Lets about ROCK & anyone do any "permanent rock scapes"?

[MPevine11]

Lets talk about ROCK & anyone do any "permanent rock scapes"?

any one do any permanent rock scapes?

like sawed and drilled and use the acrylic threaded rod and E-Marco-400 to create their rock scapes?




i have never started a tank with dry rock before. and am considering macro rocks "75 Key Largo Rock W ~140Lbs Course Sand" (see link)

http://www.marcorocks.com/products/...ourse-sand-all-sand-ships-usps-priority-mail/


i am switching from my 40 breeder to a RR75, its going to be a work in progress and the transfer wont happen until i have all the equiptment. but want to buy the rock and get it set up how id like it and make it as permanent as possible with the concrete stuff and acrylic threaded rod if needed.

also is that good dry rock to go with?

 

[kl3377]

I did mine with fiberglass rod, drill bits, and JB Waterweld. I ordered Florida Reef Rock after reading some stories of Phosphates leaching from Marco. Not sure if it was true but I also read good things about what I bought.

 

[CoralJunkie]

That looks awesome

 

[Coffee with Mango]

When I aquascaped my 38g I glued everything together. Although I am still happy with the design four years later, it is extremely problematic to have everything glued together. The "cure" for many nuisances is to "remove the rock it's on". I can't do that. For my 120 g that I am putting together now, I am trying to design a modular aquascape using holes and pins so that it will be stable but removable in pieces. Or if I can use a rock like pukani, maybe I can carve interlocking pieces. I will never glue again.

This was the new aquascape in the 38 g that I glued. It was a tough design, because the tank is only 15" inches front to back but 24" tall. I absolutely regret the glue.

 

[Frag Freaks]

I did mine with fiberglass rod, drill bits, and JB Waterweld. I ordered Florida Reef Rock after reading some stories of Phosphates leaching from Marco. Not sure if it was true but I also read good things about what I bought.

+1 on this. In my past personal tanks I did a lot of fixed structures with the same method. Depending on the size of the rocks and how they would be mounted, ie cantilevered off to the side etc I would use different diameter rods to get the strength where needed.

 

[kl3377]

I saw a tank by a person user name MedRed and loved it. My rock work is 3 separate pieces that are stable standing alone.

 

[Gsxkid]

I like the idea of rods with no glue. If placed right I would think the rods alone would hold everything together. FYI I have read In more than one place to use plastic coat hangers. I don't know what the rods cost but i have seen on different forums people said plastic coat hangers are the bees knees. Plus I would think if you were to warm them up a little you could bend them and what not.

 

[Alex]

Fiberglass rod and Marco e400

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[Alex]

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[Frag Freaks]

I like the idea of rods with no glue. If placed right I would think the rods alone would hold everything together. FYI I have read In more than one place to use plastic coat hangers. I don't know what the rods cost but i have seen on different forums people said plastic coat hangers are the bees knees. Plus I would think if you were to warm them up a little you could bend them and what not.

I have heard using the coat hangers as well, but I would want to say they would not have enough of strength to hold some of the heavier pieces of rock especially if your trying to make some sort of arch.

The acrylic rods themselves are not very expensive you can get 1/2" DIA clear acrylic rod from McMaster-Carr for $5.13 a foot. I would think that 1/2" would be ample strong for most permanent scape needs, but I mentioned in a previous post you may need something bigger if your trying to cantilever a fairly large piece.

 

[jah-hoeva]

I love the look of the cantilever'd shelf pieces.