S smartwater Member Market Messages 105 Reaction score 0 Aug 1, 2010 #21 Yeah keep from cracking glass
J jennm Active Member Lifetime Messages 6,638 Reaction score 7 Aug 1, 2010 #22 Acroholic;544733 wrote: I assume "sand sifter safe" means the physical size of the media, right? Click to expand... That's how I interpret that too, David. Not sure I like the idea of eggcrate on the bottom - too many places for junk to accumulate. We always put the rock directly on the glass, then add the sand. We recommend 3/4" to 1" (unless you are doing a DSB, which I don't suggest). 2" is "in between"... too deep to be shallow, to shallow to be deep. A DSB is 4-6". Placing rock on the glass first reduces the risk for sand-shifting creatures to cause a landslide due to burrowing. Haven't seen a tank break yet because the rock was on the bare glass. Jenn
Acroholic;544733 wrote: I assume "sand sifter safe" means the physical size of the media, right? Click to expand... That's how I interpret that too, David. Not sure I like the idea of eggcrate on the bottom - too many places for junk to accumulate. We always put the rock directly on the glass, then add the sand. We recommend 3/4" to 1" (unless you are doing a DSB, which I don't suggest). 2" is "in between"... too deep to be shallow, to shallow to be deep. A DSB is 4-6". Placing rock on the glass first reduces the risk for sand-shifting creatures to cause a landslide due to burrowing. Haven't seen a tank break yet because the rock was on the bare glass. Jenn
J jase75 Member Market Messages 51 Reaction score 0 Aug 1, 2010 #23 Alot of live rock is a bit lighter than what you would find at a landscape supply place. I used eggcrate under the lace rock I have, then added some live rock later. If I was to do it again, I'd use all live rock and skip the eggcrate.
Alot of live rock is a bit lighter than what you would find at a landscape supply place. I used eggcrate under the lace rock I have, then added some live rock later. If I was to do it again, I'd use all live rock and skip the eggcrate.
