Want to Redo Rockscape

[Tanked_Life]

Thinking of re-doing my rockscape after 2 years of it being in there. I have a meteor show coral completely covering a rock and a lot of other sizable pieces but I want to add more sane and get rid of the grotto look to be replaced with a bridge look. What do you guys think. Has anyone done this before? Also any Ideas on how to go about it

 

[TheEngineer]

Just go slowly. Do something like 10% at a time. You're probably going to wind up causing a mini-cycle from both adding new sand and moving the rockwork.

 

[Tanked_Life]

Interesting the thing is, I have no clue how to go slowly I don't have another tank to put stuff in that I take out and all of my current rock work is leaning on each other what do you guys propose

 

[TheEngineer]

I guess you can go in stages, never moving more than say 10% of the rock at any one time.

Day 1: Move 10% to the right side
Day 2: Move 10% more to the right side
<Repeat until the left side is open>
Day 3: Move 10% back to the left in the new scape layout.
<repeat until the left side scape is done.

Then do that for the right side.

 

[Tanked_Life]

Problem is i have a biocube

 

[TheEngineer]

Problem is i have a biocube

Oh...don't suppose you custom drilled it and added a sump?

 

[Tanked_Life]

No sump just the chambers on the back

 

[TheEngineer]

I suppose you could setup a temporary sump in a brute trashcan, but that's kind of a pain in the butt on a tank that isn't drilled.

 

[Tanked_Life]

Trust me haha i have big plans for another tank in the future but all of my favia are growing out like crazy so I need more sand spac than what i have now