Pansy-Paws

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Aquarium Setups and Livestock - Tank Aquascaping

You paid how much for rocks ... boy, have we heard that sentiment from non-marine aquarists !!!

The aquascaping uses three different live rock sources; Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Leading up to the introduction of the rock, water hit the tank on January 2nd, 2005, salt on January 9th, and the first rock (Fiji) on January 13th. Throughout this process, the water level was approximately 6 inches below the overflow comb, to allow a little less water to work through for the rock setup.

At the bulkhead end, a Grand Cave structure was constructed, with many openings, and one large one up front. The Grand Cave has a height of 10 inches that allows plenty of swimming headroom inside. Two rock bommies were made in the remainder of the tank, one in the middle back (with a bridge connecting to the Grand Cave structure), and one in the front right; both designed with cave or semi-cave structures. The 30 inch tank width was vital to allowing the wide range of cave structures and hiding spots.

Aquarium end shot showing rock structure  Centre rock bommie in aquarium  Bulkhead end cave structure  Cave and centre bommie rock structure  Rock bommie structure at the end of the marine aquarium

End shot of the rock structure Shot of the middle bommie and a peak at the Grand Cave The Grand Cave with coraline covering The Grand Cave and middle bommie The right bommie with its spire rock

Full aquarium tank view with rock structures  panoramic aquarium view  live rock cave structure

Front shot showing all three rock structures A panoramic view of the completed setup Focus on the Grand Cave

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