Let's see those tanks with LOTS of rock!
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I don't really have much visible rock, it is all covered in sponge, coral, or bottles. 
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This is my new 20 gallon that i just set up (original one got overrun with gsp and palys). I decided to just save the desirable corals and start it over with new rock and a new tank.
It has roughly 40 lbs of rock. Mostly caribsea dry base rock, and two small pieces of mature, cured liverock to reseed the tank. Right now it just has the clown and damsel. I plan on getting a royal gramma and a cleaner shrimp later after this tank stabilizes from me re-doing it. Is this overdone?
I still prefer tall tanks stacked with rock. I get to look at coral at eye level, and the fish have lots of hiding spaces.
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80 lbs of dry rock in a 75 gallon. More room for coral. Sorry, you can’t really see the rock anymore! Lol!
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This 120 gallon LPS dominant system is 32 years old. Then, as now, I believe that “real” live rock is the lifeblood of a marine system.
Bottled magic is no where as effective in cycling, system maturity and of course, bio diversity.
Bottled magic is no where as effective in cycling, system maturity and of course, bio diversity.
When I was a teenager watching Jacques Cousteau videos and reading books about the ocean, one thing that captured my imagination was the reef wall or drop off. A vertical wall covered in coral, surrounded by Anthias and dropping off into a deep blue abyss. I've never dived one, but I still tend to recreate this image in many of my reef tanks.
The inspiration:
And my tank:
The inspiration:
150 lbs of real live rock with 40 lbs of base rock pinned together to make a dome shaped base. I wanted to have as much flow in and around the rock as possible. Which is why I did the island rock scape over the traditional wall like we used to do in the past.
Yeah! Pack that coral in!300 lbs KP live rock and a few large pieces of Marshall Island shelf rock I held onto from the 90’s.
I need a bigger tank.
Is there such a thing?
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My 125. I actually had res ape it and added two more flat shelves. Tons of caves holes, and networks.
With the Fiji Leather in the middle? NiceTank of mine from the 90’s…old habits die hard.
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