New 90g tank

[snyderman99]

Hey everyone!

I just got this 90G tank and am looking for help aquascaping it. I’m still relatively new to the hobby and want to make a mixed reef tank. I think the middle looks slightly cluttered but am not sure how to fix it to make it look natural and good at the same time. Any ideas?

Thank you!

 

[Lavey29]

Hey everyone!

I just got this 90G tank and am looking for help aquascaping it. I’m still relatively new to the hobby and want to make a mixed reef tank. I think the middle looks slightly cluttered but am not sure how to fix it to make it look natural and good at the same time. Any ideas?

Thank you!

You need to create hide caves and swim thru s. Basically every fish should be able to hide and disappear at night. You also have to visualize the scape covered with coral eventually. Below is a before and after pictures to give you an idea.

 

[snyderman99]

Hey everyone!

I just got this 90G tank and am looking for help aquascaping it. I’m still relatively new to the hobby and want to make a mixed reef tank. I think the middle looks slightly cluttered but am not sure how to fix it to make it look natural and good at the same time. Any ideas?

Thank you!

You need to create hide caves and swim thru s. Basically every fish should be able to hide and disappear at night. You also have to visualize the scape covered with coral eventually. Below is a before and after pictures to give you an idea.

This is what I came up with. Do you think it looks better?

 

[Segalplayer]

The more rock you can have off the ground the better as in the least amount touching the sand so water can circulate thru while getting any detritus and more out into the water column for the pumps to filter out.

I was rock heavy and it would make my sand quite dirty, I removed and rearranged rock with 6-8 points of content and the rest built upward like the Eiffel Tower and bridges from one rock to the next. This is the optimal arrangement imo

 

[Lavey29]

This is what I came up with. Do you think it looks better?

It looks better then the first version. Get like 2 of those half dome arch rocks from Caribe sea like you see in my photo. They are not expensive. Incorporate them into the left side and right side primary rock structures and you should be good. Think swim thru s and hide spot caves.

 

[Lavey29]

The more rock you can have off the ground the better as in the least amount touching the sand so water can circulate thru while getting any detritus and more out into the water column for the pumps to filter out.

I was rock heavy and it would make my sand quite dirty, I removed and rearranged rock with 6-8 points of content and the rest built upward like the Eiffel Tower and bridges from one rock to the next. This is the optimal arrangement imo

These are good points but honestly once corals really start filling in flow just gets blocked in some areas and there will always end up being some dead zone here or there. My sand is never perfect white but doesn't really bother me if all the live stock is thriving.