aquascape pictures

[buckeyegirl]

Will anyone who has pictures in their gallery showing how they have arranged their rocks, post so I can see them? I'm not happy with the way my rocks are arranged and would like to see some suggestions. I started my tank with about 30# of LR and it looked good...then when I added 20# more (mostly smaller pieces (softball size)), I haven't been able to find an arrangement that I am happy with. I'm trying to keep the rocks off the glass, and not shade the corals that I already had growing on the first batch...need some visuals for ideas!! Thanks!!

 

[Toddrtrex]

Sure thing.

Here is my 58 when the rocks were just put in,

And a shot recent shot.

 

[saltprincess]

toddrtrex-love the blue carpet. i had one until it ate my achilles tang. had to let it go after that

 

[buckeyegirl]

Cool, thanks. Does your goby hang out on your sun coral a lot? He must think he is blending in

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

Here's my 55 from a few weeks ago

 

[buckeyegirl]

Did you tie your rocks together before you put them in the tank, or are they balanced in there?

 

[Toddrtrex]

saltprincess --- Thanks. I know I am taking a risk, but it is worth it. Though having two of them in there is pushing my luck.

buckeyegirl -- that is actually a golden sailfin blenny, and he is sitting on a patch of Zoas.

This is where he normally hangs out.

And this is the zoas,

 

[downhillbiker]

here's my aquascape before and after:

nice aquascape. i like the open area on the left to allow for your anemone.

 

[buckeyegirl]

Todd - those are awesome zoa's. They looked from a distance like my sun coral when it is closed up - yellow outside, with orange centers. Never seen zoas that color before.

 

[buckeyegirl]

It seems like more people are lumping their rocks together in the center of the tank, then covering them with corals. The tanks I am used to seeing have more rock, and it goes from the floor to the top of the water. I like the look of these pictures though. Maybe instead of trying to build "up", I'll build more in the center. I'll take some pictures tonight for suggetions.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12449786#post12449786 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buckeyegirl
Todd - those are awesome zoa's. They looked from a distance like my sun coral when it is closed up - yellow outside, with orange centers. Never seen zoas that color before.

Thanks, I am pretty happy with them. I never thought about them looking like a sun coral, but now that you mention it, I can totally see it.

 

[buckeyegirl]

Here's a picture of my sun coral for comparison.

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12449691#post12449691 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buckeyegirl
Did you tie your rocks together before you put them in the tank, or are they balanced in there?

If you were asking me, they're all just sitting there. I personally don't like having a lot of rock. I'm almost tempted to take a few small ones out.

But ya, post a pic of yours

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12450013#post12450013 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buckeyegirl
Here's a picture of my sun coral for comparison.

Cool, thanks. One of these days I may try them, just too lazy to feed them.

 

[Anteverius]

a close up of the sun corals cave

 

[tbittner]

This is a work in progress as the LR is around 1/2 way through the cycle but it's what we came up with so far.

 

[buckeyegirl]

tbittner, those are some big tanks, I'm jealous.
Anteverius, I like your sun coral even though your Gators beat my Buckeyes twice in National Championships in one year

 

[Toddrtrex]

I just noticed how you are spelling ohio, remember that saying from when I was a wee one visiting relatives there.

Here is an older picture of my 75, some things have changed a bit, but it is basically the same. Though I am thinking of redoing it one of these days.

 

[briangg57]

 

[racksteris]

Here is my 55 Gal. I just started 3 1\2 month ago, I was never happy with my aquascape until now. I must have changed it like 100 times