Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes

[Useful_Idiot]

Useful idiot ha, love the name. That is a killer scape, I really like it. Kinda reminiscent of an imperial star destroyer from star wars, it looks awesome. The only suggestion I might make would be to slightly shift the front of the right structure to the right, keeping the back in the same place, if it was a pair of legs, spreading the legs. I think having a wider opening in front would give more of the sense of depth to the scape. Great job though. That is my only critique.

Thanks, name is a song by Tool. I widened it but not sure about it. you can see the dust on the cardboard where it moved from. I added a old coke can for size reference.

It's hard to scape the right way you know? I want to add the points and peaks to make it interesting but that doesn't leave room for the coral to do that. I originally had a big shelf on the right side but I can put a monti cap there instead so I removed it.

I love this, that looks SO good! Any updates on how it looks now that you removed a piece on the right?

Thanks, and I shortened the right side and moved it back too. I might like it better but I'll have to look at it for a few days before I cement it.

 

[stiky]

I recently broke down my 180 and had the most beautiful aquascape. It was completely by accident. Now I can't get it right again. I pulled all the corals off and they are in the sand bed and some in the fuge right now. I am somewhat close to what I want but can't seem to avoid the rock pile look. Any tips? Water is a bit cloudy still but you get the idea.

 

[crawling junk]

This is my 60 gallon cube

 

[Lavoisier]

Thanks, name is a song by Tool. I widened it but not sure about it. you can see the dust on the cardboard where it moved from. I added a old coke can for size reference.[/URL]

It's hard to scape the right way you know? I want to add the points and peaks to make it interesting but that doesn't leave room for the coral to do that. I originally had a big shelf on the right side but I can put a monti cap there instead so I removed it.



Thanks, and I shortened the right side and moved it back too. I might like it better but I'll have to look at it for a few days before I cement it.

Unique...I'm not sure I've seen an aquascape quite like yours...intriguing. I especially like the gradual slope you are using. The narrowing canyon gives the illusion of great depth.

 

[Lavoisier]

I recently broke down my 180 and had the most beautiful aquascape. It was completely by accident. Now I can't get it right again. I pulled all the corals off and they are in the sand bed and some in the fuge right now. I am somewhat close to what I want but can't seem to avoid the rock pile look. Any tips? Water is a bit cloudy still but you get the idea.

You might consider getting everything off the sand and then angling your structure; maybe rotate it counter clockwise. Your structure looks pretty good but it is too balanced...evenly proportioned. I believe we create more beautiful structures when we use unbalanced, uneven ratios.

 

[Mustang67]

With the assistance of some Epo Putty and Marco's E-400 Cement here is what I have created thus far. Also used a wet saw to cut any necessary pieces.
Here is a link to more detailed photos. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2467347&page=2

 

[muppet12345]

What do you think?
PVC tubes with south seas base rock

 

[monkeytank]

What do you think about this?

What do you think about this?

The tank is 112 inches long by 31 high. The rock walls on the sides are mostly already in place, the big monti with acro in the middle, and the clam in the foreground are in place. I photoshopped some corals around to give it some color. They aren't as pictured.

The two center rocks are not in place. I'm not sure if i like the positioning of them. I want an open center to give depth. The water is pasted/smeared to cover up the view straight through to the water heater and AC, but it will be covered by a curtain or other removable background so I can see in from the back when in the HVAC/fish room behind the tank.

Thoughts?

 

[monkeytank]

What do you think?
PVC tubes with south seas base rock

I think it looks pretty neat. Do you have corals on it yet?

 

[Haffs09]

Monkeytank - i think that's an awesome 'scape!

 

[Raul-7]

Left side is partially cemented, right side is workable comments suggestions? dd 150 36x36x27 cardboard is same length as tank.


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Looks great; but I'd move the right rock structure to the right.

 

[Raul-7]

The tank is 112 inches long by 31 high. The rock walls on the sides are mostly already in place, the big monti with acro in the middle, and the clam in the foreground are in place. I photoshopped some corals around to give it some color. They aren't as pictured.

The two center rocks are not in place. I'm not sure if i like the positioning of them. I want an open center to give depth. The water is pasted/smeared to cover up the view straight through to the water heater and AC, but it will be covered by a curtain or other removable background so I can see in from the back when in the HVAC/fish room behind the tank.

Thoughts?

It lacks depth, it seems there's a background only but no midground/foreground. Or that maybe the photos.

 

[wprata]

This is a great article and exactly what I was looking for.

I am new hobbits and started setting up my tank. I got the live rocks yesterday and this article came in right in time.

I was wondering if I could get some advise to create a nice visual appealing landscape to support reefs, small fishes and invertebrates. For now I've just placed the live rocks in the tank and started thinking how to arrange them.

This is the dimension of my tank:
Red Sea MAX C-130
Compact 130 litres (34 gallons) fully featured REEF-SPEC system
Aquarium dimensions - Height/Width/Length - 510 x 484 x 584 mm (20" x 19" x 23")

I attached a pic of my tank just the way it looks now.

Any ideas, tips or hints will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[eeyore357]

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[Lavoisier]

This is a great article and exactly what I was looking for.

I am new hobbits and started setting up my tank. I got the live rocks yesterday and this article came in right in time.

I was wondering if I could get some advise to create a nice visual appealing landscape to support reefs, small fishes and invertebrates. For now I've just placed the live rocks in the tank and started thinking how to arrange them.

This is the dimension of my tank:
Red Sea MAX C-130
Compact 130 litres (34 gallons) fully featured REEF-SPEC system
Aquarium dimensions - Height/Width/Length - 510 x 484 x 584 mm (20" x 19" x 23")

I attached a pic of my tank just the way it looks now.

Any ideas, tips or hints will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Nice balance. What will you be keeping?

 

[Lavoisier]

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I like the second pic but would move the structure to about 1/3 of the horizontal space rather than the 1/4 position you now have it in.

 

[Typography]

nice

 

[sbrotty]

This post or thread is perfect I have been out of the reef hobby for a little while, coming back with a new mind set on aqua-design Thanks to everyone who uploaded your pic's.

Inspired

 

[Spinelessspade]

This is a great thread to get inspiration for a new aquascape, thx vegan Brian

 

[sbrotty]

This post or thread is perfect I have been out of the reef hobby for a little while, coming back with a new mind set on aqua-design Thanks to everyone who uploaded your pic's.

Inspired