Please post your hardscape for inspiration!

[120reefkeeper]

Marine! If you served in Korea (Ya, Im aware most have passed), or Vietnam, and are willing to share anything towards a book I'm writing, that would be awesome. Or even just know someone I could listen to, please, contact me at your convience.

I’m a Gulf war vet [emoji6]

 

[Burnometer]

29 Gallon. Still cycling

 

[Brynn]

29 Gallon. Still cycling

Did you make that???

 

[Brynn]

You have such natural arches to. Build process? Do you gentleman, and lady have threads?

Ugh, forum not "quoting".

@Chelsie

@lewisriverfisherman

@mannyhernz

 

[Burnometer]

Did you make that???

I did. I bet I glued about 25 pieces of rock together.

 

[Brynn]

I did. I bet I glued about 25 pieces of rock together.

Impressive!

 

[Burnometer]

I need to start a build thread

 

[MaiReef]

Here's what I came up with.
Couple of islands with a nice swim thru on the left and some good space for hiding/flow behind the scape. 50lbs of reefcleaners rock

No after pics because it's still cycling!

What Bracket is that? Does it attach to the tank or stand?

 

[Brynn]

I need to start a build thread

Yup!

 

[Charterreefer]

I've been looking at tank build threads. In the next few days I would love to see as many hardscape examples as possible. Please post yours for me below! Before & afters are even better. ;Shamefullyembarrased

Caribsea Liferock Shapes is very nice, craggy and locks together well, creating stable structures.
Using cut up fiberglass driveway markers inserted into a few pieces of rock to connect them together will make you a rock building master. It also prevents the rockwork from topping over. I built legs with this technique then connected three legs together at the top to form 2 tripods in my tank creating a peninsula. Lots of water space (flow) in between. very craggy.

 

[Brynn]

Caribsea Liferock Shapes is very nice, craggy and locks together well, creating stable structures.
Using cut up fiberglass driveway markers inserted into a few pieces of rock to connect them together will make you a rock building master. It also prevents the rockwork from topping over. I built legs with this technique then connected three legs together at the top to form 2 tripods in my tank creating a peninsula. Lots of water space (flow) in between. very craggy.

Great info. Thank you! You should consider starting a build thread.

 

[40B Knasty]

Since January 2016 times have changed. Started with a 20g. Upgraded to a 40B in January of 2017. Put 22lbs of new live rock in the 40B. While I destroyed the aiptasia on the live rocks from the 20g. July of 2017 the 40B tank cracked due to a stress crack from not being leveled enough. Upgraded to a 65g and here it is as of today.
20g starting 40B

40B transfer

40B

65g Don't mind the GHA. Just got done fighting bryopsis.

 

[LPStandard]

What Bracket is that? Does it attach to the tank or stand?

It is a home built bracket. @mfinn made it originally and I modified it a little to suit my needs.

2" x 3/8" aluminum flat bar, bent with 2 45* angles. Bolted to the stand's bottom and top frame, with a small block for support against the tank.
I have more pics in my build thread.

 

[Charterreefer]

Great info. Thank you! You should consider starting a build thread.

Here's some pics for you.

 

[Brautumn]

Our 90g

 

[Brautumn]

Our 250g

 

[Chelsie]

You have such natural arches to. Build process? Do you gentleman, and lady have threads?

Ugh, forum not "quoting".

@Chelsie

@lewisriverfisherman

@mannyhernz

Nope no build threads on my scapes I made for everyone else. So I get updated pics as their reefs fill in. One day when I set up my 60 cube I’ll do my own build thread.

 

[trevormass7]

My original scape

 

[Reefinny]

So now that it is up and running this is the scape with corals on it. Let them grow!!!

93 Cube - Custom drilled with G l butt holes overflow - 8 bulb ATI with (2) reef brites, duel wave pumps - tied into 350 gallon system.

 

[Cbones1979]

Here's mine. I think the aquascaping was the hardest part!

Did you drill the rock and put what kind of pipe to hold it together? Any glue?