Show off your minimalist aquascape

[luv951]

Trying to plan my 155 bow....was gonna do the foam and rock wall, but have lately been getting really interested in going with a minimalist aquascape, but now find myself torn. So I ask you, Reef Central community, to help me decide by showing me some great minimalist aquascapes.

I absolutely loved this one. GREAT example of minimalist

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1288059



So, lets go - show you aquascape. Full tank shots please!!

 

[pugbreath13]

Bump for a good topic.

 

[Tangweed]

Good topic +1. I'm upgrading my 58 to a 90 and I was thinking about doing the same thing. I just saw this tank on a thread.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-10/totm/index.php

I like the way they used the PVC to build and hold the rock.

 

[Opes]

Re: Show off your minimalist aquascape

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13412841#post13412841 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by luv951
Trying to plan my 155 bow....was gonna do the foam and rock wall, but have lately been getting really interested in going with a minimalist aquascape, but now find myself torn. So I ask you, Reef Central community, to help me decide by showing me some great minimalist aquascapes.

I absolutely loved this one. GREAT example of minimalist

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1288059



So, lets go - show you aquascape. Full tank shots please!!

I love that aquascape!! I am going to try to copy it on my new 100 gal. cube build.

 

[limitdown]

Shows that a great looking tank does not necessarily need to be stuffed to the gills with thousands of pounds of rocks and corals.

 

[luv951]

Its so elegant in its simplicity....that is the kind of thing I am looking to do with my bow....but I also want to hide certain things, like the overflow, returns, CL, etc...so I will be doing a hybrid.

Lets get some more folks.

 

[DamnPepShrimp]

Not the greatest but I think it is pretty minimalistic!

 

[Opes]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13420576#post13420576 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DamnPepShrimp
Not the greatest but I think it is pretty minimalistic!

I think that will look pretty sweet once you get some corals growing on it.

 

[DamnPepShrimp]

I have my other tank that is stocked over the brim with corals, just waiting for it to finish up a cyano cycle and I should be good. It will be mostly softies and LPS so it should fill the tank out nicely. Thanks for the compliment.

 

[edwing206]

Pretty much my favorite tank of ALL TIME.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1216333&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[luv951]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13420576#post13420576 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DamnPepShrimp
Not the greatest but I think it is pretty minimalistic!

That will look great once it matures a bit. I like the dual columns a lot. What size tank is that? the 37 cube?

Thanks for sharing!

 

[luv951]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13420911#post13420911 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
Pretty much my favorite tank of ALL TIME.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1216333&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

I LOVE that tank...actually tried to find it to link to, but could not remember any of the correct key words.

Awesome how clean it looks.

Thanks!

 

[ReefEnabler]

not sure if mine is totally 'minimalist' but the center is very open, and there are cliffs covering the overflows

 

[BuddhaKiss]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13421255#post13421255 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RyanBrucks
not sure if mine is totally 'minimalist' but the center is very open, and there are cliffs covering the overflows

looks pretty good!..I love tanks with very little hardware showing...pumps, returns, etc.

 

[ReefEnabler]

if you look close you can see some

 

[luv951]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13421364#post13421364 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RyanBrucks
if you look close you can see some

Nice Tank!

Do you have pics of how you hid the CL outlets in the rocks? Did you just plumb the outlet to where you wanted it to be and then stack the rock on top?

Did you use foam/rock to hide the overflows, or is that just carefully placed rock?

Thanks for posting!

 

[DamnPepShrimp]

That will look great once it matures a bit. I like the dual columns a lot. What size tank is that? the 37 cube?

Thanks for sharing!

Thats actually my 120, just finishing up the cycle. Going to check the levels today and maybe add the corals in. Thanks.

 

[pong]

wow nice tanks!

 

[ReefEnabler]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13422078#post13422078 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by luv951
Do you have pics of how you hid the CL outlets in the rocks? Did you just plumb the outlet to where you wanted it to be and then stack the rock on top?

Did you use foam/rock to hide the overflows, or is that just carefully placed rock?

Thanks for posting!

I used PVC structures to cover the overflows, and then used zip ties to attach base rock to the structures. I then applied pond foam between the gaps, and then used epoxy resin (west systems 105b) to affix argonite sand on top of the foam.

The rest of the aquascape is just carefully stacked rocks that are simply in front of the CL outlets... no rocks are resting ON the plumbing, just obscuring it for the most part.

I used around 30lbs of rock per overflow/cliff, and there is another ~75lbs filling in the middle of the tank. So 135lbs of rock in a 220 I guess is somewhat light compared to some standards. I have alot more rock in the refugium....

 

[Ratpack]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13420576#post13420576 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DamnPepShrimp
Not the greatest but I think it is pretty minimalistic!

That is very cool looking. Do you have a build thread going anywhere?