Building with tonga toys: Have you ever used branch rock in your aquascape?

[nano reef]

Someone sold me me a brute trash can full of tonga for 20 bucks! SCORE!

I have been having a hard time decorating and thats why my tanks is so bare.

I have a huge order coming in and recently as well been buying encrusting corals so I think I wIll put them on some of the tongas separated by zoas.

I think I may dedicate one to chalices. Problem with that is I am hoping they will plate but not sure if they will encrust and I dont want a ton of encrusting rock on the back.

Appreciate any suggestions. Blastos maybe? The problem would be feeding them and I also thought of acan sense both blastos and acans get along but then the feeding problem since they would be growing vertically.

The branch at top is going to have some sps

 

[MoshJosh]

Yup:

 

[ygbsmww]

I build mine with ceramics using pics of the real deal found online.

Build yours? Interesting idea. Details please.

 

[specsgirl]

 

[jtf74]

Build yours? Interesting idea. Details please.

I have access to a kiln and I just buy clay and shape it and fire it then pop it in with the live rock and give it some time. Branches are the easiest really. I like clay because you can build large structures with cavities that are much lighter than an equivalent sized rock and have large caves for fish. I poke a lot of holes and crevices for bacteria and critters. Been using ceramic for several years. I am going to glaze a few for use in QT tank as abs pipe floats too easily and the glaze should prevent absorption of copper or other meds.