Minimalist Aquascaping

AJ, That is one KICK BUTT TANK!!! Love the aquascaping. Looks very natural. Love the way you can look through the rockwork like its a maze. Very good job.
 
jeff209 said:
Nice tank. What are the dimensions
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30x30x12 Very shallow and wide.

Jade said:
AJ, That is one KICK BUTT TANK!!! Love the aquascaping. Looks very natural. Love the way you can look through the rockwork like its a maze. Very good job.
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Well thanks very much. I love this setup so far especially the look. I was snorkelling in Mexico and the Bahamas over Christmas and I think I got a little inspiration on how to make an aquarium look lifelike. As we all know even from this thread alone theres a ton of beautiful aquariums on sites like this which are perfect for templates to aim for.
 
AJ, man.. nice tank! I like the dimensions a TON! That video is sweet too, for anyone that hasn't watched it yet. I'm amazed that your light does such a great job with the 30 inch x 30 inch footprint. :thumbsup:
 
AJ the composition of that video is what I have been wishing everyone that shoots a reef tank video would watch! Stunning. It made an otherwise sterile tank video simply a joy to watch! So many 4 minute vids I just start and after seeing the FTS I just stop watching. But on yours I couldn't stop watching. I love the sliding focus down the top rim shot! Awesome!

Oh and the tank is beautiful as well. 1st rate!

Aaron
 
E.intheC said:
AJ, man.. nice tank! I like the dimensions a TON! That video is sweet too, for anyone that hasn't watched it yet. I'm amazed that your light does such a great job with the 30 inch x 30 inch footprint. :thumbsup:
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The light is perfect. Its a lot more effective because of the shallow depth as well.

Jade said:
Hey AJ, What substrate did you use? Looks fantastic. How do you keep it so clean?
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Carib-Sea Sugar Sized Aragonite. About 90 LBS

dogstar74 said:
AJ the composition of that video is what I have been wishing everyone that shoots a reef tank video would watch! Stunning. It made an otherwise sterile tank video simply a joy to watch! So many 4 minute vids I just start and after seeing the FTS I just stop watching. But on yours I couldn't stop watching. I love the sliding focus down the top rim shot! Awesome!

Oh and the tank is beautiful as well. 1st rate!

Aaron
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Wow, thanks for the kind words. Glad to see people like it.

My build thread is here if you guys want to see more. Thanks for all the compliments. I am proud of this reef but its still young theres a lot more to come from this setup.
 
Here is my 39g cadlight Pro. The aquascape is kind of unique and looks better in person. Its been set up for a week. On the left I have a rock structure that "Stair-steps" down. I did this with future grow out and light requirments in mind more demanding can go up higher and not interfere so much with other colonies. it also give a nice sheltered area for fish to swim in underneath. In the middle forefront of the tank I have a stand alone rock that I've drilled 6 holes in to accomodate easy placement of frag plugs, and in the back right I have another structure with a cave under neather it, and a nice hole through the middle of it. The way these 3 are placed creates 2 nice canyons and also leaves room for a lot of swimming space so here you go...
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-Clay
 
Here is my 40 breeder. Water going in tomorrow. I will be replacing the rock on the bottom right with a piece of two of "live" rock to seed. Going to be BB SPS.

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Taqpol said:
AJ, what program do you use to do video editing? Do you know of a good way to adjust white balance in the post processing of a video?

Absolutely stellar video!
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I edit with final cut pro on a mac. As for white balance I manually set the white to 10k in the camera then using fcp's color correction I shift the temperature more int the 20 k range. It's the same logic as Photoshop. Thanks again everyone. Keep the comments coming.
 
theyammieguy said:
Nemo, that is awesome looking. How do you keep it form tipping over?
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Here is my build thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1803039&page=2

I drilled the rock and inserted a driveway marker fiberglass rod I bought from HD. I used Jurassic Gel to glue the rod to the hole I drilled in the rock and then drilled a hole in the HDPE cutting board. It is secured but I am planning to use putty to secure it to the board (so I can remove later if need be). The other rocks are just glued and then I sprayed accelerator on it to harden quickly. I am drilling 3/16" holes through the rock structure for my frags I will be adding over time. That way I can remove to frag or dip them if necessary. I will be using rigid airline tubing and acrylic rods secured to rock rubble instead of frag discs (UGLY in DTs).

I did the same with the small BRS eco rock on the left for little overhang. The rock on the right bottom will be removed and replaced with a couple "live" rocks to seed the tank this week and take me through the cycle.
 
Updated photo at 2 1/2 weeks. Will probably still add another 20 lbs or so though.

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