90-110 gallon scape - what are you proud of?

[WallyTime7]

I’ll be starting my 525 G2 Reefer upgrade in a few weeks.
Curious what scapes are out there that you’re most proud of with that size!

Let’s see some pics, i need some ins

 

[Jekyl]

Not happy with my 90g. Next time will be more smaller rocks and caves rather than larger rocks. Also never using dry rock again.

 

[Waters]

I like my current scape....first time using Marco and cement. Absolutely love using dry rock.....tank is going on 14 months old with zero issues. Each island can be moved to accommodate growing coral. Also each outside island is hollow to allow fish hiding spots. Sorry about the blue pic but it is the only one I have with me.

 

[Gtinnel]

This is a picture I took when I first put my aquascape in the tank. Overall I like how it turned out. Sorry it’s so blue I didn’t use a filter.

 

[PeterC99]

Negative aquascape on my RSR 425 XL.

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

I really like the obelisk and rock wall I built with real reef rock and shelf rock using the emarco mortar. This is my 90gal 4’ wide tank. I haven’t seen anything like this before and wasn’t going for a “natural” look in my artificial reef.

 

[WallyTime7]

I like my current scape....first time using Marco and cement. Absolutely love using dry rock.....tank is going on 14 months old with zero issues. Each island can be moved to accommodate growing coral. Also each outside island is hollow to allow fish hiding spots. Sorry about the blue pic but it is the only one I have with me.

Looks great! Love the separation between each section. Definitely something long term that'll help anything encrusting, GSP, etc

 

[WallyTime7]

I really like the obelisk and rock wall I built with real reef rock and shelf rock using the emarco mortar. This is my 90gal 4’ wide tank. I haven’t seen anything like this before and wasn’t going for a “natural” look in my artificial reef.

Love the shelves! Tons of rock. SPS might fill that guy quickly! Great job

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

Love the shelves! Tons of rock. SPS might fill that guy quickly! Great job

Thanks! I’m still trying to figure out what kind of corals I’m going for. A mixed reef would be awesome but not sure if I can pull it off with my limited experience.

Do you have ideas or sketches of what you’re thinking of doing?

 

[WallyTime7]

Thanks! I’m still trying to figure out what kind of corals I’m going for. A mixed reef would be awesome but not sure if I can pull it off with my limited experience.

Do you have ideas or sketches of what you’re thinking of doing?

I’m doubling my current tank (pic below) size so I’ll probably keep these rocks as is then need to research another section… less sand touching and more sprawling sideways maybe

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

I’m doubling my current tank (pic below) size so I’ll probably keep these rocks as is then need to research another section… less sand touching and more sprawling sideways maybe

Sounds like you got a good plan!

You inspired me to re-scape the right half as the tank is currently in fallow/cycling. I wasn’t really happy with the right as the rocks were just piled up. So I decided to get more creative. The water has a tint due to treating it with Rally Pro as I had some clowns that didn’t look good and eventually died. I’m still trying to figure that one out.

 

[WallyTime7]

Sounds like you got a good plan!

You inspired me to re-scape the right half as the tank is currently in fallow/cycling. I wasn’t really happy with the right as the rocks were just piled up. So I decided to get more creative. The water has a tint due to treating it with Rally Pro as I had some clowns that didn’t look good and eventually died. I’m still trying to figure that one out.

I really dig the combo of shelves and arches! May steal some of that . What lighting do you use under the cabinet? I like it.

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

I really dig the combo of shelves and arches! May steal some of that . What lighting do you use under the cabinet? I like it.

Thanks! It's taken some planning, building, breaking down and rebuilding. I used BRS Extra Thick Super Glue and Insta-Set just to get the structure shapes. Then applied Pink Mortar for the structural integrity forming bases around contact points. After that, I super glued rocks over the mortar to cover it up (even the pink looks ugly) and filled the unseen gaps in the back of the "cosmetic" rocks with more mortar. It was actually a lot of fun and made me feel creative

I've got a simple waterproof LED strip off of Amazon LED STRIP LINK. It's wired to a unique Crestron controller that leverages my Crestron control system. There's probably a ton of LED controllers on amazon. You just want to make sure you can control all 4 channels, red, green, blue, and white if you're looking for that.


I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Billy

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

This is a picture I took when I first put my aquascape in the tank. Overall I like how it turned out. Sorry it’s so blue I didn’t use a filter.

This looks really cool! The only thing I'd be worried about is cleaning the front and left sides of the glass. I really like this sprawling look. It's almost like it's reaching out of the sand.

Billy

 

[Gtinnel]

This looks really cool! The only thing I'd be worried about is cleaning the front and left sides of the glass. I really like this sprawling look. It's almost like it's reaching out of the sand.

Billy

It’s not as close as it looks in the picture. There is probably about 4 inches between the glass and the rock at the closest points. I can easily get my flipper max anywhere on the glass.
The first time I ran the scrapper around I was afraid I was going to hit but when I looked from the side it wasn’t even close.

 

[blaxsun]

160 gallons, but the fish seem to love it! (Red Sea 750XXL)

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

It’s not as close as it looks in the picture. There is probably about 4 inches between the glass and the rock at the closest points. I can easily get my flipper max anywhere on the glass.
The first time I ran the scrapper around I was afraid I was going to hit but when I looked from the side it wasn’t even close.

Awesome, well done!