huari Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 i ended up taking out all the rocks, laying in the sand, then cutting the tubes and drilling holes in them for gas exchange then plopping them in a lagoon layout in the sand. I then spent fruitless time trying to arrange the rock on the tubes. Now some of the tubes don't have rock on them, defeating their structual purpose. after all these shananigans i should have just poured in the sand around the rock like Nalbar suggested. it was just that i was worried about some impending stink gas from dead areas in the future. lesson learned: experience is the best research. Link to comment
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