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Old 12/08/2007, 12:48 AM
CharAznable CharAznable is offline
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Help with Live rock placement

I need some input on my live rock placement in my tank. My tank is 5' x 2' x 2'. It has two overflow boxes along the back. I am trying to place the live rock in a way that looks nice and has good spots to place coral. The only thing that I am really worried about is dead spots. Currently the rock is layed out in the red areas of this top down diagram of the tank:



The gray boxes are the overflows.

Is there a better way I could arrange the rock to minimize dead spots or is it OK to have them up against the back wall?
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Old 12/08/2007, 12:58 AM
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Just packing rock in will restict flow in those areas causing food and debris to collect. Leave some open areas fro flow and if needed add some spot flow.
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Old 12/08/2007, 08:06 AM
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Do you have any suggestions on where I could place the rock considering where the overflows are?
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