Opinions.... Please

[LeJeune981]

I'm second guessing my aquascaping... And due for a water change.. And I found a cool little group of anenome on a rock at the Bottom.. Growing out of what looks like a coral skeleton.. So also debating moving that took so they can get light? They are currently shaded by the rock above..
I'll attach a picture of my current aquascaping job... Tank is a 150 gallon tall

 

[JUNBUG361]

I think anemones have legs to move. The rocks could be spread a bit, instead of bunched up

 

[dublo8]

You have a lot of smaller pieces. It's fine for what your working with. Most folks don't like the "pile of rocks" look and prefer to have a more "designer" look. However, who cares what others like.When all said and done it's your preference, not ours. If you like it, it's good to go.
Now, IMO I would figure out a way to stack them so that you don't have a big dead zone in the middle of the pile. Open it up a little, make a U shape, make 2 islands or whatever your heart desires. Allow some water flow around/between the rocks to allow for detritus and other junk to not get lodged in your scape.

 

[Ron Reefman]

I recently did the rockscape in my tank again, after being set up for 6 months and covered with coral. When I did the new layout I took each rock that was going to be at the top of the scape and drilled some 3/8" holes so it would be easy to set frag plugs in them. Even rocks that have natural holes can be improved. Some holes are too small for a frag plug and a quick run of the drill into the existing hole makes it a perfect fit.

I was a bit concerned about the look of holes that don't get filled with a frag. But it turns out in 4 to 6 weeks they color up and virtually disappear. Now I have a 125g tank with over 100 different species of corals and only a few duplicates.

 

[scooter31707]

I would it some space in the rocks or get a powerhead down there to get some movement. I have done that kind of aquascape before and it created a lot of dead spots within the rock at the bottom of the structure.

 

[Ron Reefman]

I would it some space in the rocks or get a powerhead down there to get some movement. I have done that kind of aquascape before and it created a lot of dead spots within the rock at the bottom of the structure.

You can get quite good flow under a rock pile if you set it up off the sand on an egg crate platform set on pvc legs. 90% of my rock is 1" to 2" above the sand.

 

[Sk8r]

'Ventilation' through and under the rockwork is desirable and prevents problems, besides giving you a taller rockwork. I set 'pilings' down on eggcrate before the sand, then use arched rock fragments to build atop those. It really helps to do it with water in the tank, because some rocks are very dense and won't budge and some are much more porous and act like featherweights as water surrounds them, so getting things so they won't fall IN WATER is a good thing.