Cobbles,slate,sand Egg Crate

[teddyman5]

Just going to re-do my 80 gallon tank.Currently has gravel and clay pots, a few plastic plants with a bit of mopani.
Fancy changing the gravel for sand and using some cobbles and mopani with maybe some slate.Do I need to use egg crate?
Tank is 6ft x 2ft x 18".
Any thoughts on the decor or how I should do it or any other suggestions?
Occupants will be several synodontis, angels, bala sharks and a couple of larger cichlids.Also looking for a couple of sorubim lima but then the angels would go in another tank.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Egg crates are best used to tie down Riccia fluitans. So unless you want to anchor something down with the egg crate, the egg crate would not be unnecessary.

-FHM

 

[holidayinn]

I used eggcrate as a bed under my sand, not to make the glass stronger, but just to protect it if i drop one of the rocks, cant see the harm, but not completely necessary

 

[fatheadminnow]

I guess that is a good safety precaution to add egg crate then.

I just never heard of someone using it like that, which is why I posted what I did.

-FM