Rescaping my nano.

[Spazizz]

I haven’t been satisfied with my nano in awhile, I usually like a minimal type bommie aquascape but I don’t know what I like any more. The tank is a euphyllia and leather dominated tank with some zoas and other lps here and there, half of my corals are in another tank right now. Some goals for the tank are to have soft ball sized coral colonys. I’ll post some pics of some possible aquascapes with some commentary, let me know what you think.

Aquascape 1 - This is the first aquascape, bommie style. This is my least favorite one, it has the least amount of surface area and hiding places for my fish.

Same aquascape with extra rock.

No middle rock, my micro lords instead.

Aquascape 2 - There’s room behind the rock structures to put some leathers on the bottom of the tank.

Angle 2

Aquascape 3 - This is like the classic rock walls I use to see and do when I first start reefing. It has the most hiding spots for my fish. It feels a little cramped with rock but also has the most reef like look and feel to me. As corals grow rock may have to be removed.

Angle 2

Aquascape 4 - There is some room behind the hammers to fit some leather corals to grow in the negative space. I struggled to find spots for some coral with this scape though.

Angle 2

Aquascape 5 - This is how the tank currently looks. It’s aquascape 2 with an extra rock, I’d ultimately put a yellow toadstool on that rock. There is room behind all the rocks to put taller leather on the bottom.

Angle 2

 

[lapin]

#3

 

[elysics]

If you don't plan on putting tall growing corals on the right I like 4 the best, what corals did you have issues with there?

 

[Spazizz]

@elysics On the right I was going to put some toadstools. With the toadstools and other softies being there I couldn't find a sweet spot for the duncan and lobo with out them stinging other corals. I’ve already seen the micro lords consuming some zoas.

 

[Bepis]

#4 is my favorite

 

[melanotaenia]

Definitely 4 if those are your options; I would probably try something different like elevating the rocks you have the corals on now off the glass bottom to give some height along with underhangs for fish to swim through. #3 just looks like way too much rock.