Minimalist Aquascaping

[Ricardo Prata]

When I think of minimalist scapes, this is the first one that comes to mind:

My Tank...

 

[914joe]

Nice Ricardo! That's a beauty

 

[gpwdr]

My Tank...

Wow! It's all coral and not all rock. I have way to much rock in my tank and I need to do some aquascaping with some Pukani dry rock I have coming in.

Thanks for the pictures.

Gene

 

[GOSKN5]

http://youtu.be/-cLpe_Wt-uo

 

[gpwdr]

http://youtu.be/-cLpe_Wt-uo

Wow! You have a beautiful tank.

The Gorgonions really add a lot of life to the aquascape.

How do you like the Gyre? Any pros or cons on it?

Gene

 

[GOSKN5]

Thanks... I love the gorgonians... just makes it natural looking to me.. and gives nice height and variety..

I like the gyre a lot.. it's a little overpowering for this tank and what I keep.. but is great for the minimalist look as it basically disappears on the side....

pros would be only pump needed, insanely powerful, really makes a "gyre" in tank

Cons would be one sided flow (although corals seem to like it and several articles have said this is naturally how many corals receive flow)
Controller lacks a few features I would like
Short cord
Lack of flow directly under pump

 

[EZMAC114]

This is my 180...I plan on putting a little more rock in there to build a little more height.

 

[Snapcracklepop]

My "weeping bonsai reef" check out my build thread. (Working on getting better pictures)

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182301

 

[Joker79]

FOLLOWING!!! Beautiful tanks!

 

[Frozn]

Awesome thread! Have a slightly heavy minimalistic scape currently. Have been contemplaying rescaping and possibly removing a rock or 2

 

[myzislow]

I use biodigest/bioptim.

I used to have a fairly minimalist aquascape but then all my corals grew and I accumulated too much crap on my sandbed :bigsmile:
Nov 4 2013 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

1 year by rich.colombo, on Flickr

I'm working on cleaning up corals on sandbed and thinning some pieces out to get it looking more open again.

Sweet!!! Good lookin bro, love it!

 

[DirtinLa]

My "weeping bonsai reef" check out my build thread. (Working on getting better pictures)

my 40b reef tank build

However did you get those rocks to float across your tank scape?????

 

[Snapcracklepop]

However did you get those rocks to float across your tank scape?????

Lots of glue..lots and lots of it and patience with steady hands along with tape. Took me about half a day to complete

 

[dragonfish]

op2:

 

[DirtinLa]

Obviously there has to be some kind of counterweight under the sand

Can you please enlighten us?

 

[Snapcracklepop]

Obviously there has to be some kind of counterweight under the sand

Can you please enlighten us?

Il enlighten you, there is a glue at home depot called construction polyurethane adhesive, its a pain to work with but once its set you can glue rock to the ceiling if you wanted to, but there is not much information on it regarding to reef safety. Though ive used it on systems before with no ill effects but if you decide to try it youl realize how it can hold so well. Plus i am using less than 5 lbs of rock per pillar so what your seeing is more of an illusion

 

[DirtinLa]

Well I am jealous... once of the MOST awsome formations I have EVER seen!!!!

Thanx for sharing,

-=Fred=-

 

[Stephanie11]

I choose the 2 island approach in a 125. I wish we could have had a bigger tank like atleast a 180. Size was an issue. So I feel there is less depth than what could have been, plus a crappy cell pic.

 

[Snapcracklepop]

Well Thank you! If youd like you can follow my build thread to keep you updated, maybe help you out or inspire with your own reef tank

 

[Eckolancer]

Pic of my tank when first setup

Pic of tank after some growth

Pic currently

I'm in the process of selling my larger colonies to clear out some space. I feel the fish new more swimming room.