Just Finished Aquascaping. Please Comment
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xtech
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looks good. however,it appears from your picture that the rock is placed on top of the sand. very bad idea, particularly if you have any critters that would be prone to moving the sand,some snails,any type of sifter,etc,etc. as this can cause your rock to topple over possibly crushing one of the inhabitants,or worst case,cracking the glass.
stuckinfla
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I like how youve tried to make the caves, but I would try to get the rocks off the side glass on both sides and try to make more caves w/ maybe some ledges more toward the middle. Congrats on the lights to!
blazehok68
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IT LOOKS GOOD, I TRY TO BURY THE ROCKS IN THE SAND A BIT SO SIFTERS CANT GET UNDER THEM . ALSO, IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GONNA BE HARD TO CLEAN THE AREA WHERE THE ROCKS ARE RESTING ON THE SIDES OF THE TANK. BUT OTHERWISE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT LOTS OF HIDING PLACES IN THERE FOR FISH AND WHAT NOT.
euphoria
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I have a lot of return lines that are aimed in those hard to reach areas, so there's a good flow of water behind the rocks AND across and in between the rocks. I have two of my returns aimed at these hard to reach side areas. There are also returns from my closed loop system that are hidden in the rocks so they are conceiled.
I'm afraid w/ all the returns and CL returns aimed to keep water flow in those hidden areas, I won't have much flow up front in the tank where the corals themselves will sit, so I may end up putting some powerheads afterall, to blow across the front part of the tank.
I'm afraid w/ all the returns and CL returns aimed to keep water flow in those hidden areas, I won't have much flow up front in the tank where the corals themselves will sit, so I may end up putting some powerheads afterall, to blow across the front part of the tank.
rainfishy
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I like it, lots of swim throughs and such. Most people do but the rocks down in the sand till the rock is on the glass bottom this help with stability of the rock work. You don't have to but it's a real pain when your trying to move a coral or something and your rock work starts to fall. I actually really work to wedge rocks together and kinda "pound" them down for a lot of stability. Fish can also knock your rock over. I also agree that the rock against the glass is going to be a pain, even with a lot of flow in those areas you'll still need to clean the glass and be unable to because of the rocks. I have this problem with my reef, but at this point I'm unable to change it do to coral placement and such.
JMO and things to think about. Either way it looks good and its awesome you have so much LR to start off with :joy:
JMO and things to think about. Either way it looks good and its awesome you have so much LR to start off with :joy:
littlebuck
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i would move the rocks that are touching the sides of the glass. that way if u try to remove algee or anything off with a scrapper you wont miss spots.
euphoria
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thanks for the advice guys.
The rocks sitting against side glass are only making contact w/ a very small area of the glass, so I can still clean the majority of the glass. I don't like to leave the sides empty because it kind of makes the tank look small to the eye, whereas stretching the rockwork as wide as possible makes it look better.
I did some mods to the rockwork again today and made it a lot better. I wish I could post a bigger size pic. Can anyone tell how I can post a larger pic so more detail shows?
Oh and I made sure all the rocks are very tightly against each other so they won't collapse. The only fish that can cause these heavy rocks to fall would be something a foot long and powerful
The rocks sitting against side glass are only making contact w/ a very small area of the glass, so I can still clean the majority of the glass. I don't like to leave the sides empty because it kind of makes the tank look small to the eye, whereas stretching the rockwork as wide as possible makes it look better.
I did some mods to the rockwork again today and made it a lot better. I wish I could post a bigger size pic. Can anyone tell how I can post a larger pic so more detail shows?
Oh and I made sure all the rocks are very tightly against each other so they won't collapse. The only fish that can cause these heavy rocks to fall would be something a foot long and powerful
wangotango
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not bad. id move the rocks off of the sides to make it easier to clean the glass, unless you dont mind algae growing on the side glass.
mudplayerx
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You mentioned that the rocks that are touching the glass "are only making contact w/ a very small area of the glass." This is not a good idea as the entire weight of the rock could be pinpointed in that small area touching the glass.... which is kind of similar to the physics of driving a nail through a wooden board.
It is okay for rock to touch the glass, but not okay at all for the rock to be actually leaning on the glass. This can place stress on the seams of the tank, and even worse, crack the glass.
I don't advocate cleaning the side and back panels of glass if your tank isn't meant to be viewed from all sides. The lovely purple that will eventually cover the glass looks great and natural in my opinion.
It is okay for rock to touch the glass, but not okay at all for the rock to be actually leaning on the glass. This can place stress on the seams of the tank, and even worse, crack the glass.
I don't advocate cleaning the side and back panels of glass if your tank isn't meant to be viewed from all sides. The lovely purple that will eventually cover the glass looks great and natural in my opinion.
euphoria
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oh it's an acrylic tank. I dont know if that'll make a difference.
Anyways I'll go place them away from the acrylic.
I'm w/ you on letting purple coraline grow on the glass sides. I did that w/ my older tank and liked it. I'll probably let coraline grow on the left side cuz anyways no one can get on that side to view the tank. The right side I"ll keep clean so taht people can also look through the right side.
Anyways I'll go place them away from the acrylic.
I'm w/ you on letting purple coraline grow on the glass sides. I did that w/ my older tank and liked it. I'll probably let coraline grow on the left side cuz anyways no one can get on that side to view the tank. The right side I"ll keep clean so taht people can also look through the right side.
mudplayerx
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Ohhh! Might not want to let the rocks touch the sides at all in an acrylic tank! I hear those scratch like crazy.