Thanks, I thought it was a bit much without anything special too. Kinda incorporated the 2nd idea from above (using the flow idea back at the start of this thread) and added in a cave at left
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Thanks, I thought it was a bit much without anything special too. Kinda incorporated the 2nd idea from above (using the flow idea back at the start of this thread) and added in a cave at left
aleithol
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Getting there. A few more thoughts (they never end, do they? 
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Good job.
)- You'll probably want to move rocks back from the sides so you can clean the glass in the future. You may find you have to take a few pieces out of the mix so the design does not go back into being a big mass when you do that.
- Think about the right side. I like that it's taller than the left, but it's really tall -- e.g. water line is going to effectively splash over it, it looks like, especially if you have any sort of waves one day. If that's what you want, OK, but may end up being a problem with either stability, noise, catching debris or food on top of your water, or something else.
- How about if you took 2-3 pieces of that rock and put it together with a rod and/or appropriate epoxy so you could have an even larger arch you could use on one side? ...then maybe do same, but on a smaller scale, for the right? It may open up some possibilities. (Doing that helped me a lot. I didn't want one of the more modern tower/island looks some desire, but I was able to create better caves and help pull some of my rocks "up" out of the sand bed that way for improved maintenance -- see my next suggestion.)
- Lastly, take a look at the base of all that rock. Will you be able to get detritus out after you put sand in (or even if you don't) to perform ongoing maintenance without removing rocks? Also, now think about where your powerheads are going and how basic flow will be in your tank, including where dead spots may end up because of your structure. Perhaps those considerations may help you tweak your design from a maintenance perspective as well. Consider twisting and turning pieces to establish enough stability, but try to keep it more open on the bottom just above your sand line as much as you can.
Good job.
Thanks for your suggestions, I'm not really intersted in a large arch so instead I incorporated a few smaller ones. I moved the rocks away from the sides for the most mart also. I don't know much about flow in reef tanks, so I really don't know where to avoid or whatever... I'll just have to go with it. That said, I made these rock formations a lot narrower to the back, and also put less on the ground (stood most of them upward and in the formations had the rocks form overhangs rather than those ending up in bulk...
So, I present to you my next version for today.
So, I present to you my next version for today.
Crimson
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Here is a pic of mine. I just moved and took a picture after setting it back up. I added some new "dead" rock for support. This is a DSA NEO 105 gallon using manado live rock. I forgot to hide the power cables for the tunze power heads and the Radion lights..doh!
My fish are in the holding tank at the time of this picture was taken.
Picture was taken using my meh samsung galaxy s3.
My fish are in the holding tank at the time of this picture was taken.
Picture was taken using my meh samsung galaxy s3.
aleithol
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Need help in this
Currently rock are curing will add sand later
How about for starters, splitting the group approx at 2/3 to make a larger and smaller grouping with a split between them, and take what rocks you have left and making one side or the other a bit taller than the other.
vipermaverickk
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Great improvement, 4Hummer. What size tank is that?
Vadafallon
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Same amount of rock or less?
Vadafallon
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I feel like i am at an in pass because of being in a cube but i had to restructure a little bit. This is where i am at currently.
Vadafallon
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If you have any suggestions please feel free to kick the knowledge my way.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2217633
This is where I found a lot of useful info.
This is where I found a lot of useful info.
