Does your aquascape make you proud?

[DIAZ REEF]

I give mine an 8 for now, once I get the sps for the top half I’ll like it more lol.

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

I really like my aquascape, but in such a small tank, do wish I hadn’t chosen the giant archway. It really limits floorspace.

I know what you mean, it's the evo 13 yeah. I have 1 aswel. I did all dry rock which I regret but I had time to make the scape how I wanted.

 

[Dburr1014]

Awesome aquascapes are like a hobby within a hobby! Fine tuning the negative space, minimal rock structure or underwater volcano look is part of the fun of owning a saltwater reef tank. Oh and at times part of the frustration! We even have a forum dedicated just for it! For many the saltwater aquarium is like a living piece of art for their home and having the perfect aquascape is very important. But today is not about how to achieve it, it's more about sharing and inspiring! So let's talk about it and share!

1. Are you proud of how your aquascape looks and how happy are you with it?

2. How long did it take you to get your aquascape just right?

SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR AQUASCAPE OR ONE OF YOUR MOST FAVORITES!


image via @Kendrick Brown

I myself am semi happy with my scape. I know I have a lot to improve on it. I can see what I want in my mind, just its difficult to physically make it with my own hands.
I personally don't like the scape you posted Revhtree. I don't mean to offend anyone but it looks like it's floating. Not natural looking at all but I'm sure that tank is real easy to clean.

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

I have 2 other tanks a 7 gal and 24 gal and I dont know how to rank I'd say around a 6 for how happy I am with them but as corals grow the scape is always changing. 7 gallon
24 gallon

 

[Trouble1375]

2 years in progress. The caves are big enough for an 8" sailfin tang to disappear and our Swallowtail angel can go in from one end of the tank and come out the other side without ever coming out of the rock work. Will be much happier once the corals start filling in.

 

[rui.manuel.gaspar]

This is mine ...
The white board is the size of the tank.
100x100x50cm



And yes really proud of this scape although I must confess my participation in it was really on the low side. I had the help from a friend. Just told him what I was looking after and together we made this in about 3 hours

 

[NinjaSeaTurtle]

I don’t know... just tinkered with it the other day and added the big rock on top to create a cavern. Now I am wondering if I have too much rock in there.

 

[Sharkbait19]

I know what you mean, it's the evo 13 yeah. I have 1 aswel. I did all dry rock which I regret but I had time to make the scape how I wanted.

Nice scape! Yeah I was limited to what live rock the store had at the time, and back then thought that bigger was better for my selections, though that’s not always the case....

 

[Riotjj21]

Here's my tank. Two months. Mixed. Tang police need not reply.

 

[Jack Ravensbergen]

this scape is never finished....

 

[mosertree]

I gave it an 8. It took like 5 days to put together out of the tank and once in the tank I have moved some things around a bit. Can’t wait to see it with lots of coral!

 

[Calm Blue Ocean]

I liked mine until I started thinking about coral placement. I think the fish really like it (they all seem to enjoy the big cave) and I find it fairly pleasing to look at but I'm not sure how I'm going to avoid all sorts of shading problems and I don't feel like I have enough places to accommodate a range of coral requirements. I wish I'd maybe made a second large cave coming off the large structure and connecting to the 3rd island. The fish would have enjoyed a second cave and I would have had a lot more area for corals.

I like it and don't like it.

I really admire the lighter looking structures that people are building. I think if I started again I would have used more shelf rock instead of so many big heavy pieces.

 

[Sharkbait19]

I liked mine until I started thinking about coral placement. I think the fish really like it (they all seem to enjoy the big cave) and I find it fairly pleasing to look at but I'm not sure how I'm going to avoid all sorts of shading problems and I don't feel like I have enough places to accommodate a range of coral requirements. I wish I'd maybe made a second large cave coming off the large structure and connecting to the 3rd island. The fish would have enjoyed a second cave and I would have had a lot more area for corals.

I like it and don't like it.

I really admire the lighter looking structures that people are building. I think if I started again I would have used more shelf rock instead of so many big heavy pieces.

That's how I felt with mine. I liked it until it came to not knowing where to put my corals...

 

[Hermie]

I'd say 8.5 out of 10 because it's not completed yet but almost. I have the final frags in the tank and ready for placement, just have to epoxy them in place and watch them grow. I have spent countless hours analyzing the layout and placements and will probably spend countless more doing the same.

 

[Nicholas Dushynsky]

Nice scape! Yeah I was limited to what live rock the store had at the time, and back then thought that bigger was better for my selections, though that’s not

Nice scape! Yeah I was limited to what live rock the store had at the time, and back then thought that bigger was better for my selections, though that’s not always the case....

Yeah I thought that in the beginning. This tank was the first tank I've used dry rock only in, I did this so I could smash the rocks up (real reef rock) and reassemble it in the shape I wanted. I just wish I had added some proper live rocks in the beginning.

 

[acorn88]

I said 10 - hate it

I got back into the hobby 2 years ago after a 10 year hiatus. When I was reefing in 2008 NSA wasn’t in the conversation. I jumped in without doing any research and now have a lot of envy for those aquascapes. Until my next setup....

 

[reefaroo]

I would change mine , I had to arrange in emergency with cloudy sand due to livestock death in a tub during move. So basically did this blind lol but rocks are too big for much change , not the best but I’m happy with it

I think it looks really nice.

 

[dvgyfresh]

I think it looks really nice.

Thanks man, they say you are never really finished anyway haha

 

[kenjitan528]

1. Are you proud of how your aquascape looks and how happy are you with it?
-can spend haft day with it.

2. How long did it take you to get your aquascape just right?
Build it in 1 weeks time and take 3 months to filled it full with coloration

 

[kenjitan528]