[Pomme]

live rock big or small?

i have just been looking at my live rock and been thinking thats its all pretty large, and had a thought that i could 'smash' it down to smaller sizes and then i might be able to make a rock scape easier and it would look more natural? i would also be able to fit more live rock in, so more filtration!

what do you guys think of this idea? has anybody tried it? does it look good?

thanx andrew

[hcp28]

Go for it. People smash big rocks all the time. Just be sure you have a good idea of what you want in size before you do it... once you smash it you can't bring it back. The best way I've found to do this is to take it out of the tank, place it on a damp cloth on a sturdy table or something. Take a screwdriver and a hammer and just chisel away. You may want to put on your big yellow rubber gloves for this, it can get messy.

You can break your bigger rocks for easier aquascaping. HTH

Henry

[Pomme]

cool im going to have some fun tomorrow!

[Minh Nguyen]

Originally Posted by Pomme

cool im going to have some fun tomorrow!

You must have a small tank. I find that larger rock is best for aquascape in large tank.

[Poseidon]

I'm with Minh on this one Andrew, I like the larger pieces. They are much less likely to tumble then the small one are. I've had to break up a few of my larger pieced to frag things and I did NOT like doing it...

[Minh Nguyen]

I have to drill holes into the smaller rocks and use cable ties to tie them together so I get a larger piece of rock.
Minh