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06-22-2005, 08:46 AM
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Location: Connecticut
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How much LR is enough?
I have 50 pounds in my 46g bowfront all LR no base rock, I was considering another 20 pounds of Tonga branch..
Anyone think 70 pounds is too much? Too little?
Anyone with a 40-55 tank have a pic of LR placement? Mine is sporadic and I just don't have a good talent at placing my pieces...
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06-22-2005, 08:53 AM
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it all depends on what you are wanting to do with the appearance of your tank.. theres no real algorithm to say how much u should or shouldnt have..
for a tank that size though i'd look at roughly 100lbs..
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06-22-2005, 09:35 AM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
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I have 120 pounds in my 60. 20 pounds in my sump. Not too much... just arrange it nicely. 
46 I would do 90-100 pounds IMO.
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06-22-2005, 09:41 AM
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My biggest problem right now is arranging it nicely. I just have it as a ridge line from left to right across the tank. Space in front of it and behind..
I really suck at placing rock, anyone have recommendations? I was thinking about building a volcano like mound in the center of the aquarium and working outward to the glass. Right now with my ridge setup it touches the glass on the left & right sides of the aquarium...
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06-22-2005, 09:43 AM
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IMO 1 lb per gallon is the min I would go with. It all depends on the looks you want and if the rock is dense. I have 60 in my 55 and It fills the tank up nice, I have see dense rock in tanks and it only looks like 30 lbs instead of 60.
Some people like the look of losts of LR, I don't I want a fish tank not a LR tank.
I enough for good natural filtration and thats it..
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06-22-2005, 09:48 AM
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if u can post a pic of the current tank out i'd help alot..! then maybe we could help design something diff..!
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06-22-2005, 09:55 AM
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I can take some pics when I get home this evening and post em up. I need to do before and after shots anyways since this weekend I am adding a new overflow, a uv sterilizer, 3 maxi-jet 600's on a wavemaker pro, and getting rid of my satellite dual and putting up a coralife aqua moonlight. Going to be removing my Hagan 901 powerhead and my crappy Penguin Emperor hang on the back filter...
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06-22-2005, 05:30 PM
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Just a suggestion: I like the look of two mounds on each side of the tank. kind of offset from each other. I like to create a lot of caves for creatures to inhabit. Give it character and depth. Allow water to flow around the mass and through it. It always takes me a few months to finally settle on aquascaping. I consider aquariums to always be a work in progress.
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75 Gal FOWLR est. 6-01
Wet Dry w/Amiracle Skimmer
[Bio Balls/1lbs. slow drip Carbon]
9 Watt UV Ster.
100lbs. Live Rock (Fiji,Tonga Br)
125lbs. Aragonite Base
Maculosus Angel~Yellow Tang~Flame Hawk~Canary Blenny~Pajama Cardinal~Bl Yel Tl Damsel~Brittle Star
10 Gallon Sea Clear Acrylic est. 7-05
Whisper HOB w/carbon+ 1 rio 400 PH
65 watt 12K PC
DSB + 6lbs. Fiji LR/2lbs. Base R
5 Bl Leg Hermits/ 5 Astrea Snails
1 Serpeant Star/ 1 Whte Burr Star
Leather Coral
Orange+Green Zoos
Growth of Halimeda
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06-22-2005, 06:00 PM
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I like the look of two mounds
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SALTYDAWGY: Me too 
Oh yeah I also have my tank set up that way.
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06-22-2005, 07:01 PM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
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I am horrible at aquascaping and my husband who happens to be very good at setting up a tank and arranging corals can't do it either : ( I once asked my LFS how much they would charge and they said $2/lb. Doesn't sound like much i know but I have atleast 290 lb's yikes! Look in the gallery under tank shots, there are some great aquascapes in there!
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150 gallon, 30g fuge/sump, 4.5 watt/ gal VHO Lighting, 4" sand bed, 290 lbs LR, CDX-3 Nitrate/Phosphate filter
Female Naso "Isabell" or "Izzy", Emperor Angelfish, Flame Angel, Red Sea Sailfin tang "Bambi", Maroon Clown "Nani", 5 Chromis, 1 Aglae Blenny "Bengi" , Yellow Watchman Goby, pr of Banggai Cardinals, Lyretail Anthia, Six Line Wrasse
1 cleaner shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, lettuce nudibranch, 1 sand sifter stars, 1 tiny red brittle star "red", 1 tiny red and white banded serpent star, 2 tiny banded serpent stars, small orange Linkia starfish, assorted hermits and snails. Corals: star polyps, A ton of different types of mushrooms, yellow zooanthids, brown-orangish and light blue paly's, orange ricordia.
90g RR, W/D, 120 lb's LR SF eel, pygmy angel, pr sebae clownfish, 4 chromis. Star Polyps & Mushrooms
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06-22-2005, 08:43 PM
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$2/lb is crazy especially considering how much they probably just made off of you selling it.
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75 Gal FOWLR est. 6-01
Wet Dry w/Amiracle Skimmer
[Bio Balls/1lbs. slow drip Carbon]
9 Watt UV Ster.
100lbs. Live Rock (Fiji,Tonga Br)
125lbs. Aragonite Base
Maculosus Angel~Yellow Tang~Flame Hawk~Canary Blenny~Pajama Cardinal~Bl Yel Tl Damsel~Brittle Star
10 Gallon Sea Clear Acrylic est. 7-05
Whisper HOB w/carbon+ 1 rio 400 PH
65 watt 12K PC
DSB + 6lbs. Fiji LR/2lbs. Base R
5 Bl Leg Hermits/ 5 Astrea Snails
1 Serpeant Star/ 1 Whte Burr Star
Leather Coral
Orange+Green Zoos
Growth of Halimeda
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06-22-2005, 09:40 PM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
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Naw, I didn't buy my LR from them. I got mine from LR.com (2 hour drive) and hi rocks...but it's still crazy!
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Alex n Mary
150 gallon, 30g fuge/sump, 4.5 watt/ gal VHO Lighting, 4" sand bed, 290 lbs LR, CDX-3 Nitrate/Phosphate filter
Female Naso "Isabell" or "Izzy", Emperor Angelfish, Flame Angel, Red Sea Sailfin tang "Bambi", Maroon Clown "Nani", 5 Chromis, 1 Aglae Blenny "Bengi" , Yellow Watchman Goby, pr of Banggai Cardinals, Lyretail Anthia, Six Line Wrasse
1 cleaner shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, lettuce nudibranch, 1 sand sifter stars, 1 tiny red brittle star "red", 1 tiny red and white banded serpent star, 2 tiny banded serpent stars, small orange Linkia starfish, assorted hermits and snails. Corals: star polyps, A ton of different types of mushrooms, yellow zooanthids, brown-orangish and light blue paly's, orange ricordia.
90g RR, W/D, 120 lb's LR SF eel, pygmy angel, pr sebae clownfish, 4 chromis. Star Polyps & Mushrooms
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06-22-2005, 10:10 PM
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Ur joking me...? $2/lb to aquascape your tank.. that should be a freaking CRIME!
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06-23-2005, 09:20 AM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
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I know i about fell over when he told me. Too bad I don't have the skills for it or I would have to go in business for it myself lol. Appearantly many many people in my area pay him for it.
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Alex n Mary
150 gallon, 30g fuge/sump, 4.5 watt/ gal VHO Lighting, 4" sand bed, 290 lbs LR, CDX-3 Nitrate/Phosphate filter
Female Naso "Isabell" or "Izzy", Emperor Angelfish, Flame Angel, Red Sea Sailfin tang "Bambi", Maroon Clown "Nani", 5 Chromis, 1 Aglae Blenny "Bengi" , Yellow Watchman Goby, pr of Banggai Cardinals, Lyretail Anthia, Six Line Wrasse
1 cleaner shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, lettuce nudibranch, 1 sand sifter stars, 1 tiny red brittle star "red", 1 tiny red and white banded serpent star, 2 tiny banded serpent stars, small orange Linkia starfish, assorted hermits and snails. Corals: star polyps, A ton of different types of mushrooms, yellow zooanthids, brown-orangish and light blue paly's, orange ricordia.
90g RR, W/D, 120 lb's LR SF eel, pygmy angel, pr sebae clownfish, 4 chromis. Star Polyps & Mushrooms
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06-23-2005, 09:54 AM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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I took a ton of tank shots last night but couldn't get any of them under 250k (all were 2+ megs from my camera). I ended up taking a crack at it and redesigned it to the single mound volcano type method that I saw in many pictures here.
Looks better, but still just seems like something is missing.
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