This video came out perfect timing! When I first started my 20g cube I rushed it and just quickly placed a pile of rocks in it. I’m finally thinking of changing it but nervous from people telling me not to stir up the sand bed; it will stress out the fish; corals will all die with new placement, etc.
The sand + very thin super glue method from Tidal Garden is probably the best to work with wet rock, for rescape rocks that already have coral encrusting.
That’s funny I literally just finished rescaping my 60 cube. I built my own aquascape using shelves and Marco rock, at first I had just a wall of rock. I cured it for 8 weeks before I put it in my existing tank. Now it looks so good.
I have just said that exact thing 🤣 rocks in, out, moved around, broken into bits (I now have more pebbles than rock), glued together and still hate it but at the same time thinking should I go bigger 🤣
curing my dry rock aquascape in a parallel brute container is suggested. can i do it the other way around..?? building my dry aquascape in my upgraded aquarium , move all my current live stock in new DT ( no extra bio load ). And than run all my 4 year old used rock in the parallel brute container over time when monitoring phosphate and nitrate slowly removing old rock part by part.
I have no artistic vision. I paid a marine biologist to come to my house and scape my tank. I was a bit nervous when he showed up with boxes and boxes of Life Rock arches but damn i love my aquascape
I want to remake a new reefscape with dry rocks, changing completely current live rocks in established tank. My question is: I do new reefscape outside tank with glue, I put new reefscape in a conteiner with same water of tank for a week, then I'll put in a tank Which bacterya or product do you suggest to avoid at minimum mini-cycle?
When we refer to cycling, we're usually talking about getting the beneficial bacteria established on the rock so that it can process the toxic ammonia and convert it to less toxic nitrites and nitrates. This helps protect the fish.
I’ve been interested in using Lava rock to create some habitat structures, not only because it is significantly cheaper, but it is also very pourus and lightweight. However I’ve heard some people say it leaches chemicals into the tank, so I’d probably soak the rock for a while before sculpting with it if I did use it, Was wondering what you guys think of lava rock
The potential issue with lava rock is that it originated deep within the earth, so it contains what we could presume would be a higher level of heavy metals.
You won't want to glue or epoxy the rock to the tank itself. Rather, you can glue/epoxy the rocks to each other to form a structure, then place it in the aquarium.
Sand bottom frag and coral bases never have rockwork again want it easy pull and clean..... once rockwork get infested with aptasia of vermitent snails it's a nightmare 😆
I have no idea how you guys are so in tune with where I'm at in the hobby but it's very helpful
Awesome video always with the amazing and useful information.
This video came out perfect timing! When I first started my 20g cube I rushed it and just quickly placed a pile of rocks in it. I’m finally thinking of changing it but nervous from people telling me not to stir up the sand bed; it will stress out the fish; corals will all die with new placement, etc.
The sand + very thin super glue method from Tidal Garden is probably the best to work with wet rock, for rescape rocks that already have coral encrusting.
That’s funny I literally just finished rescaping my 60 cube. I built my own aquascape using shelves and Marco rock, at first I had just a wall of rock. I cured it for 8 weeks before I put it in my existing tank. Now it looks so good.
I have just said that exact thing 🤣 rocks in, out, moved around, broken into bits (I now have more pebbles than rock), glued together and still hate it but at the same time thinking should I go bigger 🤣
Evening guys from London
Rescaping is hard when you have corals growing all over the rock already.
who makes the rock at 1:39?
That is actually true live rock from the ocean 😃
curing my dry rock aquascape in a parallel brute container is suggested.
can i do it the other way around..??
building my dry aquascape in my upgraded aquarium , move all my current live stock in new DT ( no extra bio load ).
And than run all my 4 year old used rock in the parallel brute container
over time when monitoring phosphate and nitrate slowly removing old rock part by part.
You could certainly do that too :D
I have no artistic vision. I paid a marine biologist to come to my house and scape my tank. I was a bit nervous when he showed up with boxes and boxes of Life Rock arches but damn i love my aquascape
Wow. How big your tank?
@@seralaltidor370 150 gallons
@@fishpony1211 was it expensive?
@@seralaltidor370 not to me… it was around 1500 with the cured rocks included if i remember correctly.
@@fishpony1211 that’s not bad
Could I use the epoxy on wet rock?
I want to remake a new reefscape with dry rocks, changing completely current live rocks in established tank.
My question is: I do new reefscape outside tank with glue, I put new reefscape in a conteiner with same water of tank for a week, then I'll put in a tank
Which bacterya or product do you suggest to avoid at minimum mini-cycle?
I am pretty new what do you mean by let your rock cycle?
When we refer to cycling, we're usually talking about getting the beneficial bacteria established on the rock so that it can process the toxic ammonia and convert it to less toxic nitrites and nitrates. This helps protect the fish.
I’ve been interested in using Lava rock to create some habitat structures, not only because it is significantly cheaper, but it is also very pourus and lightweight. However I’ve heard some people say it leaches chemicals into the tank, so I’d probably soak the rock for a while before sculpting with it if I did use it, Was wondering what you guys think of lava rock
The potential issue with lava rock is that it originated deep within the earth, so it contains what we could presume would be a higher level of heavy metals.
I had a huge piece in my fuge when i first started... i had issues but who knows from what.
How would i seperate a piece of rock thats glued and epoxied down though?? Its a small tank i dont want to break the glass.
You won't want to glue or epoxy the rock to the tank itself. Rather, you can glue/epoxy the rocks to each other to form a structure, then place it in the aquarium.
What kind of epoxy
That’s so funny I just ordered 2 trees and the 24 inch arch a day before they made this.
What rock are you using?
Sand bottom frag and coral bases never have rockwork again want it easy pull and clean..... once rockwork get infested with aptasia of vermitent snails it's a nightmare 😆
Are you planning on carrying Tropic Eden Pukani Rock?
Not planning on it as of today, but I can have our new product team take a look 😀
I use playdo for my aquascapes
its a slim line between natural and fantasy. I think alien like overhangs in all directions look overdone somewhat.