I agree.. but once grown! It definitely will stand out and look totally different.
Thanx for the kind words. I dont know what it is but my wateer tests well but fish keep dying. I am truly obsessed i spend hours researching and working on the tank. I snuck away from work 3 hours early and crossed state lines to gp to a fish store today lol. Its a strange hobby tjough in that most hobbies you can start slow amd test the waters. With this you go deep fast and its the hardest and most expensive in the beginning.glad you think the aquascape is nice. When you work on it for so long itz hard to stay objective and not attached. I just wish i didny have to use mortar but when i used crazy glue the first time it all fell apart when i tried to pick it up
I wanted to make it bigger but the tank wasnt big enough to have two structures if it was bigger and i couldnt figure out how to support it if it went the whole length of the tank.
I like odd fish but that photo creeps me out lol
Yea it does look unnatural. It was kind of the point but i do see how it losing something by not feeling like a real reef and more like a statue
I also wanted to have a place for coral to get high light and flow from the surface agitation while leaving space for the fish to swim. Plus its hard to see in the photo but there are multiple ledges and some archs for the fiah to feel hidem but still be visable to me. It was also on a three leg base to keep flow underneath to prevent detritus buildup but i miscalculated and it was too tall for the tank so i had to cut the legs off. I was also considering when i eventually have coral i wanted enougb negative space for the coral to grow into so that it didnt turn i to a wall. I dont know i might have overthought it. It was fun though and i would try again but rocks get expensive. I do appreciate the honesty though. It helps me reflect
Thanx . Only problem is i wanted to emphasize the ability to see part of my fish when they hide so but when they go in the shell they cant be seen at all and just disappear for hours
I hope youre right. Im a ceitical guy. No one is harder on me than myself. The criticism helps me get perspective and i like honest appraisals. I really hope the medication i ordered can get here before my fish die off one by one from this mystery disease but when this tank is stable and growing i do want to start a new tank and these opinions can only help me make my mext one nicer. I really am obsessed. Something about the simple beauty of the corals and fish mixed with the calm yet entertaining effect of watching the fish interact makes me feel nice. And on an intellectual level the challenge and complexity of creating a fully balanced self contained ecosystem makes it more fun, challenging and rewarding than a videogame to me. I even appreciate the things i learned but disnt expect. Like who knew even shrimp have personalities and individually unique behaviors
