Thoughts on my branch only aquascape?

[Cell]

I'd like to see at least one or two vertical features there.

 

[mitten_reef]

I like the overall composition of the arrangement

what gets me is that it seems ALL the branch tips are pointing downward - which is counterintuitive to my brain's thinking "you have branches = branches naturally grow upward, not down..." it's just kinda playing a trick on the mind a bit.

But it's hard to get everything to work together, that's why I'm glad I just have one piece in mine, even then still really hard to place it where everything would make sense, lol

 

[Sitcher6]

I'd like to see at least one or two vertical features there.

Just can't get it to look right with the flow of the scape...I think the SPS will become the vertical features in time. Thinking a big green slimer as a "centerpiece" coral with others around it. Keeping the number of corals to a minimum to fill the space with a few large colonies.

 

[Cell]

I like the overall composition of the arrangement

what gets me is that it seems ALL the branch tips are pointing downward - which is counterintuitive to my brain's thinking "you have branches = branches naturally grow upward, not down..." it's just kinda playing a trick on the mind a bit.

But it's hard to get everything to work together, that's why I'm glad I just have one piece in mine, even then still really hard to place it where everything would make sense, lol

This comment really hit home with me. The same general structure you have with everything curved and pointed upward, instead of down would be more natural looking, I think. A bunch of acros will help too.

 

[GHOSTLY]

Just looking for feedback on my aquascape made using only RealReef branch rock. Overall I like how it turned out but wondering if it’s too minimalist? I tried to leave plenty of room for coral growth as I’m going SPS dominant. What do y’all think, add some more or good as is? Tank is 24”x24”x20” for reference.

It feels a tad bit empty on the right side. Maybe add 1 branch to that

 

[Waters]

I think that is what makes the structure work......the OP is using branches but not "as" branches. Just using the branch shapes to create a totally new shaped structure....kind of reminds me of a birds nest

 

[ElussssvReefSD]

Just looking for feedback on my aquascape made using only RealReef branch rock. Overall I like how it turned out but wondering if it’s too minimalist? I tried to leave plenty of room for coral growth as I’m going SPS dominant. What do y’all think, add some more or good as is? Tank is 24”x24”x20” for reference.

I’ll be using the same concept for the scape in my new build! The only difference is I wanted mine to be a bit more vertically-oriented.

Was it difficult to get the pieces to stabilize and not fall all over the place when you were putting it together?

 

[Sitcher6]

I’ll be using the same concept for the scape in my new build! The only difference is I wanted mine to be a bit more vertically-oriented.

Was it difficult to get the pieces to stabilize and not fall all over the place when you were putting it together?

It wasn't too difficult but I believe that's due to the way I stacked everything. I didn't use any glue or epoxy, just relied on everything locking together. With more vertical structures, you might need to do more with securing the pieces to one another. This was RealReef branches, which came damp and supposedly has some bacteria on it, so I didn't have the luxury of scaping and putting everything together dry before putting it into the tank.

 

[revhtree]

I really like it!