aquascape

[edandsandy]

Well, we will be re-aquascapingthis thursday. I will have some mushrooms, GSP, maybe some SPS and live rock left over. Any ideas on what to do?

I will be posting pics. as soon as I can. Now I think my tank looks like a fruit stand. We are trying for a more natural look. Wish us luck.

any ideas on how I should aquascape?

 

[ReidiLoverLinds]

try not to clump everything in the middle. maybe try to create some different scenes in the tank instead of piling it in the middle. you have a ton of nice stuff there!

 

[Electrobes]

With my 40Br I plan on doing a slanted one sided hill. leaves some open space for fish swimming plus I find it looks a bit more natural with the corals I intend on having.

 

[edandsandy]

I'm going to try and create a separate island scape and a lagoon like type of look. I know I have too much LR, and I will have to frag or sell some of the corals.
Thanks for you input. I really don't like the way it is set up now.

 

[edandsandy]

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[Potsy]

Apply the Golden Ratio to your aquascaping and you'll avoid that fruitstand look.

http://invincible569.squarespace.com/journal/2007/8/11/the-golden-ratio-of-aquascaping.html

 

[edandsandy]

here's an update on the tank. I LOVEIT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT.
I really didn't have to get rid of any rocks and just i only have a few mushrooms left.

 

[edandsandy]

I will be adding a blue background soon.

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

Looks much, much better/..... fish seem happy as well!

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

MUCH BETTER! I've never been a fan of the fruit stand/rock wall look

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Awesome!! MUCH, much better!

Can't wait to see it after you put the background up.

 

[mojojason]

Very nice!
I like how it's open on the ends. Big improvement.

 

[edandsandy]

THANKS EVERYONE

 

[edwing206]

Looks much better. That eggcrate looked like it was about to give out. :lol:

 

[Lenny718]

Beautiful Tank! Best of luck with it.

 

[Kalied20]

Looks tons better....

Just my opinion, but I would try to keep from putting in any more coral. Let the ones you got grow out and fill in. You will get a much more natural look. The best tanks I have seen have only 10-20 corals in them.

My LFS, a very good one, has a 240 gallon with 18 different corals in it. They have been growing for 10 years and fragged when needed. But they are all big and beautiful looking.

 

[edandsandy]

thanks everyone!
I think i won't put any more corals in for now. this is my 1st reef tank and was not sure what i wanted, except for oh, i wnat one of those (hehe) now i'm going to trade in my mushrooms for for sps.

 

[joesynodontis]

your tank rocks literally lots of it, very inviting. I like your fish also, I went overboard on mine. they are just all fighting , too many chiefs.

 

[edandsandy]

thanks joesynodontis

 

[edandsandy]

heres the tank with a blue back ground

we just added 2 1" sea swirls,
so far so good.