rock wall, glue it or egg crate?

[i have crabs]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=45915
i built a rock wall in my cube, its in the thread somewhere

[nanmer]

This is the thread that I had read before, thanks! Awesome tank! Do you have any regrets doing the rock wall?

Originally Posted by i have crabs

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=45915
i built a rock wall in my cube, its in the thread somewhere

The egg crate wall is certainly the easier method. I am a little worried about algae build up. It would be hard to clean the argonite sand on the wall. Does anyone have experience with this?

[Fishward]

I built a wall out of eggcrate and cement. Worked out great. You need architectural cement, you can see the results inmy photo gallery
def suggest going with the eggcrate however you choose to fixthe rock to it.

[nanmer]

Did you have to cure the cement? does the cement effect the ph?

[Fishward]

Originally Posted by nanmer

Did you have to cure the cement? does the cement effect the ph?

Yes, you have to cure the cement under water for about 2 months, but you can't match the look with zip ties or glue. Does not impact my ph at all. If you want more details onhow I built it whip me a pm.

[Marlin65]

I siliconed my rock to the back wall cut them flat on a tile saw and let them dry. So far it has just been fine.

[i have crabs]

no regrets, i love the wall actually, pictures dont really do it justice though, im actually doing the same thing in my 300g very soon, i have everything i just need to get started, one tip is to get dry rock first, i used live rock and the smell was terrible and cutting it was fairly gross too,

[nanmer]

Fishward and BMW, how long was the curing time and how often did you change the water? I am looking at a piece approx 48" long and approx. 3ish ft. tall. I can do it in sections but that is still a lot of space needed to cure. I really like the natural look this creates. I guess a bath tub in the basement may be needed.

Marlin, how long has your rocks been siliconed to the back of your tank?

Thanks, this is giving me so many options!

[BMW Rider]

Originally Posted by Fishward

I built a wall out of eggcrate and cement. Worked out great. You need architectural cement, you can see the results inmy photo gallery
def suggest going with the eggcrate however you choose to fixthe rock to it.

I did the same for my tank. I just used regualr cement and mixed up a batch of aragacrete (cement, aragonite sand, crushed coral). After a good long cure, it went in the tank and was soon covered with growth making it look totally natural.