Hey folks,
I'm doing my first big-ish tank and I'm not really very artistic or experienced but trying to get the scaping right. Tried to read up on the rule of thirds, etc. I'm mocking it up dry so I can get feedback.
It's a Waterbox 80.4 tank -- it's only 12 inches deep, which means there's not a whole lot of room. I plan to do a mixed reef (mostly softies/LPS), with small fish. Also plan to have some mangroves growing out of the island.
The look I'm going for is an arch/island in the middle, a little plateau on the left, and inner and outer bays on the right. I was planning on having an island in the middle stick up a bit with mangroves growing on it. Was thinking of having another island on the foreground right (but ran out of Stax).
I also took a bunch of photos to try to build a 3D model. I've uploaded it to sketchfab, it's not perfect, but it does help to understand it in 3D. You can find it at: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/waterbox-804-aquascape-818504057e5047b1aa9501dc84003989.
Would love to get thoughts!
I'm doing my first big-ish tank and I'm not really very artistic or experienced but trying to get the scaping right. Tried to read up on the rule of thirds, etc. I'm mocking it up dry so I can get feedback.
It's a Waterbox 80.4 tank -- it's only 12 inches deep, which means there's not a whole lot of room. I plan to do a mixed reef (mostly softies/LPS), with small fish. Also plan to have some mangroves growing out of the island.
The look I'm going for is an arch/island in the middle, a little plateau on the left, and inner and outer bays on the right. I was planning on having an island in the middle stick up a bit with mangroves growing on it. Was thinking of having another island on the foreground right (but ran out of Stax).
I also took a bunch of photos to try to build a 3D model. I've uploaded it to sketchfab, it's not perfect, but it does help to understand it in 3D. You can find it at: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/waterbox-804-aquascape-818504057e5047b1aa9501dc84003989.
Would love to get thoughts!