Thoughts on aquascaping
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SaltwaterSensei
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Well, It looks alright. It would be fine if it was going to be a fish only. However if you're going to make it into a reef tank I think there could be some improvements. Firstly, I would try and use less rock. This will give you more room for corals to grow, it will also leave more space for swimming as well as help to open up the overall look of the tank potentially making it look bigger than it actually is. Secondly, use smaller pieces to make your structures. Using multiple small chunks of rock to form a single structure (be it an island or pillar, or what have you) will allow you to be more creative with coral placement, it also lets you take advantage of negative space aiding in the scale of the overall scape. In a tank this size using one single large piece of rock as the main structure can make the tank look smaller. Whereas if you have multiple pieces making up the main structures will fit the scale/size of the tank giving it a more balanced feel and look. I think you're off to a good start though.
Electrobes
Montipora type guy
Pretty good for a first attempt, but as weird as I am, I've noticed something else... where is all of your equipment? You have a heater in there.. but nothing for water movement...?
NeilFox
New member
Looks like your just maintaining the rock at the mo. May just want to move a couple pieces to the sump. Three stand out. If using a sand bed, I think a couple pieces partially submerged in sand give a natural look. I wouldn' go too crazy making small peices as the tank isn't that big.
Electrobes
Montipora type guy
Looking at your tank again, and ignoring the lack of machinery, my one real gripe with this rockwork is that it leans against the back of the tank. I always liked have at least 3-4 inches of space between the tank walls and anything.. be it rock, corals, etc. I like clean walls, and it's not possible to get a scraper or magnet cleaner with the rocks as you have them.
As suggested by others, have you considered pillars, islands, etc? You can do any of those (Using smaller rocks.. you could just take a hammer to yours if you wanted) using either adhesives/putty, or rods to keep the rocks together. I prefer the ladder as I like to have the option to disassemble if need be.
As suggested by others, have you considered pillars, islands, etc? You can do any of those (Using smaller rocks.. you could just take a hammer to yours if you wanted) using either adhesives/putty, or rods to keep the rocks together. I prefer the ladder as I like to have the option to disassemble if need be.
Jovandfigueroa
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Rocks on the back wall become a pain. You can only clean around them and after a few months you begin to see how ugly the glass is in the spots you cant reach
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I agree its nice to have the rocks off the back, but its a 29 gallon tank and those are very narrow front to back. It may be necessary to have rocks against the back wall.
The first one looks nice, I do think you should reduce the rock work a little bit though for aesthetics. Work it in thirds. For the vertical space, have 2/3's open and 1/3 rock. left to right 2/3's open 1/3 rock and front to back the same.
The first one looks nice, I do think you should reduce the rock work a little bit though for aesthetics. Work it in thirds. For the vertical space, have 2/3's open and 1/3 rock. left to right 2/3's open 1/3 rock and front to back the same.
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The valley works, decent amount of open space. Id run with it. It gives you good areas to place some corals and let them grow out. Once its all filled with pretty corals you won't notice the little details of the rockwork as much.
You have a good shape to the structure so Id run with it.
You have a good shape to the structure so Id run with it.
