Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes

Thanks. I was tired of the solid wall look. I tried to define a curving channel between the two for interest. This definitely gives me a lot of additional options when placing corals.

I must admit i stole the idea from an earlier post here. Lol.

This is a great thread and appreciate all the different scapes and recommendations people have made on here.
 
aleithol said:
I think it depends a lot on what sort of branches you receive... Not all are what I'd call "clusters" like in the picture you reference ... some are long and straighter, others are more complex. One of mine is a natural physically connected oval of two branches that grew together (on right end of photo below); another came as a rather long and heavy base structure almost looking like a hand (middle bottom coming out towards you). I have another single piece I didn't use that is almost like a club -- close to 4" across and nearly 18" long. A monster that would have worked well for a structural support perhaps, but just didn't fit in for me in the end.

I personally elected to go with a combo of Fiji, a few shelves and then used branch to set things off as I was looking for something perhaps a bit more realistic, but with plenty of caves, overhangs, and varying levels for corals I may get into. I'm pretty happy with what I have cycling at the moment. This does not quite do it justice in terms of 3D, but I did a quick snapshot for you below and put the rule-of-thirds over it. The photo is a bit askew, but I think you can still get the gest of where I started.

Again, depending on the type of branches you actually receive, using rule-of-thirds to get you started should be very possible.
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I am working just with complex multi branch so far. But I really like the separate islands mountain look after having read this forum. I'll take my time and try to build a shelf from tonga branch rock. If the result isn't good, I'll try the island look.

Thanks for info and the pic.
 
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Tiki God said:
That's amazing! I am looking to do something similar in my 40 breeder, I'm getting rock in on tuesday, can't wait! Mind if I print this out as a reference? :wave:
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Thank you for the compliment! Print away...always nice to hear something nice! Good luck with your scape.
 
Here is my aquascape before I added fish and some corals. I like my arch in the middle, and i like my rocks on the ground for Zoanthid gardens. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make my towers seem more appealing to the eye? None of the rock is attached, so anything can be moved around fairly easily. Thanks for any input!

The picture is attached to the next post, for some reason it did not attach to this one.
 
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