Building The New Scape
Firstly, I wanted to use a lot less rock than I previously had in my tank. I have gone from about 50kg - 60kg down to around 22kg of rock. I aimed to have one rock that contacted the bottom of the tank and the rest of the scape built on top of it so that water could freely flow around it.
I also wanted the bottom rock to be a little off center to the rest of the scape so it doesn't look too symmetrical. It was a bit of a challenge to achieve this as one side tended to be heavier than the other, but in the end it is very stable.
I used an 18.2kg box of CaribSea South Seas Base Rock, which consisted of seven separate rocks. I used this because it has a really nice shape to it which is great for mounting corals to. It also helps to lock the rocks together.
For the shelves I used a piece of shelf rock from Real Reef Rock, which I got from my LFS.
I used Aqua Kneed It, mixed with super glue gel to attach the rocks together. I used cable ties to hold it all together while it dried. I will leave the cable ties on until the rocks are in my tank but the whole structure is very solid.
I also wanted the bottom rock to be a little off center to the rest of the scape so it doesn't look too symmetrical. It was a bit of a challenge to achieve this as one side tended to be heavier than the other, but in the end it is very stable.
I used an 18.2kg box of CaribSea South Seas Base Rock, which consisted of seven separate rocks. I used this because it has a really nice shape to it which is great for mounting corals to. It also helps to lock the rocks together.
For the shelves I used a piece of shelf rock from Real Reef Rock, which I got from my LFS.
I used Aqua Kneed It, mixed with super glue gel to attach the rocks together. I used cable ties to hold it all together while it dried. I will leave the cable ties on until the rocks are in my tank but the whole structure is very solid.
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