Rockwork Complete!



Rock is realreef rock, there's about 85lbs and the tank is a 120...when I'm completely finished or at about 90% done with equipment and start my cycle I'm going to start a build thread over in the tank build forum.
 
That looks great! I'm curious about the egg crate on the bottom. Isn't that going to be a trap for detritus and end up being a nutrient sink? Couldn't you just cut small segments and put them directly under the points of contact with the rock?
 
Looks great to me, expect that 1 really high spot.
Draws my eye too much, it's all I can seem to focus on, as it's right in the middle.
And like butch said, remove the extra eggcrate, or remove it entirely.
 
That all looks very good. I would suggest shifting it straight forward a bit so that you don't impede flow in back.

FWIW - if you place the rock down first (before the sand) you really don;t need the eggcrate. I have used it in the past and although it never really hurt anything, if the sand shifts (as it will) parts could be uncovered.
 
Depending on how deep the sand is
i agree remove the egg crate no need for it, its a outdated method that does more harm than good
Put the rocks first then sand just in case a fish diggs neer a rock and the whole thing collapses after your finished aquascaping give the rocks a little push if you can't push it over a fish shouldn't be able to either
 
There's no removing the egg crate now. Everything you see is glued and extremely stuck together. I've used egg crate before and never had an issue, my tank won't be a failure due to eggcrate. It helps distribute weight without having just a few pressure points. As far as seeing the eggcrate if the sand shifts in my opinion it's no less of a problem if I see bare glass so I will adjust corals and loose sand rock along with water flow to ensure that doesn't happen as I did with my 65 gallon aquarium.
 
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Mark9 said:
Looks great to me, expect that 1 really high spot.
Draws my eye too much, it's all I can seem to focus on, as it's right in the middle.
And like butch said, remove the extra eggcrate, or remove it entirely.
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I started to think the same with the high point but I believe as the tank fills with coral and the heights create additional peaks and valleys it will only give the tank more depth and character and I'm also hoping it gives fish confidence to swim more towards upper areas cause of the feeling of security with the rock.
 
Nice aquascape. I like that high point, and it looks like that eggcrate is actually pretty necessary because a lot of those rocks are balanced/sitting on pretty narrow points -- not the broad side of the rock. I've always used eggcrate for glass protection and weight distribution in rock-heavy freshwater tanks. Only reason I don't use it for my reef is because I have minimal rock structures and all but one lie on their broad side.
 
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