• How critical is it for the stones to be close to the glass?

  • John3335

Friends, please help with criticism, experience, and practice. I will be setting up a long (175 cm) but narrow (40 cm) aquarium, with a height of 50 cm. I really don't want to place the stones right against the glass, but in my case, this is the best option in terms of aquascaping - however, it creates stagnant areas, which is very bad. Although I've seen several such setups and they seem to be thriving. How critical is this? Or suggest your ideas and methods for arranging a ridge in 40 cm? I will be using flat stones, about the size of a palm. Thank you all in advance.

Cheryl9296

From my experience, when the glass blooms, and it blooms for everyone, in places where stones are near the glass, you can't reach to clean it, and it doesn't look very aesthetic. I will plan the next aquarium with the consideration that the magnet can fit between the stone and the glass.

Michael3221

I didn't quite understand - if the stones are laid on the glass, then nothing can be seen at all.

Natasha

On Riffcentral.ru, there is an article and several photos. I must say, it's very interesting. All the stones are drilled, and pipes are laid in and around them to create maximum washing of all the cracks, stones, caves, etc. Naturally, all of this is then concealed, creating a false impression that everything is very simple and that everything runs on one pump. Link to the article.

James5103

I was planning this and haven't completely given up on the idea yet - thanks for the link. But they removed something from our epicenters - I have no idea what to do now...

Eric5208

I made them from the pipes that are delivered. And the gray color is very convenient - it allows you to arrange the live stones as needed and requires less decoration of the pipe (for example, white, like in Epicenter).

Matthew1280

Thank you for the tip! But I'm an impulsive person - I can see it from my window - I got used to driving up and buying it since I changed my mind about everything. And since I will be doing the wiring along the back wall and at a 45-degree angle upwards and from a powerful pump, I can imagine what kind of phone call will get me sent to hell by the guys. I will be soldering - I have a soldering iron and I know how to solder - but the problem remains - I can't figure out how to make the end deflectors movable - the fittings on the PVC pipes become permanently attached to the pipe under the soldering iron - it's hard to turn them later.

Joshua9847

If you're specifically interested in NIBCO, reach out here; they will ship what you order, even cutting the pipes (for transportation).

Christopher3770

Thank you! But I felt that I left 2.5 meters of 3/4" pipe - now it's a matter of calculating the fittings - or rather, figuring out their quantity and type. It seems I found a company in Odessa that has Nibco - I will call them. P.S. By the way, the glue in the aquarium dried up over the two years - and there was more than half left. I sealed the aquarium well. And the cleaner seems to be alive.

Larry

That's it!!! My question about the pipes is resolved! Simple PVC pipes (gray) for soldering - if you insert the pipe into the soldering iron socket and the fitting onto the soldering iron pin - but do not solder and let it cool, then they fit freely into the connection and can still rotate as needed and sit tightly - even better than in some cases - they rotate smoothly without cracking or play. So, you can use simple pipes for soldering - and they are significantly cheaper.