First ever reef tank

[ReefTrucker386]

Slowly piercing together my first ever reef tank. I personally feel i’m 75% with this aquascape, though I’d be satisfied if it’s considered done as is. So far it’s only gel super glued. Hopefully getting my marco cement stuff next week so i can blend the chunks together. Please critique the absolute **** out of my aquascape. The good and the bad. I’m the furthest skilled person away from being Picasso or Van Gogh, so trust me… you can’t hurt my feelings. I’m not artistic what so ever ! My end goal is a mixed reef, so i tried consider each coral placement for par and flow.

 

[Michael71]

Welcome to the club. Feel free to start a build thread once they approve you for pics. Cant wait to see more.

 

[Fish Fan]

Congrats on your first build!

I'm guessing you wanted to post some pics of your 'scape, but they didn't seem to attach

 

[kevgib67]

Looking forward to following your build!

 

[ReefTrucker386]

Congrats on your first build!

I'm guessing you wanted to post some pics of your 'scape, but they didn't seem to attach

That’s exactly what happened. Let me see if i can get them to upload

 

[ReefTrucker386]

 

[ReefTrucker386]

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[PointerReefs]

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Nice rock work dude!

 

[ReefTrucker386]

Congrats on your first build!

I'm guessing you wanted to post some pics of your 'scape, but they didn't seem to attach

Photos are in the thread now

 

[ReefTrucker386]

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Nice rock work dude!

Thank ya! I have a few more boulders I can chisel into smaller pieces and have most of the structures extend forward towards the front some more so it crates more overhangs. But the trick is not blocking the lights so my lower par corls still get light lol

 

[PointerReefs]

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Nice rock work dude!

Thank ya! I have a few more boulders I can chisel into smaller pieces and have most of the structures extend forward towards the front some more so it crates more overhangs. But the trick is not blocking the lights so my lower par corls still get light lol

Looking forward to seeing it come together

 

[ReefTrucker386]

 

[ReefTrucker386]

Tank is currently being used as a native predator tank. My three boys caught a juvenile large mouth bass, two warmouth bass and a bluegill or brim. Don’t know what it is yet.

 

[JonoH]

Welcome to the club!

Your scape looks great, done an amazing job!

 

[ReefTrucker386]

Welcome to the club!

Your scape looks great, done an amazing job!

Thank you! In your honest opinion, should I go a little higher? My end goal is a mixed reef, slightly more SPS dominant. Right now my scape is half the distance to the water’s surface.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Aquascape looks good! Plenty of room for corals and fish to swim around in. It's put you, but you could make the aquascape a little higher on one side to allow it to get more "light" for higher-demanding light corals. That is up to you though!