Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes

[BrianKC]

After reading this I changed some things. Didn't get quite the balance I want but I think I just have too much rock. No room in the sump to dump it there, but, I think it's getting closer to what I want. It's only been set up for about 45 days, so don't laugh at my lack of livestock. Any advice?

 

[mr9iron]

How do you known that what you like is not the perfect way to do it? I never understand why people want to do what others like and not what they create for themselves? Instead of thinking of yourself as non artistic, why not think of yourself as original?
It's kind of like when someone moves into a neighborhood and all the houses are landscaped with those meatball looking foundation plants, and that is why so many others do it.

Eh, sure! I simply needed some ideas as I don't have the ability to visualize things like most people. So, by seeing others creations this allows me to come up with something original. Here ya go!!







The left end where you see the 2 hoses has been painted black and an INKY overflow was installed as well.

 

[shiftline]

So this is my first shot with the new rock I got. I sort of like this just cause it stuck it together without any glue just gravity and I did it out of the pieces I had. hehe.. but it has a cool arch. duno.. I would of course permanently bond it if I went with something like this probably add a bit more small pieces around it.

Nice arch

 

[Wyze]

Great thread!!!!!!!!!

 

[TangingOut]

How do you known that what you like is not the perfect way to do it? I never understand why people want to do what others like and not what they create for themselves? Instead of thinking of yourself as non artistic, why not think of yourself as original?
It's kind of like when someone moves into a neighborhood and all the houses are landscaped with those meatball looking foundation plants, and that is why so many others do it.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534130

 

[BrokenSpoke]

^^^^^^^^^

Great catch on the link!

 

[davocean]

Lol, yeah, a lot of people like to at least have a little guidance, and there is more to it than making it just aesthetically pleasing, keeping from having dead spots, providing places for high or low light corals.
I purposely scaped mine knowing I would get a magnifica sea anemone, so I provided a an isolated perch high up for max light and plenty of buffer space to keep far away from corals.
Nothing wrong w/ asking for someone's opinion.

 

[ninjamunky]

I added some rock, then removed some because I had too much. This is where I'm at right now. I'm thinking of adding some rock again. I'd like to maybe make a tunnel or something.

 

[ninjamunky]

 

[deansreef]

Trick is. How to aquascape a 240 cube with a center overflow ?

 

[oseymour]

This is an awesome threat, lots of great tips for aquascaping my red sea reefer 350

 

[deansreef]

Yes awesoe thread. Digging it

 

[Youngeshark70]

Any opinions on how to improve this setup, the only piece i really dislike is the square piece that is leaned up against the glass in the center but i dont know what eles to do with it

 

[Youngeshark70]

Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes

I think im try to move the whole right side forward to where its almost closer to the front than back. Then pull the left side out just enough to not touch the glass. I dont want to move that gray peice because i think its awesome looking right there and i like the tv dish looking piece to be the end of rock work like it is. I might have alittle too much rock but i like the look of a full tank more just imo. Going to have a soft coral dom tank so a big coral is going to go on the left and hopefully hide most of the overflow.

Edit: going to split this alittle to the right of center to make two main stacks. Going to
make the left one taller too.

 

[mpsteve]

sorry images wont host

 

[Youngeshark70]

New set up, think its alot better than before

 

[mattr777]

Thoughts and feedback. 5 months in on my new 225g.

 

[reefchile]

Good one. Thanks for share with us!

 

[SouthFla]

Giving a sense of depth is REALLY hard in narrow tanks...but I think following the rule of thirds, varying heights of structures, avoiding uniformity at all costs and having empty space can really help create interesting tanks!

These were my last 2 'scapes of my narrow 125G, a rift-lake biome and my new reef:

 

[shiftline]

So here is my main structure so far (after about 20 revisions). Can I get some feedback on what you guys think? Any tips? Will be a peninsula so trying to make it look good on both sides


http://youtu.be/jJFmWQKEY_I