nanoreefer17 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Title pretty much explains it. I am considering mounting a rock to my backwall to make a sort of shelf, somewhat like a more attractive frag rack. Has anyone done this, and if so how do you do it with a stocked tank without draining the water? I am curious if this is possible. Also, I dont want it to look terribly stupid but I have seen some good looking tanks that have done this, this one for example. http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2015/04/23/video-real-reef-aquascaping-with-youngil-moon/ Obviously I am not going for this level of detail, although if you check out my tank thread I would like to place it in the center of the back wall. Tips and thoughts please! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxgillen Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 There are magnetic shelves you can add to the aquarium. Other than that you would have to drain the aquarium to silicone\pond foam one in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Title pretty much explains it. I am considering mounting a rock to my backwall to make a sort of shelf, somewhat like a more attractive frag rack. Has anyone done this, and if so how do you do it with a stocked tank without draining the water? I am curious if this is possible. Also, I dont want it to look terribly stupid but I have seen some good looking tanks that have done this, this one for example. http://www.reef2rainforest.com/2015/04/23/video-real-reef-aquascaping-with-youngil-moon/ Obviously I am not going for this level of detail, although if you check out my tank thread I would like to place it in the center of the back wall. Tips and thoughts please! Thanks! I have a couple of the small magnetic shelves on the below page. They work well, and look nice. http://www.thefilterguys.biz/frag_supplies.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had an entire rock wall on my 70 cube in the past, you need to cut the rocks back so it's flat, and then silicone is to the back wall. You will need to drain the tank to do so. It needs to be dry and easily accessible. If you want just a small piece for frags I'd do the suggested above and buy a magnetic one. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer17 Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had an entire rock wall on my 70 cube in the past, you need to cut the rocks back so it's flat, and then silicone is to the back wall. You will need to drain the tank to do so. It needs to be dry and easily accessible. If you want just a small piece for frags I'd do the suggested above and buy a magnetic one. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Do you have any pictures of this? I want to initially use as a frag rack but am limited on space so as they grow out it will be their home. I don't want it to look really poor as it will be directly in the center of my 29 gallon. I am also worried about blocking to the softies below. What did you cut the rock with? Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I'll try to dig one up that entire build thread was lost in our sites crash. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer17 Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 I have a couple of the small magnetic shelves on the below page. They work well, and look nice. http://www.thefilterguys.biz/frag_supplies.htm They happen to be out of stock of course... But i will probably house colonies on it once the frags grow out Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 They have the small mag station in stock. That's the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Best I have on my phone it's hard to see but it may help you decide Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Hey now that tank looks very fam! hahaha sent from a Samsung note 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I had an entire rock wall on my 70 cube in the past, you need to cut the rocks back so it's flat, and then silicone is to the back wall. You will need to drain the tank to do so. It needs to be dry and easily accessible. If you want just a small piece for frags I'd do the suggested above and buy a magnetic one. I did rock similar to this but more of a bridge with a rock below. I also cut a piece of rock flat with a tile saw then used the 2 part epoxy putty to attach it to the back wall, this is a big piece in a 250g tank on the end viewing side. Made a nice bridge for fish to swim under and have coral on top. I staged it in the garage then put it in the tank while it was filling, not sure how it would work under water but it was wet when I did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer17 Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Alright thanks for the info. I moved my scape around to make room and i am going to cut a rock shelf and then dremmel holes for magnets inside it and then Mount it that way rather than having to silicone. I will post an update on it on my tank thread. Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Alright thanks for the info. I moved my scape around to make room and i am going to cut a rock shelf and then dremmel holes for magnets inside it and then Mount it that way rather than having to silicone. I will post an update on it on my tank thread. Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Only issue I see is the magnets will need to be big for the rock. Most of the rock shelfs out there are a lightweight product. That Alternative Reef stuff seems nice but I do not think he makes it anymore. There is also these guys http://www.aqua-mags.com/ I would like to do the same thing and figured a tile saw or brick saw would be the best rout to go. I have a small one but only good for smaller rocks. I need to find a bigger one. Then either silicone or epoxy to the glass. Good luck and would like to know what you end up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Tile saw works perfectly to cut it, it bucks around a bit lol but it does the job Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer17 Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Only issue I see is the magnets will need to be big for the rock. Most of the rock shelfs out there are a lightweight product. That Alternative Reef stuff seems nice but I do not think he makes it anymore. There is also these guys http://www.aqua-mags.com/ I would like to do the same thing and figured a tile saw or brick saw would be the best rout to go. I have a small one but only good for smaller rocks. I need to find a bigger one. Then either silicone or epoxy to the glass. Good luck and would like to know what you end up with. Tile saw works perfectly to cut it, it bucks around a bit lol but it does the job Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Tile saw works perfectly to cut it, it bucks around a bit lol but it does the job Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk Ended up getting the job done this afternoon. Posted it on tank thread here: http://www.pnwmas.org/topic/35927-my-first-reef-29g-mixed/ Thanks to everyone that pointed me in the right direction I am real happy with how it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboys Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 you could always find a flat rock and have the end cut flat then drilled and magnets inserted. Not cheap but it wouldn't break the bank either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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