HOW TO STACK ROCKS

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will5600
 
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HOW TO STACK ROCKS

by will5600

i want to know the best way to stack rocks in my 55 gallon tank but with water in it


gumbii
 
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by gumbii

slowly... and i like to wiggle them around to check thier stability...


miami754
 
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by miami754

What kind of rock are you using?


delumpcious
 
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by delumpcious

all diffent kinds of them


Snowboss4492
 
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by Snowboss4492

big on the bottom..............little on the top.......lol sounds silly, but it's no different than stacking rocks in the front yard............make sure you take the bottom {base rocks} and burry em into the substrate and have them sit on the bottom glass of the tank.........that will keep current, fish, verts or whatever from undermineing them and causeing a collapse ..............also rock onto of the substrate can cause "dead" spots were nitrates and nasty things like to live and cause havoc on the ecosystem.................

Boss


seankh
 
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by seankh

Very carefully.... I use the wiggle back and forth method. If i wiggle it and it doesnt budge than the fish aint knocking it over. Like snowboss said make sure your bottom rocks are burried under the gravel cause if you have cichlids they like to dig.


rcgman35055364
 
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by rcgman35055364

yeah you have to do the wiggle meathod haha but as long as they dont slip off and fall you will be fine. what i did with mine was build the rock stack outside the tank first to see what would work and where then i rebuilt it in the tank.

check out the rocks in my tank.

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/friendemail.php/20642

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/photo-main.php/20634


gumbii
 
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by gumbii

i use egg crate under my substrate... so once a little edge or point hits a square it goes nowhere... and yeah... big and heavy in the bottom, little on the top... but i like to make like say... a bunch of caves by stacking them random, and makeing like tables with they... you know... look at my tank...


delumpcious
 
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by delumpcious

thanks i got them half way.


yasherkoach
 
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by yasherkoach

rcgman, looks really nice (anytime I see your tank, I always give your tank 8)...one question: do you use silicone on the rocks, and if so, what type of silicone, brand?

I plan to redo the right side of my tank with slate or granite, my only issue is what type of silicone or adhesive should I use

thanks for the above info

HOW TO STACK ROCKS

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