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01-27-2006, 09:42 PM
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Little Fishy
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Location: New Jersey
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whats a rock standoff???
and whats its purpose?? thanks
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01-27-2006, 09:54 PM
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Spam Princess
Join Date: Mar 2002
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was wondering this myself, actually...
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01-27-2006, 10:03 PM
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I loves me a water change
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Where did you see this term?
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01-27-2006, 10:24 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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that s when one rock hates another ..right! 
or are you talking about raising your LR off of the substrate?
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01-27-2006, 10:33 PM
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I loves me a water change
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Originally Posted by m3rma1d
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Ah, ty! 
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01-27-2006, 10:34 PM
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Kelp Kicker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marysville, WA
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here yah go! and yes I stole your pic butch! neener neener!
and it's pupose is to keep the live rock off the gravel bed. |
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01-27-2006, 10:50 PM
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Spam Princess
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Originally Posted by DaveL
it's pupose is to keep the live rock off the gravel bed. |
Because....... having yer rock in the gravel is bad??
Uh-oh...
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01-27-2006, 10:55 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Jersey
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yeah, same place as m3rma1d, thanks. is having ur rock in the sand bad, what could result?
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01-27-2006, 10:56 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
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Not that it is bad , but in the long run better....
by having the LR raised off of the substrate you allow for the water to move any ditirous out fromunder the LR and not casuing the lovly algae blooms or other problems, also by doing this if you have any tunneling buddies in the tank you help make sure you dont have any cave in's and loss of life..
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01-27-2006, 10:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Jersey
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oh, thanks , how should i go about doing this, what should i use to raise the LR? |
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01-27-2006, 11:19 PM
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Kelp Kicker
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marysville, WA
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I'm going to do mine tomorrow, so I will let you know, but I intend to use 3" pvc and like the pic drill holes in it.
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01-27-2006, 11:21 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
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We had two guys in a disagreement today on which type of shovel to use to clear the snow off a porch..is that it?
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01-27-2006, 11:40 PM
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The Bitter Mod
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta
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Use pvc(4") and drill some holes in it(1 1/2-2")
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01-28-2006, 12:10 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Jersey
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thanks
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