I haven't finished the mortar or sand, but the design is finished.
Overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out. The clearance from the glass is decent all around. It's better front to back than it is on the sides.
There are three main pieces to the superstructure. The piece on the right is a more centralized mass with a few interwinding arches and overhangs. The middle piece has a long tunnel at the bottom and a few arches while reaching out to the right. The leftmost piece is actually a complete spiral. I wasn't planning on making a spiral. It certainly isn't natural, but it was fun to design. We'll see how it holds up to fish and coral.
I'm open to feedback, but the design likely isn't changing at this point
The overall scape put together
Spiral structure (tough to see that it is actually a spiral from this picture)
Center structure
Rightmost structure
Overall, I'm very happy with how it turned out. The clearance from the glass is decent all around. It's better front to back than it is on the sides.
There are three main pieces to the superstructure. The piece on the right is a more centralized mass with a few interwinding arches and overhangs. The middle piece has a long tunnel at the bottom and a few arches while reaching out to the right. The leftmost piece is actually a complete spiral. I wasn't planning on making a spiral. It certainly isn't natural, but it was fun to design. We'll see how it holds up to fish and coral.
I'm open to feedback, but the design likely isn't changing at this point
The overall scape put together
Spiral structure (tough to see that it is actually a spiral from this picture)
Center structure
Rightmost structure