FishLvR
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I hate my current rockwork so much. It's also not very secure. I loved the arch thing I did just before this scape. I was unable to replicate and this time just tossed it all in. To redo it would be a pain.
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Not me not happy with my last attempt you lose all sorts of area for Coral. Great for Fish but that's it. Overhangs especially. I watched a Video on " Carls Reef ) I like the approach made there a bunch of small Flowers if you will with space between them. This guy has money galore ( trying to be nice )
. I don't know if he does his own work. His Tank rivals a chemistry lab as well he does not have to do a thing
. I don't know if he does his own work. His Tank rivals a chemistry lab as well he does not have to do a thing
Hakon
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Scape for my new tank.
Pretty happy with this design, looks naturalistic, has lots of light and shadow with lots of spots for corals, islands, maybe a christmas tree rock in the future, swimming space is to the front and high with lots of habitat space to the back.
Right now it's held together with superglue which I don't consider permanent, I'll be getting in there with E-400 mortar this week to properly lock it together and fill in all the little gaps in the contact points to strengthen everything.
Would love some comments.
Pretty happy with this design, looks naturalistic, has lots of light and shadow with lots of spots for corals, islands, maybe a christmas tree rock in the future, swimming space is to the front and high with lots of habitat space to the back.
Right now it's held together with superglue which I don't consider permanent, I'll be getting in there with E-400 mortar this week to properly lock it together and fill in all the little gaps in the contact points to strengthen everything.
Would love some comments.
Seems like a good balance of spots for Coral. and hiding spots for fishScape for my new tank.
Pretty happy with this design, looks naturalistic, has lots of light and shadow with lots of spots for corals, islands, maybe a christmas tree rock in the future, swimming space is to the front and high with lots of habitat space to the back.
Right now it's held together with superglue which I don't consider permanent, I'll be getting in there with E-400 mortar this week to properly lock it together and fill in all the little gaps in the contact points to strengthen everything.
Would love some comments.
SheltonGoesSalt
New Member
Here is my 24G AIO Fusion from IM.
I ordered 20lbs of rock and wanted to have enough space on all sides of the tank for flow, so I ended up having a few small pieces left over that broke off during shipment. I utilized all of the big pieces, and I am happy with the setup. My question is, do you think it's enough for the fish to hide, or should I add anything else in front of or behind? I think I am in my head, really, but was thinking if I get a pistol shrimp and a Goby, which I plan on doing, will they have a spot to do their thing? I also want this to be a mixed reef tank. I know I won't be able to go crazy with it, only being 25G, but for my first tank, I am pleased and tried to keep everything in mind.
I just started my cycle today so I have about 4 to 6 weeks to ponder really.
- Outside DIMS: Length 23.6” Width: 19.7” Height: 11.8”
- Display DIMS: Length 23.6” Width: 15.87” Height: 11.8”
I ordered 20lbs of rock and wanted to have enough space on all sides of the tank for flow, so I ended up having a few small pieces left over that broke off during shipment. I utilized all of the big pieces, and I am happy with the setup. My question is, do you think it's enough for the fish to hide, or should I add anything else in front of or behind? I think I am in my head, really, but was thinking if I get a pistol shrimp and a Goby, which I plan on doing, will they have a spot to do their thing? I also want this to be a mixed reef tank. I know I won't be able to go crazy with it, only being 25G, but for my first tank, I am pleased and tried to keep everything in mind.
I just started my cycle today so I have about 4 to 6 weeks to ponder really.
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ShawnSaucier
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I guess My friends were not Civilized. As a matter of fact I did not ever lay my eyes on many at all
ShawnSaucier
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ShawnSaucier
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Thank you. The picture looks a bit flat, but it does have a lot of dimension to the scape
What I like Lots of free room for fish to swim , lots of exposed surface area to light for Coral . Lots of room for Maintenance. But no hiding spots. Fish If you are going to get them Love Privacy , from you and each other. It should be easy to fix
slingfox
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The rockscape looks awesome. One thing you may want to plan for is ensuring the rockscape is modular enough so that pieces can me removed for maintenance if needed.Scape for my new tank.
Pretty happy with this design, looks naturalistic, has lots of light and shadow with lots of spots for corals, islands, maybe a christmas tree rock in the future, swimming space is to the front and high with lots of habitat space to the back.
Right now it's held together with superglue which I don't consider permanent, I'll be getting in there with E-400 mortar this week to properly lock it together and fill in all the little gaps in the contact points to strengthen everything.
Would love some comments.
I would also caution against going with a 100% MarcoRock / dry rock setup. If I were you I would complement the above with live ocean sand or a bunch of live rock in the sump.
Hakon
Community Member
Yeah that's in two pieces the bigger one is a little heavy but not too bad and I can one hand lift it fairly easily and getting easier.
The sand I went with was specifically Carribsea Ocean Direct original grade and I also got some preseeded ceramic biomedia from a mature sump in the pump vault at the back of my setup. In addition I seeded phytoplankton and copepods late in my cycling before I added fish.
So far I've had what I'm fairly certain is a diatom bloom that I added four trochus snails and three red leg hermit crabs to deal with. I've yet to see anything else bloom though I'm starting to see something pinkish orange very faintly on some of the rocks, which may or may not be the start of coraline as I seeded that too and it's been five weeks now.
slingfox
2500 Club Member
It looks like your tank is off to a good start. It is hard to tell from the pictures but you may want to adjust so that you have enough room to scrape the glass all around. I would put at minimum a fist size of space from any glass surface. Then again, I am in the camp of people who like to keep their back glass panel clean (I scrape the back glass once a week).Yeah that's in two pieces the bigger one is a little heavy but not too bad and I can one hand lift it fairly easily and getting easier.
The sand I went with was specifically Carribsea Ocean Direct original grade and I also got some preseeded ceramic biomedia from a mature sump in the pump vault at the back of my setup. In addition I seeded phytoplankton and copepods late in my cycling before I added fish.
So far I've had what I'm fairly certain is a diatom bloom that I added four trochus snails and three red leg hermit crabs to deal with. I've yet to see anything else bloom though I'm starting to see something pinkish orange very faintly on some of the rocks, which may or may not be the start of coraline as I seeded that too and it's been five weeks now.
One other thing I did when i replaced my entire aquascape recently was to build a low aquascape that goes no higher than halfway up the height of the display tank. This leaves more room for future coral growth. You setup should work fine depending on what you intend to grow. Hard to tell how the rockscape sits in the aquarium from the angles in the photos.
Here is my aquascape at week 8. You see if have a lot of room above the rocks which the fish seem to enjoy and also gives the tank a very spacious look. The lower height was also partly due (1) I used all live rock so I didn’t have the ability to scape with 100% precision, and (2) I had to work with what rock I had given budget constraints. I also purposely don’t buy any fish larger than the Yellow Tang in order to keep things spacious looking.
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Hakon
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looks great my only concern would be the weight of it, and maybe the overall size if you don't have a container that can fit it if you have to pull it out with anything attached to move the tank.Any feedback would be great. Personally, I feel like it’s perfect but if anyone has any input it would be greatly appreciated.
40g Peninsula
slingfox
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Any feedback would be great. Personally, I feel like it’s perfect but if anyone has any input it would be greatly appreciated.
40g Peninsula
Looks great. If you can build that from 2-3 large pieces that would be ideal. That way you can more remove the aquascape if you need to scrub rock, dip coral, or catch fish. Make sure you have enough space all around so that you can scrub the glass even after coral has grown in.
Brad_95
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Funny enough, max dimensions of it is 34”x16” and only weighs 30lbs. Just picked it right up and placed it right into the tank quite easily by myself. When loaded with water, probably would help to have two people but it’ll be manageable still for me.
Brad_95
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Yup! I ended up doing one piece because it’s only 30lbs and it can lift up and out easily. Was able to place it inside the tank by myself. And so far clearances look great. Kept it 34”x16” to ensure I cleared the sides.
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