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  1. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Edit: In the future, please do not cut and post entire articles. Please instead link them and or paraphrase them, thanks in advance, Gresham :D

    http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium...man_aquascaping_the_reef_aquarium.asp?CartId=
     
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    coral reefer, Mar 25, 2006
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  2. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Ther is alot more info in marine depot.com. I thought that article was awesome as it kind of goes against the assumption that you need 1-2 pounds of live rock per gallon of water for the ultimate in filtration.
     
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  3. chetrod

    chetrod Peppermint Shrimp

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    It makes sense having spage available between the rocks will improve the water movement needed. The only issue I see is when you is stacking them so they don't fall over. I guys cleverly using epoxy and zip ties might do the trick. Great article
     
    chetrod, Mar 25, 2006
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  4. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    I hear ya! I am just a little scarred of the rock work falling over. Alot of epoxy will be needed. But at least there will be more water movement between the rock work and more light for beneficial coralline algae! Plus I can save money on live rock and buy more coral!!!Yeah!!
     
    coral reefer, Mar 25, 2006
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  5. idiopathic

    idiopathic Plankton

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    sweet article and thanks for the tip on marinedepot.com

    here is the link to all the articles for anyone who is interested.
     
    idiopathic, Mar 25, 2006
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  6. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    im not sure how it works but ive heard of some people using pvc pipe as a base to sturdy the live rock can prolly find that somwhere in the diy forums if anyone has doen it on this site
     
    karlas, Apr 27, 2006
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