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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 8, 2013 14:10:46 GMT -5
It's super easy and they never fall over! I've been drilling and stacking my rocks for a few years now and love it. Don't glue them though. If you only drill and stack them you'll be able to take them apart and rearrange but if they're glued your stuck with it.
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Post by jess on Feb 8, 2013 16:09:02 GMT -5
Most of my rocks are huge, there's only about 8-10 rocks in there
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Post by NateG on Feb 8, 2013 17:42:32 GMT -5
Lookin great! If you are looking for a stiffer material than acrylic rod. You can pick up one of those reflective stakes that you put along your driveway. They are a few bucks from home depot or lowes. Im not sure about all of them, but the one i bought is made out of 3/8" fiberglass solid rod. Its real nice stuff to work with.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 8, 2013 18:33:46 GMT -5
CPVC 1/2 pipe is what I use. It's cheap, readily available and it's easy to build a base for the rocks as well.
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Post by industry on Feb 8, 2013 19:42:51 GMT -5
Can this be done with live rocks without ill effect? Do you rinse them in Ro, or NSW to get the rock dust off?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 9, 2013 21:33:13 GMT -5
Yes it can be done with live rock. Definitely rinse out the rock dust or rock paste if its wet.
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Post by lindsey1984 on Apr 11, 2013 19:31:24 GMT -5
Jess This is how I want mine (figured it was easier than texting you a pic of my screen! LOL
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Post by jess on Apr 11, 2013 20:34:37 GMT -5
I see nothing lol
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Post by lindsey1984 on Apr 11, 2013 20:48:19 GMT -5
The last page silly... Page one
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Post by jess on Apr 11, 2013 20:55:32 GMT -5
Lmao yes that is awesome, just be a pain with live rock and corals already attached, and my drill burned out  but definitely get more control over your look this way!! Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards |
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Post by scoobnoob on Apr 12, 2013 5:34:35 GMT -5
I'm following Ryan's advice in my new build, I'm so sick of stuff falling over, I might try a smaller diameter pipe though for the smaller stacked rocks (you can get some tiny pvc pipes at hydroponic stores), and PVC for the main base, can't wait too have some more money to continue my build, would like to see pics of the process if anyone else goes this route.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Apr 12, 2013 7:06:18 GMT -5
I prefer tp use 1/2 cpvc pipe because its still small enough butu is still sturdy enough to support my largest 30lb an larger rocks. I use a 5/8 masonry bit to drill the holes. It makes the holes just big enough to keep it easy to place or remove the pipes if I decide to change my rockscape.
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Post by dharmajedi on Apr 12, 2013 16:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by scoobnoob on Apr 12, 2013 18:23:20 GMT -5
I have seen them when I visited Greg's he revamped his entire reef tank with the vida rocks, it's really cool with the custom setups which is what he did, I've handled the sample he has they are amazingly light for the amount space they take ups so they are very porous, they also come pre-drilled to accept frag plugs but the holes aren't necessarily noticable, I've been debating between this and dry rock for my next setup.
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but definitely get more control over your look this way!!