Critique my rockscape

[ThaBeast]

This is what I have for my 400 (96"x33"w x 29"h). Will be stocked with anthias, a blue throat, a sargassum, a couple of tangs, some genicanthus angels, lots of sps. Let me know what you think & it is acceptable to be brutal

 

[143MPCo]

Looks good!

 

[robbie8691]

Looks good to me. Are you going with sand?

 

[Cary Meredith]

missing the walls of the tank, lol

 

[ThaBeast]

Barebottom tank, its acrylic and I don't want to deal with sand

 

[haanstang]

I like it.
Aquascaping is all about what looks good to you the right flow through and around the rocks as well as light getting to where you want it.
Try and think of how much room it will take up once your corals get bigger too and if you think you will be ok with the space you will be having then.
But I like it. Can't wait to see in the tank

 

[jazonPartij]

I don't think it can get any better than that.

 

[singleshot]

Can we get a more straight shot? Looks good just wanna see it from a straight on shot

 

[ThaBeast]

Can we get a more straight shot? Looks good just wanna see it from a straight on shot

Will tomorrow, it's at the shop & I'm home

 

[reef life]

Looks Good on Paper Lol. Always changes a bit when you install in your tank. At least mine always did.

 

[vic5hands]

are you gluing them together ?

 

[ThaBeast]

are you gluing them together ?

Yes each 'pile' will be glued using Marco rocks cement and/or kz speedglue. The top 'bridge' pieces will be fastened via fiberglass rods through drilled holes

 

[KJAG]

I generally like the scape, or at least the "base," but I will say it seems to be lacking on taking advantage of the vertical space. Personally I think stretching upwards, in at least one portion of the scape would have a more appealing visual effect than the straight plane of rocks you currently have in place. Coming upwards in any of the sections of rock would add dimension.

 

[Seattle_reef]

I would try to add a little more visual depth. At least from the picture it looks pretty flat, like a rock wall. It also looks to have one fairly uniform height. I'd use the rule of thirds to vary the heights and draw the eye from peak to peak directionally across the tank.
I'm not sure how big this aquascape is compared to the tank but I'd suggest you play with the negative space a bit. It's easy to fall into the trap of adding more rock in an attempt to make an beautiful aquascape, when in fact less is often more. having some more open space in an aquarium can add a lot of impact and drama to intricate rock works, caves and overhangs.

There are a few excellent aquascaping posts out there, but I'd suggest checking out some photography blogs. They often talk about how to compose a shot for really dynamic photos. If you imagine each(viewable) side of your tank as a still "landscape" shot, these photography lessons can be really applicable.

 

[aaron23]

I like the idea youve got going the middle to right side I really like I wouldn't change. The left looks like it could use more swim throughs it's pretty blocky on the left. I'd like to see more caves /overhangs there

 

[leahfiish]

I think a more level pic would help, unless you're going to be looking down on your tank a lot.

To me it also looks very full, make sure you leave room for your corals to grow out. :)

 

[Marlon2024]

Looks good but I think it's too level across imo. I like using all the dimensions back front sides top
Maybe adding one more rock to on the top of one on the right

 

[ThaBeast]

Thank you for the suggestions. I removed some rock and re arranged. Let it sit this evening as I cemented several together. Hope to transfer to the tank tomorrow afternoon

 

[Bpb]

400 gallons is quite a bit of space. I am all for using the aquascape to facilitate maximum coral placement and what you have is great. If you wanted to visually break it up some perhaps create one or two spots where there is no rock and the sandbed has either a direct line of sight to the back, or the rocks overlap front to back with a gap in between. Kind of like the ole "sand trail leading away behind the aquascape". Just ideas. I like it though

 

[tech9]

What did you use for cement? Looks nice!