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Hmmm.. Well the egg crate is only 1/4" deep (about), so I can't imagine it makes much difference in burrowing? And it's to avoid problems with rock, so FW vs. SW has no real impact other than that SW tends to use more rock (but it also tends to be lighter rock, so that's kind of a "wash").
Yes, rock should be in first so it has already "settled" to the bottom and won't shift with digging (the sand doesn't make it more stable since the fish are going to be digging away at the sand anyway), but that's exactly why the eggcrate might be needed; because the rock is right on the glass!
Well, interesting, but I don't particularly buy the arguments against, and the possibilty of breaking out the bottom of a tank kind of trumps any argument, imo. The plexiglass idea might be one to consider also; only thing there is that the surface would be "slipperier".
I'm lost... what is all of this about breaking the bottoms out of the tanks? Pressure points? Eggcrates and plexiglass inside aquariums?? Can someone please elaborate. It might be the utter lack of sleep speaking, but I'm totally lost on this line of thought....
And I must say, Mizzuo, I love the tank set-up and the fakes are simply gorgeous. Here here for artificial!!!
And I must say, Mizzuo, I love the tank set-up and the fakes are simply gorgeous. Here here for artificial!!!
When you rock out a tank with lots of rocks for a specific look, depending on the type of rock you use, you could have it's weight unevenly distributed.
If it has sharp pointed edges, that weight and anything on top of it is concentrated at that point. Not good for glass in general. Knocking off the points is one way to handle it.
Also, stacked designs can become unstable or fish/maintenance can knock them over. Having a layer of the egg crate on the bottom can prevent damage directly to the glass or relieve stress points by distributing the weight.
If it has sharp pointed edges, that weight and anything on top of it is concentrated at that point. Not good for glass in general. Knocking off the points is one way to handle it.
Also, stacked designs can become unstable or fish/maintenance can knock them over. Having a layer of the egg crate on the bottom can prevent damage directly to the glass or relieve stress points by distributing the weight.
I took these pics about 3 weeks ago. I added my driftwood, changed to (2) marineland heaters 150W and added fish. Last week I rearranged the rockwork to give it more height ...... more pics soon.
