No Rock Reef?

reefgeezer · 05/08/2017, 02:31 PM

Hey everybody. I'm still trying to set up my 90 gallon SPS Reef. The project has been delayed for a few months now while I try to get the phosphates out of about 75 lbs of a mix of bleached & acid bathed old live rock and new figi dry rock from BRS. I'm using LC in a tub but the levels just don't seem to be falling. I can drive it to 0 with the LC but the levels return to over .1 ppm within a week when it is not being used.

So, since I don't want to use live rock... does anyone know of a non-rock aquascaping method? I'm leaving the question very broad on purpose. I'd like to hear and see anything people have done to eliminate the problems associated with rock in a reef tank.

Thanks

mcgyvr · 05/08/2017, 03:29 PM

You might want to read this too...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2635700

Are you talking about making your own aquascape using concrete,etc..? or just something totally different..

reefgeezer · 05/08/2017, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

You might want to read this too...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2635700

Are you talking about making your own aquascape using concrete,etc..? or just something totally different..

Totally different... ceramic, acrylic, plastic, etc.. Just to establish something to attach corals. No worry about substrate for biological activity... Super open aquascape... etc.

Rallos · 05/08/2017, 06:12 PM

You could make some structures out of egg crate and zip ties, then let the coral encrust over them.

WatDatThing · 05/08/2017, 07:00 PM

Foam. I know you can use foam in FW, not sure about SW

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Rilelen · 05/09/2017, 02:39 PM

I believe there are several folks on this board who have used foam in their tanks.

mcgyvr · 05/09/2017, 03:31 PM

foam? thats a generic term...
polyurethane? polyethylene? polystyrene?

Most use "eggcrate" as its easy to cut/break and can be zip-tied together to form all sorts of flat shapes/boxes,etc...

Robb/Scottsdale/AZ · 05/09/2017, 04:11 PM

Egg crate, zip ties and black pond foam. You can paint the pond foam white with Krylon Fusion if you want.

I created a "false wall" that reached from the bottom of the tank to the top of a 110gal H (30 inches) and was only 4 inches thick at the most. I used a steak knife to trim the foam after it had cured.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/smartpond-B...Sealer/3066381

05/08/2017, 02:31 PM	#1
reefgeezer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 2,621	No Rock Reef? Hey everybody. I'm still trying to set up my 90 gallon SPS Reef. The project has been delayed for a few months now while I try to get the phosphates out of about 75 lbs of a mix of bleached & acid bathed old live rock and new figi dry rock from BRS. I'm using LC in a tub but the levels just don't seem to be falling. I can drive it to 0 with the LC but the levels return to over .1 ppm within a week when it is not being used. So, since I don't want to use live rock... does anyone know of a non-rock aquascaping method? I'm leaving the question very broad on purpose. I'd like to hear and see anything people have done to eliminate the problems associated with rock in a reef tank. Thanks __________________ John, Current Tank Info: In-process, 90 Gallon SPS Reef

05/08/2017, 03:29 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	You might want to read this too... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2635700 Are you talking about making your own aquascape using concrete,etc..? or just something totally different.. __________________ Who me?

05/09/2017, 02:39 PM	#6
Rilelen Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 245	I believe there are several folks on this board who have used foam in their tanks. __________________ 72g: Percula pair, Foxface, Kole tang, Midas Blenny, Blue/green chromis, Yellow & green clown goby pairs Office Nano Tank System (29 Gallon + 20 Gallon): Saltwater mollies + fry

05/09/2017, 03:31 PM	#7
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	foam? thats a generic term... polyurethane? polyethylene? polystyrene? Most use "eggcrate" as its easy to cut/break and can be zip-tied together to form all sorts of flat shapes/boxes,etc... __________________ Who me?

05/08/2017, 06:12 PM	#4
Rallos Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 86	You could make some structures out of egg crate and zip ties, then let the coral encrust over them.

05/08/2017, 07:00 PM	#5
WatDatThing Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 830	Foam. I know you can use foam in FW, not sure about SW Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

05/09/2017, 04:11 PM	#8
Robb/Scottsdale/AZ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Sun Lakes, AZ Posts: 143	Egg crate, zip ties and black pond foam. You can paint the pond foam white with Krylon Fusion if you want. I created a "false wall" that reached from the bottom of the tank to the top of a 110gal H (30 inches) and was only 4 inches thick at the most. I used a steak knife to trim the foam after it had cured. https://www.lowes.com/pd/smartpond-B...Sealer/3066381