Lost some rock

Aquattro · #1 11-02-2004, 03:09 AM

SO I started cleaning out some rock from the right side of the tank. I think a lot (most/all) my recent problems are due to too much rock. Here are a couple of pics of the new right side after removing about 60 pounds of rock. I still have about 40 to remove from the left side...

The front..

From the side...

christyf5 · #2 11-02-2004, 03:57 AM

Hey, I like the new look

Just wondering whats with the rock on the left of the yellow scroll in the first pic. It looks like a spaceship or something

Christy

Gujustud · #3 11-02-2004, 04:13 AM

I can hear your fish....

"I can swim freely now, the rock is gone"

Aquattro · #4 11-02-2004, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gujustud

I can hear your fish....

"I can swim freely now, the rock is gone"

I thought I heard that too, but I thought I'd just lost my mind!!

Christy, sorry, don't see the spaceship. Are you mixing it with pop, or straight up??

Delphinus · #5 11-02-2004, 05:05 AM

Sputnik!

Tarolisol · #6 11-02-2004, 05:37 AM

HAHA i see the spaceship. Veryinteresting. Maybe the fish are saying more then you think

Azilla · #7 11-02-2004, 05:37 AM

What size is your tank

EmilyB · #8 11-02-2004, 06:08 AM

Just curious Brad, you don't have a DSB (blech

) but have removed a significant part of your filtration ? ( or was it old rock, as in a "sink"). Do the corals now perform your denitrification?

Aquattro · #9 11-02-2004, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azilla

What size is your tank

The tank is a 150g, 5x2x2

Aquattro · #10 11-02-2004, 07:17 AM

Deb, the rock was acting as a sink for the detritus, and I feel that the remaining rock is more than ample for filtration. I do also have about 1.5 inches of sugar sand on one side of the tank, so that may or may not contribute.
Right now, I have more than a pound of LR per gallon. If I get to the point where I don't have enough rock for filtration, I'll make up for it with water changes.