Hatred of aquascaping!
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Troublekitty
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I not artistic by any means but I found that looking at pictures helps me get an idea of what I want to do. I have a 10g cycling now and I went with the less is more approach.
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I usually only notice it if it's something I don't like.
Troublekitty
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That second one though. Hngggghhhh!!!So all these tanks are the same to you?
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KAKLANGLEY
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I'd rather try to shave a tiger than aquascape a tank.
The scape issue I normally ran into was placing the rock so that when the system is new and there are few corals it was still pleasant to the eye and not barren looking. Then only to find as corals were added and started growing in I would quickly run out of good places to mount the second and third round of coral additions, and voila moving them again. What I've ended up trying to do is simply place the rock so there are as many places to mount corals as possible (and know what main corals I definitely plan on having where) this way if I'm not happy with the way the rock looks, I just order more corals! I generally find that after 6 months, that half day of epoxy and trying to place the rock just right, was wasted because there is no resemblance to what I started with.
Now the contemplation of island(s), rock wall, lots of caves, or whatever the general scape scheme; once the corals grow in, will it resemble what you were after. The second picture most would agree it has great appeal to the eye and the depth shown by the split through the middle, however before all the corals grew in and it was mostly rock, I bet I would have moved the rock 20 times to try and make it look right for that moment in time when new corals were added.
The best way I've been shown is the do a quick sketch of what the end result would look like and work backwards.
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The scape issue I normally ran into was placing the rock so that when the system is new and there are few corals it was still pleasant to the eye and not barren looking. Then only to find as corals were added and started growing in I would quickly run out of good places to mount the second and third round of coral additions, and voila moving them again. What I've ended up trying to do is simply place the rock so there are as many places to mount corals as possible (and know what main corals I definitely plan on having where) this way if I'm not happy with the way the rock looks, I just order more corals! I generally find that after 6 months, that half day of epoxy and trying to place the rock just right, was wasted because there is no resemblance to what I started with.
Now the contemplation of island(s), rock wall, lots of caves, or whatever the general scape scheme; once the corals grow in, will it resemble what you were after. The second picture most would agree it has great appeal to the eye and the depth shown by the split through the middle, however before all the corals grew in and it was mostly rock, I bet I would have moved the rock 20 times to try and make it look right for that moment in time when new corals were added.
The best way I've been shown is the do a quick sketch of what the end result would look like and work backwards.
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WatDatThing
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I would add blue or black background to hide the equipments and wires. The scape is very nice, but you might run out of space for corals in no time. If you are keeping mainly zoa, then that aquascape will look beautiful.I not artistic by any means but I found that looking at pictures helps me get an idea of what I want to do. I have a 10g cycling now and I went with the less is more approach.
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Troublekitty
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Well this is more of my introduction to saltwater tank. I'll have maybe 2 fish and a shrimp with easy coral. Once I upgrade, this will serve as my QT tank and I'll have some decent liverock seed to start.
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ladynavyvet
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I like what you've done here. My biggest issue right now is finding place my plugs. I have load of nooks and crannies, but few stabil places for actual plugs.As I said a few pics of my efforts. Hope it remains like that until i get more rock in few months time.
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SFish
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A sketch or a picture will help. Rule of 3rds will help as well. I used my kids toys to help map mine out. Also items taller in the foreground vs background make a difference.
ladynavyvet
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You're talking like a photographer/artist.A sketch or a picture will help. Rule of 3rds will help as well. I used my kids toys to help map mine out. Also items taller in the foreground vs background make a difference.
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ladynavyvet
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My tank is almost as tall as it is wide. I have plenty of headroom for taller corals. May eventually grow my rockscape taller on 1 end. Not quite sure yet.
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Potatohead
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A sketch or a picture will help. Rule of 3rds will help as well. I used my kids toys to help map mine out. Also items taller in the foreground vs background make a difference.
lol VHS
SFish
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ladynavyvet
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Omg, I remember those, cheesy effects, but fun to watch. Yes, I'm a child of the 60's and 70's.
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Troublekitty
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Probably. I was wondering the same thing. You'd probably have to have them pre made so you wouldn't have to deal with customer complaints about it being not like they asked. It could be mildly lucrative if not fun.
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LeJeune981
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I feel the dreaded pain... My 150 gallon tall tank will be repaired and refilled so very soon... But I like Li rock.. And have over 200 lbs to try and "aquascape"
And yeah... I dunno bout all this lol.. No matter how I try... I always get the pile of rocks... Or 2 piles of rock look lol..
Im throwing around and idea of maybe laying alot of the small pieces laying out in the sand bed... I have alot of branchy rock.. Maybe I can have them planted in the sand.. Sticking up...
Or just a big sump with a big live rock/fuge section..
Grrr
And yeah... I dunno bout all this lol.. No matter how I try... I always get the pile of rocks... Or 2 piles of rock look lol..
Im throwing around and idea of maybe laying alot of the small pieces laying out in the sand bed... I have alot of branchy rock.. Maybe I can have them planted in the sand.. Sticking up...
Or just a big sump with a big live rock/fuge section..
Grrr
