Opinions - Reefer 425XL NSA reefscape

[MrMreef]

Hey guys n gals, very long time lurker here - bit late to the game as we’re well on the way but wanted some opinions on whether what we’ve done is functional and flow/placement friendly.

Background: we loved the idea of overhangs but weren’t sure about a point-supported island reef, so we kind of mashed this together to get some structure and visual flow. We tried to set 3 zones with middle, side and undercut placement areas to accomodate a variety of branching and plating SPS and LPS (+ shelter for the fish).

Still playing with flow, but at this point it looks pretty good.

The two pictures are the viewing angles we built it for.

What you think?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

It looks like you did a really good job on the construction.

These notes are strictly personal on aesthetics.

From the left side view, there appears to be only one structure. The smaller ones all nest behind the largest and out of view. This means from the left, you won't be able to see much of anything other than the outside of the left structure.

From the front view, it looks a bit like the Adidas logo to me. Have you considered moving the order around to not have a perfect topline going from high to low?

I would try something like Medium tall, tall, short, medium short. You can also turn the / to another direction.

Well done and if you like it, and are proud of what you made, that's what matters.

 

[air_run]

Check out this guy. He has a high to low structure(s) very similar to OP's design. Pretty neat actually.

 

[PeterC99]

Interesting design! Can envision colonies of Acros on the taller structures and Gonis & Torches on the lower structures! Maybe some montis in between.

 

[MrMreef]

It looks like you did a really good job on the construction.

These notes are strictly personal on aesthetics.

From the left side view, there appears to be only one structure. The smaller ones all nest behind the largest and out of view. This means from the left, you won't be able to see much of anything other than the outside of the left structure.

From the front view, it looks a bit like the Adidas logo to me. Have you considered moving the order around to not have a perfect topline going from high to low?

I would try something like Medium tall, tall, short, medium short. You can also turn the / to another direction.

Well done and if you like it, and are proud of what you made, that's what matters.

Great points! I’ll see if I can’t separate the side view a bit more and fill in the intermediate areas to break the peaks up a bit like in air_run’s video - I like the strong line, but now that you’ve said Adidas I can’t unsee it…

But hey - impossible is nothing, right?

 

[MrMreef]

Check out this guy. He has a high to low structure(s) very similar to OP's design. Pretty neat actually.

That’s a nice looking tank - he seems to have a “front to back” movement of the scape going as well, will have a look at what can be done, thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

Looks like LV-426 from “Aliens”. I like!

 

[MrMreef]

Interesting design! Can envision colonies of Acros on the taller structures and Gonis & Torches on the lower structures! Maybe some montis in between.

Thanks! That’s exactly what we’re going for - the first structure is set back with a side cut out specifically for some sideways growing Monti plates!

 

[MrMreef]

I’ll post a video soon for a bit more depth perception!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Great points! I’ll see if I can’t separate the side view a bit more and fill in the intermediate areas to break the peaks up a bit like in air_run’s video - I like the strong line, but now that you’ve said Adidas I can’t unsee it…

But hey - impossible is nothing, right?

I'm sorry about the Adidas. Once I thought it, I couldn't unsee it either.

 

[Jekyl]

No where for fish to sleep/hide

 

[MrMreef]

Hey guys, here’s the video!

 

[MrMreef]

No where for fish to sleep/hide

Thanks for the idea - have tried to fix this up a bit!

Also, kinda awks; I want some GSP and the first fish going in are a pair of clowns…

 

[Jekyl]

Burn the GSP and don't get clowns with the hope they will be hosted by a nem. Took mine over 2 years.

 

[MrMreef]

Burn the GSP and don't get clowns with the hope they will be hosted by a nem. Took mine over 2 years.

Ah - I just found your post on that… Good lesson there with the GSP; they’ll be going on a very removable, sand-bed-isolated rock.

As for the clowns, I’m not planning on a ‘nem at this point but have heard that they sometimes adopt some LSPs as territory - that’d be a win in my book.

Happy your clowns finally deigned to grace one of your ‘nems in the end!