pennyguy23
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I need some help. Any know of or have a GREAT looking aquascape reef tank. Show me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Show me your best Aquascape Pictures
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Me No Nemo
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Wow, that is gorgeous. What size tank?
Serioussnaps
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Those dendros are absolutely gorgeous.
TCU Reefer
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Is that your tank? If so, what are the dimensions?
BonsaiNut
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Just so I don't mislead people... this is NOT my tank. It is a very famous tank photo from a coral farm in Japan (I translated the site and posted a thread about it a couple of years ago). It is not a closed system - it receives fresh, filtered saltwater from a beach about 100 yards away. The controversy comes from the fact that they have a lot of softies in this tank that are EXTREMELY difficult (if not impossible) to keep in a closed system, so people can see this photo, see the dendros, and figure they will buy them the next time they come across them in the store. You can read more about the farm at www.cpfarm.com (but you need to speak Japanese or use a decent software translator).
As an example of aquascaping, however, it remains one of my all-time favorites.
As an example of aquascaping, however, it remains one of my all-time favorites.
SuperSizeMe
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which corals are you talking about?
Me No Nemo
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The pink and orange "Carnation" corals on the upper left.
finding nemo
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Holy cow, beautiful and I just found my new wallpaper
finding nemo
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Went to the site and it is all question marks. I would love to see more of it, any ideas as to how to do that?
fantastic4
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double wow
Heres a couple beautiful layouts!
www.oregonreef.com
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=686757
www.oregonreef.com
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=686757
Me No Nemo
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Very nice chtan...looks natural.
steveweast
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Greg (Bonsainut) posted the best example of aquascaping perfection. It's the one I always come back to for inspiration....and why ? ....because I believe the answer to all your aquascaping questions are right there in that pic..... you just need to notice its philosophies...
1) have just as much postive space (rocks and corals) as negative space (open water and sand)
2) Don't worry about creating nooks/crannies/caves/etc....they just will be eventually covered by livestock. Instead focus on the general rock shape that has both low and high points...perhaps even breaking the surface. Focus on large details...not small crevises (especially if you have a large tank).
3) Maintain an algae free back (and sides if possible) to create an illusion of infinite depth....contrary to what we'd all like to believe, coralline does not create an attractive back drop...only a distracting one.
4) hide all the things of man.....overflows...pumps...pipes....etc.
5) don't clutter the sand bed with a bunch of livestock....a clam or two...maybe...but that's it. Cluttered sandbeds just make the overall display look too busy. You can improve the overall display tremendously by just removing all the frags, zoas, blastos, etc that so many people seem to keep on the sandbed these days......it just distracting.
And finally....the aquascaping will have to be adjusted every so often.....growth eventually will destroy the best of aquascaping. I've seen so many tanks start off so promising, with fantastic rockwork.... only to spiral down into something less so..... just because the aquarist didn't take action to prevent its downfall or simply just over stocked it.. It usually ends up with a solid line of rock....all at the same height....covered in livestock....from end to end. There could be all the purple monsters, acans and superman monties in the world in there....but, if the overall structure is two dimensional and over crowded, it's just blah.....OR you could have the most ordinary of corals....and softies at that....as long as the rock structure follows the above guidlines, it will inspire all who view it and deliver the oooohs an aaaahs......just like the Japanese tank above.
This subject is very dear to my heart....I spent this whole three day weekend re-working my aquascaping.....it was just that time again.
1) have just as much postive space (rocks and corals) as negative space (open water and sand)
2) Don't worry about creating nooks/crannies/caves/etc....they just will be eventually covered by livestock. Instead focus on the general rock shape that has both low and high points...perhaps even breaking the surface. Focus on large details...not small crevises (especially if you have a large tank).
3) Maintain an algae free back (and sides if possible) to create an illusion of infinite depth....contrary to what we'd all like to believe, coralline does not create an attractive back drop...only a distracting one.
4) hide all the things of man.....overflows...pumps...pipes....etc.
5) don't clutter the sand bed with a bunch of livestock....a clam or two...maybe...but that's it. Cluttered sandbeds just make the overall display look too busy. You can improve the overall display tremendously by just removing all the frags, zoas, blastos, etc that so many people seem to keep on the sandbed these days......it just distracting.
And finally....the aquascaping will have to be adjusted every so often.....growth eventually will destroy the best of aquascaping. I've seen so many tanks start off so promising, with fantastic rockwork.... only to spiral down into something less so..... just because the aquarist didn't take action to prevent its downfall or simply just over stocked it.. It usually ends up with a solid line of rock....all at the same height....covered in livestock....from end to end. There could be all the purple monsters, acans and superman monties in the world in there....but, if the overall structure is two dimensional and over crowded, it's just blah.....OR you could have the most ordinary of corals....and softies at that....as long as the rock structure follows the above guidlines, it will inspire all who view it and deliver the oooohs an aaaahs......just like the Japanese tank above.
This subject is very dear to my heart....I spent this whole three day weekend re-working my aquascaping.....it was just that time again.
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pennyguy23
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Thanks kevin. I can actually see some rock work in yours
Thanks everyone but If anyone ones where to see tank that just got set up with the rocks still showing would be great. I don't know if there is a website site or a forum?
Thanks everyone but If anyone ones where to see tank that just got set up with the rocks still showing would be great. I don't know if there is a website site or a forum?
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