Rate My Scape
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gemini aquarius(t)
Always Learning
it looks like there will be a lot of places to place corals, but I would highly suggest taking about half of the rock out of the tank, and opening it up. One problem that is magnified by peninsula tanks is the linear flow going through the rocks, and with that many rocks piled together, and touching the sand bed, you're going to have pretty high levels with all the detritus buildup a couple months down the road.
What are you doing for flow?
What are you doing for flow?
Someone once told me something that stuck with me...
If you fill your tank with potato rocks, it will always look like a pile of potatoes. I'd get a couple of different shaped rocks to mix in and break up the pattern. Also, I'd try stacking them looser to make more little caves.
If you fill your tank with potato rocks, it will always look like a pile of potatoes. I'd get a couple of different shaped rocks to mix in and break up the pattern. Also, I'd try stacking them looser to make more little caves.
S13<3
KeepItSuperSimple
thanks for the comments guys. the detritus buildup is a concern and im hoping enough flow will help keep it down to a minimum. at this point flow will be provided by a koralia 750. eventually im going to get a pair of those jebao rw series pumps. i will be removing a few pieces and swapping a few of the potato rocks tommorow and see what happens. for the most part im going for a "full" ridge look, and as much surface area as i could get for coral placement.
Helpful hint: Never plan your tank around what you "plan" on getting... plans rarely go as expected. Plan your tank for the NOW, you can always change your rockscape a bit later. That being said, an open rockwork is ideal no matter what flow you use.
rovster
New member
I agree with this. It does look like you have some interesting pieces in there, but you do have a lot of potatoes, LOL! Maybe get creative with some putty and or cement, or some pegs. Also try and play with differences in elevation. Use the flat pieces to your advantage as those make great shelves and or bridges. Like you mentioned, nothing wrong with chiseling and hammering. You can use a flat ended screwdriver if the rock is not too dense. Also, gluing a bunch of liitle pieces together gives the freedom of getting more interesting shapes.
A lot also depends on what you plan on stocking with coral wise as well. Make sure you leave room for those to grow. The more branchy and outgrowing corals, the more room you need. That includes softies like leathers, nepthia, colt, xenia, Kenya, etc, LPS like euphylia, and of course most SPS will grow outward.
Its true you never know until you're there, but with all those little rocks, once you have an established coral load, its going to be extremely difficult to rescape. When I went from my 14 gallon to my 30 gallon, I thought I would have tons of space to mount my corals. Not so, I had to get creative even though I had essentially double the room. HTH.
G_Sanab922
New member
The left side needs to be changed a little I think. But this scape will allow for a lot of coral growth. I think the right side is pretty nice, very different. and the depth of the sand on how it fluctuates it pretty cool
S13<3
KeepItSuperSimple
thanks for the solid advice! and trust me plans didnt go as expected but im happy with my results(as a system). even tho this is my third tank its been a steep learning curve from reading to doing it ALL yourself, but thats part of the joy for me
im thinking something like 40% sps 40%lps and and 20% softies but only rics yumas and z and p unless i run into some other softie i cant live without.and the part i put in bold is what worries the most lol. even tho i doubled in volume im not looking at double the real estate lol.
thank you for the kind words! i hope once the flow picks up the sand will stay put! its one of the features i really like. flat sandbeds are boring
im not against gluing the rocks together and will prob try it whenever i upgrade again, but i really want the option to move stuff around and change rocks if im not happy, or for the worse, to remove pesky algae :angryfire:
This is in a 40B with 20l sump. one of these days ill update my sig lol
S13<3
KeepItSuperSimple
And without further adieu here's V.7-8??? Idk anymore
Front I left more or less the same
Left
Right
Now there a pass thru in the back and a large opening on the right side among other changes. For now I'm sticking with it, too much mess lol
ill post some close ups tomorrow when its clearer as its hard to gauge depth in these pics
Front I left more or less the same
Left
Right
Now there a pass thru in the back and a large opening on the right side among other changes. For now I'm sticking with it, too much mess lol
ill post some close ups tomorrow when its clearer as its hard to gauge depth in these pics
