[All,
I'm in the process of arranging my rock in my tank. I currently have what I think is 110 pounds of Texas holey rock and will be getting live-rock soon. I want to know if there are any "strategies" of placing the rock or is it a do what you think looks good kind of thing.
I started out (and still want to) place the rock such that there are crevices throughout the rock structure to give the fish places to swim between and around and behind etc. I put the big pieces on the bottom and will put the live-rock scattered throughout the tank above the sand line to give it the most access to water to help it spread.
Any thoughts?
I also would like to know how to place my water pumps to circulate the water. Should I point them directly at the live-rock, anywhere but direct at the rock, bouce off the glass, etc. I currently have a mag 5 that seems to powerful for my 58 gallon right now as it seems to move around and suck the sand into it unlesss I have hold it to move stuff around (used it to salinate my water but is off now). I also have 3 maxi-jet 900 pumps coming that I figure will do a better job of full time water circulation.
Thanks.]
I'm in the process of arranging my rock in my tank. I currently have what I think is 110 pounds of Texas holey rock and will be getting live-rock soon. I want to know if there are any "strategies" of placing the rock or is it a do what you think looks good kind of thing.
I started out (and still want to) place the rock such that there are crevices throughout the rock structure to give the fish places to swim between and around and behind etc. I put the big pieces on the bottom and will put the live-rock scattered throughout the tank above the sand line to give it the most access to water to help it spread.
Any thoughts?
I also would like to know how to place my water pumps to circulate the water. Should I point them directly at the live-rock, anywhere but direct at the rock, bouce off the glass, etc. I currently have a mag 5 that seems to powerful for my 58 gallon right now as it seems to move around and suck the sand into it unlesss I have hold it to move stuff around (used it to salinate my water but is off now). I also have 3 maxi-jet 900 pumps coming that I figure will do a better job of full time water circulation.
Thanks.]