I have got so many questions about my rockscape, I wanted to talk about it in a more visible place. There is not much talk of aquascaping and so many of us are intimidated in the advanced techniques used to create stunning aquascapes. I feel that this rock is a breakthrough in cool aquascapes and you might want to give it a try.
So this year at Reefapalooza Orlando the Marco Rock booth displayed their new “Premium Shel Rock.” Needless to say I was blown away by the display.
I had always hated shelf rock prior to that day but had started to warm to the idea of rock like the 2 Little Fishies Stax. Problem is, those stax rocks seemed to be tailor made for nano tank aquascapes.
This new Marco Rock was more for larger tanks. Since I am slowly building my 250g tank aka: Dry Tank of the Month, I felt this was the rock for me. I had my friend Joe Caparatta from Unique Corals come over to help (ok, he did it all) aquascape and after about 2 hours, he created this?
This aquascape is nothing crazy. Anyone could achieve this. No crazy overhangs supported by acrylic rods and such. Just stacked rock then cemented in place. I think it’s a great alternative to the big boulder shaped rocks that we are so used to.
The Marco Rock can be found here: http://www.marcorocks.com/shelf/
Similar rock can also be found under the Reef Savers brand at BRS: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-reef-saver-shelf-aquarium-dry-live-rock.html
So this year at Reefapalooza Orlando the Marco Rock booth displayed their new “Premium Shel Rock.” Needless to say I was blown away by the display.
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I had always hated shelf rock prior to that day but had started to warm to the idea of rock like the 2 Little Fishies Stax. Problem is, those stax rocks seemed to be tailor made for nano tank aquascapes.
![8f1a67c8665a933c812e706d83d84d5e.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20180813%2F8f1a67c8665a933c812e706d83d84d5e.jpg&hash=2582f461b55bdfac4027bd10eaa0fec6)
![7770b5f493a2fd4a20be9f4b2c3a0aa7.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20180813%2F7770b5f493a2fd4a20be9f4b2c3a0aa7.jpg&hash=83a12c679a8f8af4e2cbfd9e9b49e0c0)
This new Marco Rock was more for larger tanks. Since I am slowly building my 250g tank aka: Dry Tank of the Month, I felt this was the rock for me. I had my friend Joe Caparatta from Unique Corals come over to help (ok, he did it all) aquascape and after about 2 hours, he created this?
![5b9ed35f5cf0cae3aba677e822183059.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20180813%2F5b9ed35f5cf0cae3aba677e822183059.jpg&hash=53350508f03d51e609dc9a941e4eeed8)
This aquascape is nothing crazy. Anyone could achieve this. No crazy overhangs supported by acrylic rods and such. Just stacked rock then cemented in place. I think it’s a great alternative to the big boulder shaped rocks that we are so used to.
The Marco Rock can be found here: http://www.marcorocks.com/shelf/
Similar rock can also be found under the Reef Savers brand at BRS: https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-reef-saver-shelf-aquarium-dry-live-rock.html