Live Rock Aquascape

Arranging your live rock or rock aquascape can be easier than you think.

Live rock aquascape. Soaking previously live rock in a solution of bleach or acid is a much safer and effective method of removing organic material from live rock. When creating a live rock aquascape there s a sense of urgency about getting the rocks back into salt water as soon as possible to preserve any encrusting organisms. Drilling live rock is my preferred method of aquascaping a saltwater aquarium. It consists of drilling holes into the rock and stacking them on an acrylic fiberglass or plastic rod in a desirable shape.

But dry rocks make it possible to assemble your reef structure in an empty tank or even outside the tank so you have the opportunity to reconfigure it as many times as you. Arranging the live rock in your saltwater aquarium can be frustrating. Here we discuss live rock and reef tank aquascapes. We continuously update photos of rocks that are available for purchase in our online store.

Your live rock or rock aquascape is literally the very foundation of your reef tank. Of course much of what looks good will be determined by the shapes of your particular pieces of rocks. This isn t a necessity but if you re the cautious. When placing rock you ll want to put it into your aquarium before any sand or other substrate.

Some people add egg crate or some other material to the bottom of their aquarium to protect the glass. We maintain a massive selection of aquascaping rocks for sale in our warehouse. This method gives you a stacked look with all of the benefits of cementing and none of the downfalls associated with the previous two methods. Here are some helpful tips to make the task easier and faster.

This will give your rock a solid footing that won t shift. It can be much more expensive to establish an aquarium using live rock as opposed to artificial aquascaping. What s more each photo represents exactly the rock or set of rocks you order. Aquascaping with live rock.

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