Adding dead rock to established tank

[@ROTTERtube]

LOVE THAT SCAPE!

[@vimallayil4422]

Wow amazing aquascape, I love it

[@markwischmann11]

Looks great buddy, it's not over done!! Perfect now leave the rock work alone! What ever you put on it will look great buddy!!

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks 👊👍

[@charlesdaniels9087]

Looks great. My 180 will look similar. Keep pumping out the videos.

[@guillaumechavaneau5502]

Awesome tank, just started 3 weeks ago a small tank in Indonesia (20 gallons) and I just added dry rock few days ago too.

[@chrisgroves5236]

That’s a lovely looking piece of rock! It’s always a gamble adding dead rock - but I’m sure the size of your tank will cope ok with it. Your display is beautiful

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks👊👍

[@enzomontini758]

Love the videos and watching the tank progress and mature u have a big fan base here in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥳🤓👊

[@teereefer1276]

I love it whatever you put they are going to look awesome 💪🏾

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks brotha👊👍

[@RogueAquariums]

I like the idea you have with the Acans and the blastos IMO there’s nothing wrong in adding some established rock to the dry rock you have. Your ideas are good Rico. I would have had a little more terracing to the rock to create a slightly sloping effect but at the end of the day, if your happy with how your tank looks, that’s the most important thing. Your hard work shows

[@1982Jigsaw]

How big is this tank? It’s nice 👍

[@ricosaquariums7992]

550 gallon

[@jamesfisher7410]

Rico, I think the rock in the whole tank looks excellent!! Thank you Jim Fisher.

[@jeffjarry4257]

Nice looking rock and placement too !!

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks 👊👍

[@BlueCarbonReefing]

Rock looks sweet! Love it.

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks 👊👍

[@Cal559]

You get a nice multi view angle of that rock piece where you have it. I like it!

[@calfire69]

Love the rock placement I think it’ll be very good for what you’re looking at doing and it looks to be enough shadow plus if you get a stick on top that grows out I think it’ll be awesome looking.... I agree about adding any rock live or dead to an established system carefully. Your system can handle something that small and we all have to look at system size and how many pounds of rock we want to add. Slow and steady wins the race.

[@davidwaters7345]

I like the rock it will be cool with blastos and or acans 👍👍👍. Youre water is super clear now 👍👍👍

[@jamesfisher7410]

Have you ever tried Reef Brite live rock enhance? Jim Fisher.

[@dvsstinger12]

I say you got that figure out bud blastos and on or 2 really colorful acros on top bud btw that tank got amazing potential I don't have a doubt on my mind you gonna make this happen bud happy reefing and keep up the good work amazing rock work.

[@freemansaquatics5326]

I think it looks good in the spot you picked good Sir :)

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks 👊👍

[@freemansaquatics5326]

@@ricosaquariums7992 yes Sir and i enjoyed the real talk last night cheers man :)

[@freddy-b]

Great video Rico, i wonder, in this and a few video's more, i see a peace of tubing in the tank. What is it for?

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Tubing?

[@freddy-b]

White plastic tube.

[@aquariumschmo]

If you are referring to the upper right corner of the tank, those are the return pipes from the sump.

[@freddy-b]

@@aquariumschmo At 5.00 on the sand bed right from the middle.

[@aquariumschmo]

Oh yeah, I see now, not sure. @Rico's Aquariums?

[@mattdavis9942]

Great job bud

[@tinabloomfield7228]

Love the rock there. As far as adding it dry, ive done that with mine and really only seen diatoms.

[@louhollar7351]

Love the placement. That's a fantastic rock!

[@everimage]

Always grade a A knowledge. Question for you... what’s your thoughts on using 600ft well water being used for aquarium water and thoughts on tannin. Your tank is huge how did you feel that sucker up in the beginning and what water is used for water changes.

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Rodi to fill it up! Dont really think so on the well water.

[@gabrielcaballero484]

With those rocks structure, who need coral! :) great looking tank Rico!

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks 👊👍

[@LJsReef]

Tank looks so Dope Bro! And hell yeah add some Acans and Blastos!

[@Carlos23reef]

Rock looks good

[@tnipp1285]

i love it looks great

[@fasting4lyfe]

Love the videos every day your killing it.

[@sherrysreef2381]

Looks great 👍 Acans, 😎

[@ricosaquariums7992]

😘👊👍

[@leonkoopmansdutchsyntheticreef]

Looks great. 👌

[@dudepros]

Looking good Rico!

[@jonandlisa2000]

The tank is looking sweet 😍

[@MrGarciaJr]

We neef you back rico

[@JermaineDrummonds]

Looks good to me.

[@brycechandler4032]

Could you imagine having this as a high end anemone breeding tank! Black widows or csb

[@jeffsreeftank]

Looks natural 👍🏾👍🏾

[@Utubereefer]

Perfect spot 👌

[@markmckinnell2204]

Is the Achilles still eating ok Rico? He looks settled with his own territory but still isn’t mixing with the crowd or has he still got to realise that when your normally in the left hand corner it might be feeding time.🤔

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Still eating good.

[@toddferreira13ify]

Acans would be awesome on that.

[@FriendM2010]

Please share with us on future video what you Gyre’s are set at ? Random? Syncd? % powered? Cheers!

[@charlesdaniels9087]

What are your tank dimensions?

[@SimplyReefing]

Acan garden island would look nice

[@anniejefferson7614]

No spikes. Facing this issue while upgrading to bigger tank. Explain pleasssse.

[@Blackbookproduct10ns]

Do you know how much # of rock you used in the display of this system?

[@ricosaquariums7992]

About 400 pounds

[@acanskywalker5631]

LOL that rock looks like a zombie witch coming out of the grave!

[@aquariado]

#pristinerock nice video there Rico

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Thanks 👊👍

[@rickrodriguez6675]

Rico 👀👍right were it’s at.

[@leaann1028]

Hey Rico, is a 1.5 inch return line to large of a return line for a 130 gallon tank with two 3/4 drain lines in overflow box?

[@Kawwwman]

im with you on that new rock, i love it. fat hairy meaty acans baby! I surprised you dint put the other big rock in as well. i love that piece even more, especially with getting another 50 fish, it will provide more fish shelter...as you already know haha

[@kantmisskorals8456]

Finally can comment again :)

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Sorry brotha I didn't know

[@Reefahholic]

Did you buy some 10 micron felt socks?

[@ricosaquariums7992]

No

[@Reefahholic]

Rico's Aquariums - Did the water just clear on its on?

[@aquariumschmo]

Take a look at the video before this one. It was just a bacteria bloom and it went away on its own.

[@sagemcdonald2956]

Dead rock is great. Just takes a bit longer till it gets going.

[@braveheartreefer525]

Blastomussa for the new rock

[@Merge595]

👍

[@cmcmillan22]

Wow! does that ever give prospective, that rock looked huge in your hands then looks tiny in there! really shows how big that tank actually is

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

Where are the Trachyphyllia going?

[@ricosaquariums7992]

Don't know if I'm getting any! Have you seen the price tag on them lately?

[@DeeFromBrooklyn]

@@ricosaquariums7992 It's definitely who you know, but you can find them at shows

[@sanaayutthaya5576]

Flip the that piece of rock up side down.

[@cameron6824]

😎👍

[@e36m3JeffKennedy]

Man that tank ate that rock like it was nothing, deceiving on size for sure👍🏻