DIY Live Rock Stand

[mikkr6]

i don't mean to sound ignorant but i kinda am. what is the purpose of this contraption. won't it blow sand everywhere? enless the pump runs all the time won't it couse a siphon? sorry if i am out of place but i am somewhat new and i really want to learn this stuff.

[Geoff]

Originally Posted by mikkr6

i don't mean to sound ignorant but i kinda am. what is the purpose of this contraption. won't it blow sand everywhere? enless the pump runs all the time won't it couse a siphon? sorry if i am out of place but i am somewhat new and i really want to learn this stuff.

if you have a sand bed it will blow it all over the place. this is mainly for Bare Bottom tanks. it keeps detritus from building up under the rockwork. detrital buildup is the leading cause of phosphates in a system. phosphates lead to algae blooms. this is a way to keep the detritus from building up. it blows it out from under the LR so that you can easily siphon it up during a water change.

G~

[Doug1]

Originally Posted by Geoff

if you have a sand bed it will blow it all over the place. this is mainly for Bare Bottom tanks. it keeps detritus from building up under the rockwork. detrital buildup is the leading cause of phosphates in a system. phosphates lead to algae blooms. this is a way to keep the detritus from building up. it blows it out from under the LR so that you can easily siphon it up during a water change.

G~

If its powered by submerged powerheads like the author originally planned then siphoning is not an issue since the powerheads are in the tank, the same would apply if its hooked up to a closed loop, where the water is drawn thru one or more intake bulkheads, hard plumbed to an external pump and back into the tank and to the spraybar/rack with no open areas in the plumbing(ie drain to sump, then pumped back up)

[SeaDog]

I love the look of this, I'm guessing if the outlets wet pointed in a slightly off vertal direction it wouldnt affect the sand bed and would the rockwork well blasted.

Please keep us informed on how the MJ's work for you, just so happens I have a couple to spare for this

Steve

[mikkr6]

why would you want to blo off the rock then siphon why not plumb it the other way and have it suck the detitrus and save a step and a mouth ful of water.