Need help with your aquascape?

Ardeus · Jul 7, 2020

JaykS said:
40 breeder, first tank

Here's a suggestion

Ardeus · Jul 7, 2020

GR00VY said:
I am wanting to red mine. It consists of 4 rocks right now. 2 archway type rocks and 2 solid rocks. I am not opposed to adding more rock or breaking some of it up. I want to try and keep as much original rock as possible so I don’t create a mini cycle. I want something a bit more natural looking. Thanks

It is a 29 gallon tank.

I would try rotating those base rocks, so that they point to the back of the tank and make the tank look deeper.

That pillar on the left looks a bit awkward. I would try to use that rock to make that central arch look beefier. It's too thin and looks a bit artificial.

JMAwoodworks · Jul 7, 2020

MentalNote said:
Nice Stand.

Thanks on the stand. Im a cabinet maker and I build a lot of custom stands

JMAwoodworks · Jul 7, 2020

Ardeus said:
It's not going to be easy to make those changes because you already have lots of corals.

I think I can move a few

Crested · Jul 8, 2020

Hey everyone! I set up my Evo a few weeks ago and I plan on making it a macroalgae tank! I decided to take advantage of the peninsula style, let me know what you think

Ardeus · Jul 8, 2020

You already have bit of sinuous motion, I would exaggerate it to help to make the tank look deeper, which is even more challenging in peninsula tanks.

David Cher · Jul 11, 2020

any suggestion on how to improve mine

Ardeus · Jul 11, 2020

Is this viewable from both sides?

Regular_Reefer · Jul 11, 2020

So this is the tank I just started, currently in cycle. I’d like to hear your option on the scape. Since I’m learning as I go, I mostly plan to start with fish then move on to Softie/LPS.

David Cher · Jul 11, 2020

Ardeus said:
Is this viewable from both sides?

yes . it is a peninsula tank

Ardeus · Jul 11, 2020

David Cher said:
yes . it is a peninsula tank

Have you seen this?

If you go with the 2 island layout, esides the tips on the video, I would advise not to scatter corals. Regarding the zoas, you can put most of them in one of the structures and leave one for the other structure. This way it will look more tidy, but not too tidy while helping to create harmony between the 2 steuctures.

Ardeus · Jul 11, 2020

Regular_Reefer said:
So this is the tank I just started, currently in cycle. I’d like to hear your option on the scape. Since I’m learning as I go, I mostly plan to start with fish then move on to Softie/LPS.

If you fix these straight lines by moving rocks just a couple of inches towards the back or front, it will look more natural.

I would also consider removing the smaller arch and let corals later close that gap.

MAXreefer · Jul 11, 2020

My aquascaping for the Waterbox peninsula

David Cher · Jul 11, 2020

Ardeus said:
Have you seen this?

If you go with the 2 island layout, esides the tips on the video, I would advise not to scatter corals. Regarding the zoas, you can put most of them in one of the structures and leave one for the other structure. This way it will look more tidy, but not too tidy while helping to create harmony between the 2 steuctures.

i have a big rock of florida rics and also zoas

Regular_Reefer · Jul 11, 2020

Thx for the feed back

Benhuan · Jul 12, 2020

Could I get some help please. Gonna get two more xr15s to supplement the xr30 in the middle. Going to go Acropora. Love arches. Willing to get more rock. Thanks

Benhuan · Jul 12, 2020

Benhuan said:
Could I get some help please. Gonna get two more xr15s to supplement the xr30 in the middle. Going to go Acropora. Love arches. Thanks

Ardeus · Jul 12, 2020

Benhuan said:
Could I get some help please. Gonna get two more xr15s to supplement the xr30 in the middle. Going to go Acropora. Love arches. Willing to get more rock. Thanks

Very interesting structure you got there. If you're going for a minimalistic look it can work.

It's too 2 dimensional though. You can change that with corals intead of adding more rock, so you can keep it minimalistic. You can also rotate and or bend the structure into a U or S shape.

If you have a few pieces of rock left, I would try using them to make the tank look deeper, either by expanding the structure towards the front or adding another structure in front. It doesn't need to (or should) be something big.