Minimalist Aquascaping

[cjrudy]

Here are some other build pics.

 

[kels]

i like the idea of the islands i might redo my tank and post a picture just trying to gather up more ideas!

 

[CarlDelain]

Heres my 47g rimless cube.




Enjoy!

Love your tank and your awesome taste in music :thumbsup:
I love The Album Leaf.

 

[myzislow]

 

[Curious George]

My contribution: 30G, 3 months old, lots of room for growth. I set it up for a Sunburst Anthias, but I haven't been able to find one yet.

 

[4realestate]

great looking setup.

 

[cnazarczuk]

I really like the minimalist look, but I wonder if it has any drawbacks in regards to biological filtration.

 

[REEF-n-Chicago]

quite a few people add more rock to there sumps to make up the difference

 

[Reef_Matrix29]

+1

Adding more rock to the sump/fuge is one way, but remember that the less rock work you have, you may also be trapping less waste and increasing water movement to suspend those DOCs to be removed by the skimmer. So it's possible to think that less rock work and biological filtration on one side can be counteracted by more flow and less dead spots for suspension in the water column.

 

[sneeyatch]

Updated pics of my softie dominated 150 DD:

 

[JG1]

where do you buy acrylic rods?

 

[cboy]

here is my 75 that i just filled with water yesterday.

its about 45lbs of rock total, im going to add another 5lb rock or so to the right pile when it finishes cycling (its got my zoas on it)

 

[bellis31]

Here are some other build pics.

Nice stands.... I'm doing something very similar... is closing off the tubing better than drilling holes in it for flow?

 

[cjrudy]

All my PVC was glued, no holes. I bought the nylon threaded rods, washers and nuts from US Plastics

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[Bunnylicked]

AJ_tsin, your tank is gorgeous! I love rimless aquariums. The aquascaping is great too.

I do have a question about minimalist aquascaping - figured this is a good place to ask. I really like simple aquascaping, so I'm thinking about doing it with my first reef. I also want to keep a lemonpeel angelfish, and I've heard that they need a lot of live rock to graze on. Is it possible to have an angelfish without a large amount of rock?

 

[Ducati 911]

Just keep some seaweed on a clip, like nori or something and it should be fine.. Id use at least .5 lbs/Gallon of LR tho

 

[asmodeus]

I try and keep it as simple and clean as possible:

now that is amazing

 

[invincible325i]

Modern / Minimalist Reef Setup!

Modern / Minimalist Reef Setup!

I have rescaped the tank since this pic to go with an even more minimalist clean finish to the system. I will upload those pics soon!

 

[GatorPharmD]

This is my Marco Rocks aquaspace for a new Elos MIDI.

 

[Bunnylicked]

SunnyX, I love your tank! That's just what I want my reef to look like: simple, but with a nice variety of colorful corals and fish. Great job!