I stacked the rock in the aquarium “for real” last Friday. I had acrylic rod on hand in case I needed to drill some holes and use the rod to stabilize the rocks. However, since the Marshall rock has a branching structure (as opposed to the more rounded shapes from Fiji), I was able to get a good stable stack even without the acrylic rod. I can put my hand on any of the pieces on top of the stack and apply pressure in any direction and the rock just stays where it is. I was really happy with how stable everything turned out. I was able to stack everything and keep the rocks from leaning against the glass. That’s a little harder to do because the glass can add stability to the stack, but keeping the rock off the glass allows for better water flow around the rock. I have two peaks on the left and right sides of the tank, with a lower stack of rock in the center. One of the rock pieces had a nice built-in cave area, so I positioned that towards the left side of the tank facing the front. Overall I’m very pleased with the rock and the arrangement I was able to come up with. It may not be the best stack ever constructed, but there’s not a lot of room to work with in a 58 gallon tank, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.
I think it looks great! :) We liked watching the water woosh around it while we played Settlers.
Comment by Becca — December 4, 2006 @ 6:33 am
DaDa!
Luv roc wa lie!
Tank!
DaDa bes!
Luv
Ch
TRANSLATION:
Daddy!
I love the rock, the water and the lights! Cool Tank!
You’re the best Daddy ever!
Love you,
Charis
Comment by Charis — December 4, 2006 @ 1:47 pm
When Charis was over yesterday the mailman came to the door with a package. After I got it and closed the door, Charis said “Da Da”. :) I think someone’s Da Da gets a lot of packages! Love Me
Comment by Mom — December 5, 2006 @ 6:53 am
You should of heard Charis when the rock arrived in HUGE boxes! She knows that all boxes must be DaDa’s after going through the tank set up! :)
I think that the rock set up is super! It made a bit of a mess not to mention a little smell but now that it is done I do love it! You did a GREAT job!
Comment by Joy — December 5, 2006 @ 1:24 pm