Minimalist Aquascaping

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2 month update on my minimalist reef.

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I am also trying to keep my rock work pretty contained. I am trying to keep as much swim space available as I can and following the rule of 3rds. (Still doing some tiding of wires and building out the tank, check out my build thread if you have any interest in it)

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Sorry for reposting (as I already made a thread for my scape). Just want to contribute. I guess mine is also minimal? :)

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Really really really love the scape! But I dont think it's quite minimal. If you left just the two biggest rocks, I think it would definitely look minimalist but then you don't have as much room for coral! lol
 

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Just started up the first of two tanks. This one will be FOWLR (420G) and the second will be a 200G drop off reef tank (mainly coral). Both will use the same Caribsea Life Rock and simplified aquascape. Sorry for poor lighting.
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Just started up the first of two tanks. This one will be FOWLR (420G) and the second will be a 200G drop off reef tank (mainly coral). Both will use the same Caribsea Life Rock and simplified aquascape. Sorry for poor lighting.
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You bought the shapes right? not just the regular caribsea life rock. 40 lbs of it or 60?
 

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I think mine qualifies. Nothing on the sandbed. Will probably do a different powerhead down the road to declutter the back wall as well - maybe either an mp10 or an icecap 1k if I can find one used.
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Not much in terms of corals yet - this is a reboot.
 

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You bought the shapes right? not just the regular caribsea life rock. 40 lbs of it or 60?

Yes mate the shapes. Allowed for much more open rock work. I think there is 60 - 70 pounds of it for those pieces. I am running bio bricks in the sump for extra filtration.
 

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