Sticks and stones: Have you ever used branching rock?

[ReefStash]

Majority of my scape is branch rock. I mounted a lot of pieces together to make 2 large structures in my 228g.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

I won’t use it because I don’t want to contribute to destroying a reef in a third world country. If I want Branching, there’s Aquacultured Stag Horn, Elk Horn, Birdsnest and I now
have a tiny Piece of Aquacultured Finger Coral.

 

[Hhaynie]

I won’t use it because I don’t want to contribute to destroying a reef in a third world country. If I want Branching, there’s Aquacultured Stag Horn, Elk Horn, Birdsnest and I now
have a tiny Piece of Aquacultured Finger Coral.

I think that it's mostly dry rock being talked about

 

[FitLabb]

my sps miracles reboot
mostly real and artificial branch rocks
the problem is finding branch rock now

That’s a very beautiful scape, and looks like a lot of time and thought went into planning it. Really well done, as I can see how nicely everything is going to grow in. Wish I had a bigger tank like yours to build a big scape like this with a the space to add a diverse group of corals. Feel like branching rock lends itself well to having a wider variety of corals that all have the space and flow they need.

I have a smaller 26 gallon Red Sea Max Nano Peninsula tank that already has live rock in it, but I’m hoping to find some smaller branching rock to add to the tank in the front as an aesthetic island for zoanthids to grow on, but not sure where to find it. Probably need to find something in person or build a structure from smaller pieces if possible due to the limited space I have left…..

 

[Mark Bradley]

My whole structure is formed of branches

 

[DHill6]

I’ve gone through the Marco rock, bonsai tree ceramics, live Tonga rock complete with a Eunice worm. All stages completed. Now it’s only Tonga branch, the real thing not manmade. I’ve removed a lot to make room for the scolys. It’s a small tank

 

[Freenow54]

Have a small tank with Fiji rock. Looks nice but if you get hair algae makes it very hard to get rid of it. Also fairly hard to build areas for coral, as I see in the photos

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I think it has a really neat design to it, but I personally would never use it.

 

[i2ik]

Building a tank with Tonga branching rocks. Was quite hard to find since we can not get anymore. I like the fact that I can create an aquascape with a small foot print and provide space for flow and corals placement. Fish can also swim in between. Overall, I really like branching rock! It is also different from other reef tank

 

[PhishMonger84]

whats a good source for this sort of rock? is this the same as tonga ronk?

 

[19Mateo83]

I’m all Tonga rock in my 14. I bought it right about the time that it’s export was banned. It’s been used, sat in storage for a decade now it’s in use again. Love this stuff!

14g cube rock work

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[pufferfish_jake_98]

I’m currently working on a new build for an 32-gallon and I find that the branching rock gives good variety for hiding places, but good water flow. Trying to find a good spot if incorporating it in other aquascaping features could sometimes prove challenging. I’ve seen some good seahorse set ups with them.

 

[pufferfish_jake_98]

I’m currently working on a new build for an 32-gallon and I find that the branching rock gives good variety for hiding places, but good water flow. Trying to find a good spot if incorporating it in other aquascaping features could sometimes prove challenging. I’ve seen some good seahorse set ups with them.

UPDATE— just finished the setup for cycling, I intend to use some of the branch pieces and plating for better hiding spots for fish with soft coral placements around them. The branch pieces just brought me to 1 pound of rock per 1 gallon of water without taking up too much space.