Live Rock Aquascape

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Live rock aquascape.

We maintain a massive selection of aquascaping rocks for sale in our warehouse. Drilling live rock is my preferred method of aquascaping a saltwater aquarium. 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. Aquascaping with live rock.

You can use simple dry rock or base rock if you introduce it in the correct manner but it will take longer to realize the same benefits as bacteria will have to develop. Always do this stuff outdoors. We continuously update photos of rocks that are available for purchase in our online store. On what you can do to arrange either non living or live rocks in a saltwater system for maximum efficiency when you are aquascaping or arranging rocks in your aquarium.

When placing rock you ll want to put it into your aquarium before any sand or other substrate. It can be much more expensive to establish an aquarium using live rock as opposed to artificial aquascaping. Some people add egg crate or some other material to the bottom of their aquarium to protect the glass. This will give your rock a solid footing that won t shift.

This isn t a necessity but if you re the cautious. What s more each photo represents exactly the rock or set of rocks you order. Here we discuss live rock and reef tank aquascapes. Arranging your live rock or rock aquascape can be easier than you think.

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. Arranging the live rock in your saltwater aquarium can be frustrating. It consists of drilling holes into the rock and stacking them on an acrylic fiberglass or plastic rod in a desirable shape. 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. 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.