Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes

[naterealbig]

No feedback? Sucks? I can take it.

The scape actually looks pretty good with one exception. The pointy rock on the left doesn't look right. It looks like an attempt to cover the overflow, and distracts from the nice mounds you have in the sand. Perhaps you could incorporate it into the base of one of the existing piles. Otherwise, I'd just do without.

 

[Lavoisier]

So I finally got off my butt and made it happen. What do you guys think?
No water so far.. but its getting there.

I would remove the small pieces out front and leave as much sand free as possible. When your corals start growing out your rock becomes much more massive and small details that now look great will disappear. Be sure to angle at least one of your three "islands" to create more depth and variation. I like how you are thinking.

 

[cugly]

Nice tank..

 

[meegwell]

Just posted several rockscape formation pics on my build thread...

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2267165

 

[biecacka]

Really good looking ideas. I'm going to need them for a new aquascape soon
Corey

 

[MentalNote]

Great tank! The water is so clear I initially thought it was empty.

Do you have a build thread or can you tell us what you dose?

Is the center piece an arch connected to both rock formations or is it only connected to the right side?

 

[plakat]

Any comments for my rockcape? its an "almost 2 ft cube"

there's actually 3 rock formations 1 pillar on the left and 2 other rock works on the right. Not sure if you can make it out but the formation in the back(right) has a lot of nice crevices and nooks.

I'm thinking of slicing away the bottom portion of the rock work in front(right) to lower its height so that more of the rockwork in the back can be seen.

what do you guys think?



PS: pardon the algae, dirty backwall and errrr blue tang:hmm2:

 

[johnike]

Just redid mine last week.
Left, right, center...

 

[frank2902]

Here are some pictures of my scape done with live rock and cement;

 

[frank2902]

some more of the build

 

[frank2902]

And some pics of the end result. The last 3 foto's are from my latest reef tank, a cube.

 

[kissman]

Pukani rock will be here Thursday, bought JB water weld, 4 driveway reflectors and a new Hacksaw Blade! Hopefully i will get to do some rock work this weekend so i can get the rock in a tub to start curing then cycle. I will try and post some pics this weekend. I am looking for ideas to aquascape a 55g without doing the wallscape. I need something new

 

[midtownman]

this is my 90 im in the process of cycling right now

 

[GrampaDon]

Not sure where to ask ,here ,or start another thread :facepalm:

Looking for feedback and suggestions about my attempt.

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Using zipties and marco/mortar.
I have a little rock left to use.

 

[GrampaDon]

Lost some

 

[Terrance]

And some pics of the end result. The last 3 foto's are from my latest reef tank, a cube.

wow... a stage-like scape. really nice. did you lose a lot of rocks by reshaping them?

 

[Shaummy]

Here is my 90g, just got this setup going again, new rock and sand added.

Comments welcome.

 

[malawinovice]

Help on my set up.
75 reef with left corner over flow.

Thanks

 

[bpcardona]

Tell me what you think.

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[biecacka]

Don, that looks good buddy!
I need some insight on creating a valley type structure for a 48/48 cube....
Corey