Arranging Rocks

The most difficult thing I found was arranging the rockwork. I put the Aragamax in first after thoroughly washing it and letting it soak for a couple of days in tank water. The problem was that every time I scooped the sand away to set a rock on the tank bottom it just gave off clouds of silt and I couldn't see bugger all!! I had my pumps running and even covered the outlet with filter wool which helped to some degree, but even so it took half a day to get the base rocks in and a couple more to build the reef. The next problem, after the corals and fish went in was the flow from the returns making a mess of my sandbed creating numerous sand dunes. I eventually sorted that out by directing the flow over the rocks. Things are pretty stable now and parameters are good.