Adding Live Rock to an established tank

BlueWorldJeff · 11/09/2016, 03:40 PM

I want to add more live rock to my display tank. Mostly for coral mounting.

I have pillars of live rock that I attach coral to. I was thinking of creating another pillar and putting it next to the middle pillar.

I added dry rock to my frag tank by:
1. Soaking rock in Fresh water for a month, changing it out monthly.
2. Creating a live rock "reactor" (5 gallon bucket with uniseal at top, with MJ1200 pumping water in from sump and draining back to sump from 1" flex PVC)

I can do the same process, just wondering if I should epoxy my pillar together before I cure and seed or after? The finished pillar probably wont fit in a 5 gallon bucket, so might have to put a uniseal in a 25 gallon tote.

BlueWorldJeff · 11/10/2016, 10:11 AM

The new pillar will go next to the middle one in this picture. I am going to angle them in like a "V" pattern to still leave swimming room and room to vacuum sand bed

11/09/2016, 03:40 PM	#1
BlueWorldJeff Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 107	Adding Live Rock to an established tank I want to add more live rock to my display tank. Mostly for coral mounting. I have pillars of live rock that I attach coral to. I was thinking of creating another pillar and putting it next to the middle pillar. I added dry rock to my frag tank by: 1. Soaking rock in Fresh water for a month, changing it out monthly. 2. Creating a live rock "reactor" (5 gallon bucket with uniseal at top, with MJ1200 pumping water in from sump and draining back to sump from 1" flex PVC) I can do the same process, just wondering if I should epoxy my pillar together before I cure and seed or after? The finished pillar probably wont fit in a 5 gallon bucket, so might have to put a uniseal in a 25 gallon tote. __________________ Blue World Aquatics - specializing in the buying and selling of fresh and saltwater equipment Current Tank Info: 180 gallon Mixed Reef - SPS, LPS, Apex Controller, Aquamaxx AM250 Skimmer, 2 x Tunze 6105, Waveline DC6000 Return Pump

11/10/2016, 10:11 AM	#2
BlueWorldJeff Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 107	The new pillar will go next to the middle one in this picture. I am going to angle them in like a "V" pattern to still leave swimming room and room to vacuum sand bed __________________ Blue World Aquatics - specializing in the buying and selling of fresh and saltwater equipment Current Tank Info: 180 gallon Mixed Reef - SPS, LPS, Apex Controller, Aquamaxx AM250 Skimmer, 2 x Tunze 6105, Waveline DC6000 Return Pump