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View Poll Results: How much rock?
Use less than the recommended amount 15 29.41%
Use the recommended amount 13 25.49%
Have no idea, I just added rock to get a certain look 23 45.10%
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:15 PM
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I think surface area is probably the more meaningful metric so while you're waiting for the water to clear, measure the volume of your rock using the Archimedes principle and then measure the surface area of said rock and let us all know the results. The method for measuring surface area is left as an exercise to the reader. Bonus points if you somehow use a laser. Extra bonus points if you use a blue laser. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/896a/
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:23 PM
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Less then what is recommended. Believe I have about 80LBS in my 105G. I like the more open space look.

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Old 12-13-2010, 10:24 PM
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1.5 lbs per gal would be OK if you could set it up in a sump. Way too much rock in the display for my taste .
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:36 PM
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Just to be different, I like lots of rock. Never been an "open" look fan. I love full reef tanks. More rock, better filtration, just need to make sure enough water movement and placement to allow for such. I can say for a fact, most fish we keep, including the cruising tangs, love lots of rock and hidey places. Anyways, just a different opinion to the mix.
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Just to be different, I like lots of rock. Never been an "open" look fan. I love full reef tanks. More rock, better filtration, just need to make sure enough water movement and placement to allow for such. I can say for a fact, most fish we keep, including the cruising tangs, love lots of rock and hidey places. Anyways, just a different opinion to the mix.



I'm with ya Doug lol lots of rock here more the beter lol
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Old 12-13-2010, 10:58 PM
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I'm probably at 0.8/Gal for both tanks
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Old 12-13-2010, 11:02 PM
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I don't pay much attention to how much rock I use. i just 'scape it 'til I like it. Probably about 1 lb per.
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I scaped my tank to how I like it which is less that the pound per gallon. But I filled one of my sump chambers with rock. I don't know how much I have in the tank but it probably worked out to the "pound per gallon rule".
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Old 12-14-2010, 03:47 AM
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I don't pay much attention to how much rock I use. i just 'scape it 'til I like it. Probably about 1 lb per.
I'm with Lance on this one. I probably only have about 100lbs of rock with about 340 gallons of water volume. That's about 0.3 lbs per gallon... hmmm, I must not have enough filtration. And I have over 30 fish and tons of coral. Oops.
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Old 12-14-2010, 04:04 AM
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i have like 200 lbs for my 150 gallon tank and i hate it. going to redo the tank once i have time
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