Aquascaping, Show your Skills...
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kmu
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here is my new 150g, its not the final product, im still experimenting with it a little and playing with lights and optics... i still need to put all my corals in...
it has a set of caves and a sort of bridge in the middle, but the left cave is a recreation of a cavern i saw on the GBR while i was scuba diving last summer...its really cool because fish hide inside but you can see them, and they have access from the front side and back.
WOW are the LEDs that much brighter than both halides on? what LED set up do you have and what metal halide set up is that?
psiconauta
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Those halids are 400w total, 250w + 150w + 96w t5 blue plus. The leds on the other hand are 48 (24 white and 24 royal blue) cree xr-e 3.5w leds, but im running them at 45% wich is around 75 w... Compared to 500w :s
Mazil
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I too have found this thread quite the inspiration. I recently setup this 65 gallon setup (my first attempt at saltwater). I was determined to create an arrangement that looked natural, and flowed like an artwork, even without coral. When I set it up, I decided that I'd wait a while before adding sand, to make sure I did have an arrangement I was truly happy with.
Lets just say, I've used this no-sand period to its fullest extent.
Arrangement 1:
I hated it...
Arrangement 2:
This I loved, it was really nice, but then I saw my fish having trouble swimming through the back (was all against glass)
So I had to get rid of that one. I turned it into this:
Arrangement 3:
I kind of wanted to see what else I could create, leading me to this:
Arrangement 4:
This I wasn't happy with, and I quickly changed it into Arrangement 5. I'm happy with number 5, and I'll come back here later when I have sand in the tank.
Lets just say, I've used this no-sand period to its fullest extent.
Arrangement 1:
I hated it...
Arrangement 2:
This I loved, it was really nice, but then I saw my fish having trouble swimming through the back (was all against glass)
So I had to get rid of that one. I turned it into this:
Arrangement 3:
I kind of wanted to see what else I could create, leading me to this:
Arrangement 4:
This I wasn't happy with, and I quickly changed it into Arrangement 5. I'm happy with number 5, and I'll come back here later when I have sand in the tank.
digitalchrisg
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I like 5 as well, looks great! What I hated about doing my tank was that I can not see it from over the tank because it is a built in. So I would have to arrange things then walk out into the living room look at it and then go back and move stuff around. It took me three months of moving until I got something I am ok with.
bigt0706
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Sorry, still on the building process.
looking good great progresion so far
Mazil
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I can imagine that with a tank that is really large (like yours) that it would take a very long time. Definitely made harder by the fact that you're doing it with only a rough idea of where you are putting things (until you go and take that setup back)
SaltwaterAdict
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I am getting ready to set up my 215 gallon tank.
In my last tank (a 125g) I had the typical 'wall of rock' look. Since I love large gorgonians and NPS corals I wanted something different this time.
I am using (old and new) pukani dry rock and nylon thread rods with bolts and washers (all nylon)
The new set up will accommodate a pair of jawfish and have approx 6-7" of DSB. The red coffee can in the pics is about that tall just to give you an idea of what will disappear in the sand
how I envision to plant it with gorgos, sun corals, etc.:
This time around I was looking for a more 3-dimensional look. Here's a picture from the top. The brown paper it sits on is the same footprint as the tank will be:
I took the pictures before I cut off the nylon rod ends. Obviously it's much less noticeable without ends sticking out.
One of the nicest rockworks, looks very natural. I was thinking along the same idea of having 3 structures and make it as open as possible without going to open. Excellent job man! Have you stocked this with fish and corals yet? Oh yeah, and please don't burry that base rock it's to nice to put in the sand. lol
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padova335i
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look great man... im currently doing mine now..
Mazil
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I too have found this thread quite the inspiration. I recently setup this 65 gallon setup (my first attempt at saltwater). I was determined to create an arrangement that looked natural, and flowed like an artwork, even without coral. When I set it up, I decided that I'd wait a while before adding sand, to make sure I did have an arrangement I was truly happy with.
Lets just say, I've used this no-sand period to its fullest extent.
Arrangement 1:
I hated it...
Arrangement 2:
This I loved, it was really nice, but then I saw my fish having trouble swimming through the back (was all against glass)
So I had to get rid of that one. I turned it into this:
Arrangement 3:
I kind of wanted to see what else I could create, leading me to this:
Arrangement 4:
This I wasn't happy with, and I quickly changed it into Arrangement 5. I'm happy with number 5, and I'll come back here later when I have sand in the tank.
Here, I put sand in now
digitalchrisg
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Looks great, I love new sand.
SNAKEMANVET
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I just set this a couple of days ago.
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I'd love to see this tank mature'd !
Omega_rains
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r u using lace rocks??? it looks like it to me.. nice job[/QUOTE]
This is beautiful - Great job!!!
this is mine when start
jus found this awesome thread... i know this was an old post, but i really really like that scapre... very awesome idea
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