Creating amazing aquascapes: What is your primary focus when designing your aquascape?

What is your primary focus when designing your aquascape?

  • Aesthetic Appeal

    Votes: 68 22.3%
  • Coral Growth and Health

    Votes: 43 14.1%
  • Water Circulation and Filtration

    Votes: 35 11.5%
  • Habitat and Natural Behavior

    Votes: 131 43.0%
  • Ease of Maintenance

    Votes: 13 4.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 15 4.9%

  • Total voters
    305

xiaoxiy

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Hi! Would you please share what kind of tank this is? Is it a Euro brace tank? Thank you!
It's an Innovative Marine 150 EXT (external overflow). It's a eurobraced tank with thiiick glass.
 

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I go for natural and the health of the fish. Fish need natural hiding places where they can get out of view or they will be stressed. They like to hide in places where you can't see them and they can't see you.

I have been diving all my life and I was born when Eisenhower was President so I did a lot of diving. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

I took these in the Caribbean







This is mangrove roots in the Florida Keys where fish spawn.



This is Tahiti.


And outer Islands in Hawaii.

Great pictures! I am old enough to know that some were older, when the reefs were less impacted by recent changes. The Porites colony pic is very nice!

SCUBA friend.
 

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With my current take, I tried the less is more approach, because I used to overstock my previous tank with rock. Now I also aim for more circulation, and hiding space for fish.
 

Reefing threads: Do you wear gear from reef brands?

  • I wear reef gear everywhere.

    Votes: 47 16.8%
  • I wear reef gear primarily at fish events and my LFS.

    Votes: 18 6.5%
  • I wear reef gear primarily for water changes and tank maintenance.

    Votes: 1 0.4%
  • I wear reef gear primarily to relax where I live.

    Votes: 35 12.5%
  • I don’t wear gear from reef brands.

    Votes: 159 57.0%
  • Other.

    Votes: 19 6.8%
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