This is good to know. Last thing I want is a rock to fall and cause damage.
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Looking good to me. You have room to clean left side glass correct?Need some work, any thoughts? I like the left side othere than the glass side. I have more rock but there's no way it's all going in.
mine thing you could toy around with on the right side is this. Break up a few bits of your leftover rock into graduated size pieces that you can lay on the sand coming out from the right boulder like a tentacle or a tree root toward the right front corner. It will extend that right to left channel you have between the islands and give you a place to mount some low light corals (acans, favia etc).
think of how volcanos and trees have root branches extending from the base. Food for thought and something to play with.
get wet!
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Need some work, any thoughts? I like the left side othere than the glass side. I have more rock but there's no way it's all going in.
I really like the idea. One thing though, I would create a bit of separation between both structures by removing the rock that almost connects them. You've definitely got something there.
There are trade offs. Of course if the tank is deep enough you can pull it off fine. Or if you choose to go minimalist construction. The advantage is with flow IMO.
piling means you will have space for a lot of rock which is helpful. But you will be trapping detritus back there due to flow being impeded.
more common now is island construction. Helps with flow. Also the negative space has visual appeal and adds to available swimming space for fish.
It really comes down to what look do you want. Today I have a huge pile of overgrown rock. I plan to convert this to islands at least two of which will touch the back wall. But I will get flow back there this time.
What do you guys think of this? (obvipusly not with the blue things to keep balance before using stonefix). Planning on getting some wrasses, maybe need more hiding places?
You have a nice minimal look going there. If it makes you happy, then you are good.
That amount of rock won't provide a ton of biological filtration. You might consider adding some marine pure or brightwell block to the sump for bacterial colonization space. If a wrasse needs to hide he will just dive into the sand bed.
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Well Thanks! I do like the look of it, dont know tough if wrasses/inverts would be happier with more hiding places? And yes! I do have a laarge block of Marine Pure to add to the sump, maybe some rocks (or ceramic rings) to the sump aswell for bio filtration.
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I am digging that scape. As long as you can clean the side glass ur good to get wet IMO.
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yeah lol definitely made sure I had room for a magnetic scrubber or flipper scraper
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Ive got a 29g tall with a bit of the "rock wall" going on, any advice appreciated.
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Hi there! I’ve been doing this for about 10 years, with just this one tank pictured here. It’s been thru a lot and I’ve had lots come and go, but I was seeking some help with possible aquascaping and how to manage some overgrowth.
None of my rocks are glued down (gasp!) nor are any of my corals (double gasp!). As you can imagine there has been a topple or two, but it has come in handy for the couple of times I’ve moved and had to disassemble.
stats:
55g
HOB skimmer
No sump (another gasp! But I’ve never had the space/set up for it)
4 power heads
LED lighting (always had t5’s until my fixture died so I changed it up to just LED’s. It’s been almost a year and everything seems fine so far)
ok, well, let me know what thoughts you have. I particularly need suggestions on how to trim back things that are overgrown—like the mushrooms!
None of my rocks are glued down (gasp!) nor are any of my corals (double gasp!). As you can imagine there has been a topple or two, but it has come in handy for the couple of times I’ve moved and had to disassemble.
stats:
55g
HOB skimmer
No sump (another gasp! But I’ve never had the space/set up for it)
4 power heads
LED lighting (always had t5’s until my fixture died so I changed it up to just LED’s. It’s been almost a year and everything seems fine so far)
ok, well, let me know what thoughts you have. I particularly need suggestions on how to trim back things that are overgrown—like the mushrooms!
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My original scape is on page 7 of this thread. Fast forward 1 1/2 years. Scape has changed a bit and corals have definitely grown out! I look back at my original post and it seems like yesterday. A little evening shot. I don’t think I’ll ever be completely happy with it though. Nature of the beast I suppose.
Starting a new tank (new sand/rocks)...will eventually transfer corals and fish from my current IM 30L to IM 50 Lagoon. The IM 30L was my first saltwater tank and I didn’t know too much about anything (rock scape, water flow, etc.) and ended up with two larger rocks (which aren’t that great in this set up as they take a lot of space/restrict flow..). Now I’m trying to be better with the new tank.. will keep a mixed reef (most LPS/zoas/anemones with few SPS at the top).
The last pic is of the current tank/corals I have... the rest is the new tank. I’m thinking of using the left island as a Euphyllia garden (frogspawn, hammers, etc.).. anemones with zoas and maybe torches on the right..
Really open to other ideas/suggestions...
The last pic is of the current tank/corals I have... the rest is the new tank. I’m thinking of using the left island as a Euphyllia garden (frogspawn, hammers, etc.).. anemones with zoas and maybe torches on the right..
Really open to other ideas/suggestions...
If you need an outside perspective to help with improving your aquascape, just post here a few shots of your tank, and will try my best shot at providing specific advise according to your goals for the tank.
Sometimes I can just answer here, show the alterations using photoshop or make a video.
Just post here front shots with your cellphone/camera positioned at 3 different heights (sand level, centre and water level) and also a couple of angled photos, so that I can have a better understanding of your tank's layout.
This is a subject that is surprisingly not researched by most reefers and I have given some thought and some time ago I did a similar exercise in another forum.
It's also a great way for everyone to learn from each other and see a few freshwater techniques that we can apply and also many others that are specific for reef tanks.
In the meantime, if you want some inspiration here are a few videos I made with suggestions for different tank shapes.
This was great help! Thanks for all the resources
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Thinking maybe little less rock sorry for light other 2 still on Current tank as this one cycles the two caves are pretty big hard to tell from the pics last one cranked the light to 100
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