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I have quite a collection of shells that I collected during my diving days in the Red Sea. Some are really beautiful. Would it be safe to use the shells in a RR aquarium? I have not bought my tank yet and I tought they could go through the new cycle period with the base rock.
 
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They will work fine if you are willing to have them become encrusted with coralline algae to become just purple/red/green/pink shells.

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Good point! So much for that ideal! I will stick with live rock and corals!
 
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Sill doing my research some of the books talk about building frames with plastic to build up your live rock designs. Has anyone actually done some of frame building and how did it work out?
 
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You can get the plastic egg crate from lowes or home depot and then build a frame out of pvc or the egg crate to put your live rock on...it keeps your expensive live rock out of the sand as well as keeps your rock on a sturdy foundation. Many people like to leave a gap below the frame so fish/inverts can get under the rock to clean the sand or hide etc.

You can get the egg crate in the lighting department.

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I built a garf type plenum for my 40 long refigium out of 1/2" pvc.
Since I wanted live rock in this tank I decided to integrate a rock stand, the stand looks like the one found at http://scubaraven.com/100_reef.htm.
Connecected on that I build 2 small reef frames ( 1 for each side ) like what is found at http://www.krob.com/aquarium/Aquascaping.htm.
So far I only have one of the frames in the tank and am slowly working on the other side. Since this frame is rather small, securing base rock in a way that leaves room in the tank is like a hard game of Tetris. Using nylon ties, a masonry drill bit and even a drimmel to shave down areas of some pieces for a better fit... all of this is a big PIA. It would be much easier just to pile them up on the pvc stand and forget the frame. That is what I plan to do on my larger tank when I get around to setting it up.

I think that this is a great way to maximize the surface area of the sand. Yes, some points of rock do touch the sand and the critters have no problem getting up and down.
 
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When I did my rock work, I put a framework behind the rocks. I then put a bunch of holes in the "grillwork" and hooked this up to a pump. This forces water to flow through my rock.

I have been very pleased with the results and the non-existant nitrates. It also helps eliminate deadspots in the rock work.

Just something to think about when you are setting up.

David
 
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