sfsuphysics
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Great post Steveweast:
A few comments on what you said though
1: Open space is "negative" ? Is this just a zen/Feng Shui type thing?
2: I've found this as well, except some "nooks" are nice, especially fi you can get a nice impressive overhang structure with nothing below it, you might need to use nylon bolts or something and some TLC with a drill to get it to work, but something bad can be said when everything tip that flairs down to a wide base look to make everything look like a mountain.
3 & 4: Both of these go together, my question is how do you do it always though? That picture above is a great example of very little man made items except for overflow(?) in the corner with a tube poking down, the problem lay in is there just a particular view (ie the one that was taken) that gives this illusion/lack of man look? Or can this be achieved regardless of the direction/side you look since large tanks typically have many directions of view
. One thing I'd like to see with tanks like this (and the oregonreef) is a schematic on how the hell they hide plumbing/waterflow devices while continuing to keep the water flowing in areas where the devices ain't. Btw the reflections off the side/top do give it a bit of a man made look 
5: Agreed, grow out tanks are the place for little things you want to grow out.
Great tank, great views, Zen and the Art of Aquascaping (tm)
A few comments on what you said though
1: Open space is "negative" ? Is this just a zen/Feng Shui type thing?
2: I've found this as well, except some "nooks" are nice, especially fi you can get a nice impressive overhang structure with nothing below it, you might need to use nylon bolts or something and some TLC with a drill to get it to work, but something bad can be said when everything tip that flairs down to a wide base look to make everything look like a mountain.
3 & 4: Both of these go together, my question is how do you do it always though? That picture above is a great example of very little man made items except for overflow(?) in the corner with a tube poking down, the problem lay in is there just a particular view (ie the one that was taken) that gives this illusion/lack of man look? Or can this be achieved regardless of the direction/side you look since large tanks typically have many directions of view
. One thing I'd like to see with tanks like this (and the oregonreef) is a schematic on how the hell they hide plumbing/waterflow devices while continuing to keep the water flowing in areas where the devices ain't. Btw the reflections off the side/top do give it a bit of a man made look 5: Agreed, grow out tanks are the place for little things you want to grow out.
Great tank, great views, Zen and the Art of Aquascaping (tm)
