Live rock arrangement suggestion

[popalnet]

I need some suggestions on arranging live rock. I have about 150 pounds of live fiji rock with a 5 inch DSB. My tank is an oceanic 90G. It's been set up for 2 months now. No coral as of yet..want to wait for the tank to mature before adding any.
As you'll see, I have a lot of diatoms on my rock which covers a lot of the purple. I just started using distilled water today...unitil I can afford to buy a ro/di unit from air water ice. Hopefully, that will clear a lot fo the brown.
Also, in person, the tank looks ten times better than it does in these pics. It's amazing how sucky pics come out compared to looking in person at the tank directly. Anyway, please advise on live rock arrangement. I don't want to have to rearrange live rock once I start adding coral. Thanks all!!

 

[popalnet]

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[leigh]

Looks nice to me the way it is, though it's hard to tell when it's on your screen in LIFE SIZE!

 

[leigh]

you can always use the 'edit' button to edit one of your previous posts--which includes re-attaching images as smaller files.

 

[popalnet]

Thanks, didn't think about the edit option.

 

[bergshawn]

Looks good. What I tried to do with mine was to create as many little holes, tunnels, etc. between the rocks for the fish to hide in, swim through, etc. It's hard but you kinda have to plan it out as you pick out the rock at the LFS if thats what you did. If you got it shipped, its a little harder as you can't plan ahead of time. Looks very nice though.
What kind of lighting is that you have on top of your tank?

 

[leigh]

looks to me like he's got the JBJ PC's with flip top legs. I use them too and love them!

 

[newbe reefer]

Looks Great.
But like BergShawn I generally like a little more space between the rocks. Gives fish and inverts places to play and gives corals more space.
I love your tank, very jealous.

NewBe

 

[angelofish]

In my personal opinion I think there are to many large rocks. Diversity is the key. Try to get add some smaller and odd-shaped pieces too. Keep in mind that most corals are attached to rock so you might have to rearrange the rocks anyway.

 

[popalnet]

I tried my best to create little hole/tunnels but it was hard to arrange the rock that way and have it stable. I didn't want any land slides or anything.
That's right. My lighting is the JBJ PC's with flip top legs. I love'em too!! I heard a few bad things about JBJ on this board, but so far, I like it a lot. It was a good value at $250 with the flip top legs.
I like the idea about leaving more space between the rocks. I ordered all of my rock from Jeff's. I got a great deal on them, but of course I didn't hand pick the rocks....they were shipped.
I'm going to try to leave more space between the rocks, and build higher, towards the back of the tank. I also purchased some epoxy....hope that will allow me to glue rocks together to create more tunnels.
Thanks for the suggestions!!! I'll post another pic once I rearrange the rocks. Hopefully, I can do it on memorial day weekend.

 

[vibe]

looks nice, i love bowfronts. yeah try and make little caves. basically think about what a real reef looks like, and build it. good luck, i love your tank