Ah, good idea. I had not thought of using archive.org for seeing threads with the photos still intact.
Dennis
Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes
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Ah, good idea. I had not thought of using archive.org for seeing threads with the photos still intact.
Dennis
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@Veganbrian-
Thank you for starting this great thread! Now that Photobucket has broken everyone's photo links, would you consider updating your original posts' pictures with a different service so that they show again? I remembered how useful this thread was and went back to it to review and was dismayed to see the pics gone. Thanks!
Thank you for starting this great thread! Now that Photobucket has broken everyone's photo links, would you consider updating your original posts' pictures with a different service so that they show again? I remembered how useful this thread was and went back to it to review and was dismayed to see the pics gone. Thanks!
SethTheWineGuy
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Couple things. Both of these points are most relevant if you have aspirations of being successful with acros...
1. I would suggest bringing down the height of your tallest structures. Aros will reach for the sky on their own and don't need an elevator that puts them close to the surface. You end up only seeing the side and bottom of the colony otherwise. Larger tanks that can have multiple rows of structures back to front can get away with taller towers. Small tanks don't so much.
2. Think of your tank and the circulation of water like cities such as Denver, Salt Lake City, or even L.A. All those cities have terrible smog issues due to the geography of their location. They're all in "bowls" so to speak surrounded by mountains and the air has nowhere to go. It's just trapped. Your rock work is much the same. You only have one side of your tank to create flow from. The back and left side are blocked.
Some may debate me on this, but, the single most important thing to keeping Acros alive is flow. As frags, it's not as crucial as when they are large and/or dense colonies. Strong water flow needs to be present from all directions to bring oxygenated water to the inner tissues of the coral's structure.
Even though I run (4) MP60's and (6) MP40's on my tank, I still find dead spots in it even though I took great care to keep water movement channels open. Corals will grow and create their own flow barriers, so, try to limit the ones you create from your rock work. Fiberglass rods will help you keep the filler "support" rock to a minimum.
BUT, it you're planning a mostly LPS tank with some easy SPS here and there, you actually have a natural lagoon type shape going on that would do well by LPS.
Seth
1. I would suggest bringing down the height of your tallest structures. Aros will reach for the sky on their own and don't need an elevator that puts them close to the surface. You end up only seeing the side and bottom of the colony otherwise. Larger tanks that can have multiple rows of structures back to front can get away with taller towers. Small tanks don't so much.
2. Think of your tank and the circulation of water like cities such as Denver, Salt Lake City, or even L.A. All those cities have terrible smog issues due to the geography of their location. They're all in "bowls" so to speak surrounded by mountains and the air has nowhere to go. It's just trapped. Your rock work is much the same. You only have one side of your tank to create flow from. The back and left side are blocked.
Some may debate me on this, but, the single most important thing to keeping Acros alive is flow. As frags, it's not as crucial as when they are large and/or dense colonies. Strong water flow needs to be present from all directions to bring oxygenated water to the inner tissues of the coral's structure.
Even though I run (4) MP60's and (6) MP40's on my tank, I still find dead spots in it even though I took great care to keep water movement channels open. Corals will grow and create their own flow barriers, so, try to limit the ones you create from your rock work. Fiberglass rods will help you keep the filler "support" rock to a minimum.
BUT, it you're planning a mostly LPS tank with some easy SPS here and there, you actually have a natural lagoon type shape going on that would do well by LPS.
Seth
Thoughts?
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bwhit1406
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Thanks for the feedback, I actually tweeked the layout a little before I cemented the structure together. The original pictures may not have represented the height of the rock properly. Here is a side shoot of current layout
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Veganbrian
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I will hopefully be posting a new tank update soon. Nice job on all the aquascapes. I'm glad i was able to help, even a little bit.
The Reef Dork
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Nnnnnoooooooo! I bookmarked this thread ages ago and now the photos from page 1 have been photo bucketed! Are they available anywhere?
Look up... 6 posts up.
Papermonkeys
New member
My first go, looking for feedback as well (be mean if you gotta!) I tried to keep it off the back wall, to allow more places to swim/ maybe grow things? haha . I probably need to add a little bit more eventually I think I'm only around 40-45lbs in a 54g display
vikinglord13
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Even the archived thread has some photos missing.
juniorrocketdad
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Dry-1 year
nessbuilder
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Thoughts?
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This is my new 210. Didn't come out exactly as I was hoping but it was tough to do much with the limited depth. The highest point on the right will be where my magnifica anemone goes once the tank settles in. I think it should look good there. I'm about 7/10 happy with it overall but after screwing with it for an hour or so I was over it. Setting up this tank has definitely been draining, but now I can start the fun part.
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