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Doug	11-29-2013 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by somewherebeyondthesea (Post 862571)

+1 That's my understanding of that as well. You could put large non-pourous boulders and you wouldn't acheive very much filtration. When I go diving I study the reefs really close, and I've found the base of the reefs are very dense and then they become pourous as you ascend higher up the reef wall.

My Dad uses a ton of Rock but there are many spaces for caves, he went with lots of flat pieces rather than large boulders, his tank is over 10 years old...I've had better luck with pourous light rock myself.

Your papa is old school like me....:mrgreen:

asylumdown

11-29-2013 10:10 PM

I was just reading Vancouver Reefer's thread in the tank journal section and he had a link to a great aquascaping thread on RC that I have managed to not see until just right now. It might help you with some tips/tricks. I wish I had had the patience to create my structures outside of the tank.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2217633

StirCrazy

11-30-2013 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug (Post 862530)

There was a time way back when it was suggested at 2lb per gal. Now thats old school.:smile:

or like my 250lbs in a 90 gal, I am like you now I like the sparse look but not as far as most seam to take it, I would go 1 to 1.5lb per gal depending on type of rock.

Steve

Doug	11-30-2013 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 862661)

or like my 250lbs in a 90 gal, I am like you now I like the sparse look but not as far as most seam to take it, I would go 1 to 1.5lb per gal depending on type of rock.

Steve

Now thats more my speed. And I will have some left for you..:D

titus

11-30-2013 03:58 AM

Hello

I agree with others that you are planning to use too much rock. While rock does help with bacterial filtration that's not justification for using that much. You still can't really get away from good circulation and skimming.

Titus

Doug	11-30-2013 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by titus (Post 862710)

:wave:

Hi boss.

titus

12-01-2013 01:58 PM

Hello

Nice to see you back in action BTW.

Titus

Doug	12-02-2013 01:57 AM

Thanks Titus

Skimmerking

12-02-2013 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by titus (Post 862975)

Hello

Nice to see you back in action BTW.

Titus

yes its nice to see Doug back in to the groove again....... all of us on Canreef missed him a lot and glad that he is back to his crazy self.....

Doug	12-02-2013 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King (Post 863130)

yes its nice to see Doug back in to the groove again....... all of us on Canreef missed him a lot and glad that he is back to his crazy self.....

:smile:

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