Aquascaping Pictures

GregC

GregC

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I am looking for aquascaping pictures! Anyone have anything interesting they can post? I am really wanting to do something different on a future project, so I need a bit of inspiration. Pic's can be of your tank or somebody else's, I'm just looking for something a bit different from the norm.

Anyone??

Mucho appreciated

Examples

One I saw on the OMAS site the other day, really different very cool!

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Time to show off those tanks!!
 
This is an early picture of my 225g. I used pvc on both pillars on the ends, but not on the arch. I used zip ties on the one on the right and the pillar on the left has drilled rocks slid over the pvc.

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This is the 75g tank. This is all pvc frame with rocks ziptied. There's a tall pillar on the left with a horizontal shelf that's shaped kinda like a c. The end of the c connects to the base frame of the arch on the right.
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Nice Stephanie,

I'd also pull up Bloke's thread and George's (LL) 180 thread. Both have some different looks.
 
Agree with U on Benny Z, maybe 2 stark but great places for plating monti's and chalices to grow!!!!!

His also brings up the question of sandbed. Are you looking for shallow like his or deeper?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13332113#post13332113 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lytehouse
Agree with U on Benny Z, maybe 2 stark but great places for plating monti's and chalices to grow!!!!!
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I agree with it being stark, but it has lots of potential to create some buttrusses coming off of the pillars. Or some other structures built off of the pillars.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13332154#post13332154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gws76
I agree with it being stark, but it has lots of potential to create some buttrusses coming off of the pillars. Or some other structures built off of the pillars.
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YEP
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13332350#post13332350 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by magellan007
oh ye of little faith, greg? ;)
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You know the answer to that question!! lol
 
I don't know how you'll feel about the rock work, but I think you should try to duplicate the plumbing about 2/3 down the first page.

--->wow<---
 
Here is our brand new aquascape ~ almost 2 weeks old~ special thanks to dustinJOHNSON his wife Diana and their princess Hannah~ without the supervision of us women the boys would never had got it done! ;0)

j/k my hubby and Dustin worked like 6 hours!

here is full tank shot ~ sorry the pics are not that great~ I cannot get the WB right.
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LEFT SIDE
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RIGHT SIDE
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LEFT SIDE AGAIN
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RIGHT SIDE AGAIN
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stupid post lag, i wasn't talking about your tank!! i was referring to the post about that softie/zoa tank's plumbing! (it looks like a spider of pvc)

I love your aquascaping! it's really varied and still provides lots of swimming room for the fish. and it really compliments the corals. :) Sorry about the confusion.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13330848#post13330848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lytehouse
Nice Stephanie,

I'd also pull up Bloke's thread and George's (LL) 180 thread. Both have some different looks.
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IMO, it comes down to rock shape/sizing. Aquascaping is something very personal. Some people like the apple-stacking look. Also, it seems like a lot of people are using the column/pillar style scape, but if you do not have a larger base it can end up looking like youre stacking pancakes. I wanted something a little more natural looking and to accomplish that it's important to avoid symmetry. Plus, I think the largest pieces of rock are essential for this design to look best. Regardless, here's shots of my tank...

Here is a shot before adding the live rock. 5 total pillars with LARGE bases:
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I soon realized that the pillars could NOT be all the same height. Again, nature is random and therefore I had to cut a few inches off a few of the pillars:
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Lastly, I wanted something a little more open so that the coral could mature and fill in gaps and the fish could swim more freely throughout the rock. I think it came out great!
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13350523#post13350523 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by magellan007
beautiful tank, lightsluvr! I'd like to see it in person sometime.
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Visitors are welcome. We live in Edmond. If you're ever up this way, pm for directions.

LL
 
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