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[texasreefer]

You just have to be careful w/ a Acrylic tank because it will scratch easily. The advantages are it is clearer and lighter than glass. On mine I use a algae magnet to keep it clean. If you use one make sure you get one that is acrylic safe. THey will come w/ a stick on pad to keep from scratching the acrylic.

 

[Guest]

Okay as I was trying to sleep last night I was having a nightmare of a pile of rocks that costs $$$ and the new tank was terrible. Do you use the man made look alike stuff to give your reef some shape and character?

 

[AggieBrandon]

I think the best way to do your aquascaping is to decide on what kind of look you want and then build from the ground up....go pick out nice shaped pieces of live rock from the stores or even dead base rock...then let your imagination go wild and come up with a neat design with caves etc.

Brandon

 

[Guest]

Lets go one step further. If I go with base rock and some live rock for aquascaping. This will take some time. So I am assuming that this is a dynamic process and is ever changing. Doesn't moving and adding live rock upset the whole eco system? Is this a major upset or just part of the overall process?

 

[AggieBrandon]

well if you start with 20 lbs of uncured live rock...let the tank cycle with the live rock.....then add more uncured live rock...then the tank will go though a cycle again....the best thing to do is get your sand bed how you want it then add all the rock you want and then let the tank go through the cycle completely then you start adding your livestock...little at a time so the bioload doesn't cause a huge upset to your tank...or you could always buy cured live rock or add a tiny bit at a time to keep it from causing a huge cycle. There are many ways to do it.

Brandon