Aquascape Pics

ckprax · 08/07/2007, 10:08 PM

Here is what I have done with my tank. This is the second attempt after I bought a little more rock. I am pretty proud of it, I was going for a small cove to make my tank look bigger and lots of caves and passageways for my (nonexistent) fish.

What do you guys think?

My first attempt

My current setup

fishyvet · 08/07/2007, 10:12 PM

It looks really nice! Is it stable?

happyface888 · 08/07/2007, 10:20 PM

The final one looks pretty cool

ckprax · 08/07/2007, 10:21 PM

Yep, everything fits together surprisingly well, I gave all of the rocks a little shake to make sure they would stay.

trigger05 · 08/07/2007, 10:46 PM

I like it, looks great. You will have many places to place coral this way

mildew · 08/07/2007, 11:27 PM

That rock looks like it is sitting on the sand and not the bottom glass of the tank. If so, I'd be careful about putting anything in the tank that burrows in the sand or moves sand and could alter the stability. Otherwise, I like the arrangement.

Ritten · 08/07/2007, 11:42 PM

Nice job!

mouscacha · 08/07/2007, 11:53 PM

i agree with mildew. I have this large samoan crab that keeps moving my large rocks around...

ahullsb · 08/08/2007, 12:01 AM

I think the placement looks great. I agree with the above that if those rocks are just sitting on sand, I would twist them down in there. Animals can make it unstable underneath, and I know people who have had nitrate problems because of the "dead zone" underneath the rock.

schoch79 · 08/08/2007, 12:49 AM

I really like both setups. I think either one could really work and as said above lots of places for corals and critters to get to.

shuturhole316tx · 08/08/2007, 01:08 AM

looks good

bllfish · 08/08/2007, 04:54 AM

I would drill some holes into the rock so you can attach corals easily later.
I would definitely twist the rocks down too.

reefworm · 08/08/2007, 06:06 AM

nice arrangements - and I'll add my .02 about stability. It's amazing how our little creatures can move stuff around. Turbo snails, for one, are notorious for tipping rocks over. you can drill and use acrylic rod to anchor pieces and/or Aquamend cement. I also agree that the rock should be sitting on the bottom. Make sure you've got lots of random flow to eliminate dead spots under, through and behind your rock structure

SeanySean · 08/08/2007, 06:44 AM

Looks Good, the second setup looks like it is out of the haunted house!

Yinepu · 08/08/2007, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeanySean
Looks Good, the second setup looks like it is out of the haunted house!

lol! I was thinking the same thing!

It looks great.... now.. can I get you to come here and aquascape my tanks?

bllfish · 08/08/2007, 08:19 AM

What kind of rock is that & where did you get it? Really nice, interesting stuff. Should really get interesting when the corraline starts to grow.

rlee81indy · 08/08/2007, 08:33 AM

looks like some of it is kilini. I love that stuff, I got a few pieces in my tank

klaz · 08/08/2007, 09:27 AM

sorry,but i dont lique it....
you need a lot of reeding.......

TheBChamp · 08/08/2007, 10:10 AM

What's with me and not being able to see pics? Do I need to be a super advanced Premium Gold Member?

besl · 08/08/2007, 10:15 AM

Nice aquascape. You will appreciate the effort you went through even more when you stock with fish and seeing them weave in and out of the caves. Very cool set up.

Nano Chris · 08/08/2007, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by klaz
sorry,but i dont lique it....
you need a lot of reeding.......

I think it looks good also:

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ckprax · 08/08/2007, 04:28 PM

Hey guys, thanks for all of the compliments and advice. You all were right, the rock is just on the sand so I will have to fix that. I was also considering using epoxy to hold the rock together but is this permanent or is it fairly easy to take apart? I may or may not want to change it at some point and would like to have that option.

ckprax · 08/08/2007, 04:31 PM

I also forgot, the rock is fiji, i am really happy with it b/c it has natural holes and caves. I can't wait till the coraline covers it!

Midus · 08/08/2007, 04:57 PM

Nice. I just rearranged mine and found that I love the new set up(My fish do as well). Hopefully you'll find success with this down the line. Good to see that I'm not the only newer person around here. I was going to ask similar questions(About the Epoxy) and I checked my own and found that I had to screw the bases into the sand more(Which thankfully didn't affect stability).

ckprax · 08/09/2007, 11:02 PM

Ok so I twisted the rocks down and compacted the design slightly so that I can clean the glass easier. Also where can I find the correct epoxy for my rocks? Will any do? Also I was planning on adding a some more flow to the tank by hiding a mj900 in the back behind the rock in the big cave. Does this sound reasonable or a little too big? Any suggestions?

08/07/2007, 10:08 PM	#1
ckprax Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 223	Aquascape Pics Here is what I have done with my tank. This is the second attempt after I bought a little more rock. I am pretty proud of it, I was going for a small cove to make my tank look bigger and lots of caves and passageways for my (nonexistent) fish. What do you guys think? My first attempt My current setup

08/08/2007, 12:01 AM	#9
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I think the placement looks great. I agree with the above that if those rocks are just sitting on sand, I would twist them down in there. Animals can make it unstable underneath, and I know people who have had nitrate problems because of the "dead zone" underneath the rock. __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

08/08/2007, 12:49 AM	#10
schoch79 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: hegins,pa Posts: 1,071	I really like both setups. I think either one could really work and as said above lots of places for corals and critters to get to. __________________ We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night... mostly.

08/08/2007, 01:08 AM	#11
shuturhole316tx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Killeen, TX/Camp Taji, Iraq Posts: 315	looks good __________________ Thanks, John 180 Gal Reef & Fish Starfire Tank Current Tank Info: 180 Gal, Starfire Tank, Corals, Fish, inverts, lots of money!

08/08/2007, 04:54 AM	#12
bllfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,818	I would drill some holes into the rock so you can attach corals easily later. I would definitely twist the rocks down too. __________________ "I fish by myself because lots of people don't like me, and the ones that do like me, well, I don't want them to know my spots." ><)))))*>--- Current Tank Info: 72 bow, 36" stand, 4 54W T5, vantec stealth fans, eheim 1260, mj 1200 & 2 Koralia #1 to WaveMaster Pro, CPR 24" Aquafuge HOB & 7100K PC, JBJ Arctica chiller, LiterMeter III

08/07/2007, 10:12 PM	#2
fishyvet Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gainesville FL Posts: 463	It looks really nice! Is it stable?

08/07/2007, 10:20 PM	#3
happyface888 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 3,987	The final one looks pretty cool

08/07/2007, 10:21 PM	#4
ckprax Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 223	Yep, everything fits together surprisingly well, I gave all of the rocks a little shake to make sure they would stay.

08/07/2007, 10:46 PM	#5
trigger05 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 390	I like it, looks great. You will have many places to place coral this way

08/07/2007, 11:27 PM	#6
mildew Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 255	That rock looks like it is sitting on the sand and not the bottom glass of the tank. If so, I'd be careful about putting anything in the tank that burrows in the sand or moves sand and could alter the stability. Otherwise, I like the arrangement.

08/07/2007, 11:42 PM	#7
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	Nice job!

08/07/2007, 11:53 PM	#8
mouscacha Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 348	i agree with mildew. I have this large samoan crab that keeps moving my large rocks around...

08/08/2007, 06:06 AM	#13
reefworm Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Waxhaw, NC USA Posts: 2,139	nice arrangements - and I'll add my .02 about stability. It's amazing how our little creatures can move stuff around. Turbo snails, for one, are notorious for tipping rocks over. you can drill and use acrylic rod to anchor pieces and/or Aquamend cement. I also agree that the rock should be sitting on the bottom. Make sure you've got lots of random flow to eliminate dead spots under, through and behind your rock structure __________________ "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: 29 gal. reef/assist with 75 gal. at the school

08/08/2007, 06:44 AM	#14
SeanySean Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Manchester (UK) Posts: 885	Looks Good, the second setup looks like it is out of the haunted house! __________________ _______________ You paid how much for moldy rock!!!! Current Tank Info: 130G http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1042110

08/08/2007, 08:19 AM	#16
bllfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,818	What kind of rock is that & where did you get it? Really nice, interesting stuff. Should really get interesting when the corraline starts to grow. __________________ "I fish by myself because lots of people don't like me, and the ones that do like me, well, I don't want them to know my spots." ><)))))*>--- Current Tank Info: 72 bow, 36" stand, 4 54W T5, vantec stealth fans, eheim 1260, mj 1200 & 2 Koralia #1 to WaveMaster Pro, CPR 24" Aquafuge HOB & 7100K PC, JBJ Arctica chiller, LiterMeter III

08/08/2007, 08:33 AM	#17
rlee81indy Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Carson, Co. Posts: 305	looks like some of it is kilini. I love that stuff, I got a few pieces in my tank

08/08/2007, 09:27 AM	#18
klaz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: GREECE-thessaloniki Posts: 37	sorry,but i dont lique it.... you need a lot of reeding....... __________________ 100 gal light reef tank Current Tank Info: 120 gal

08/08/2007, 10:10 AM	#19
TheBChamp Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 57	What's with me and not being able to see pics? Do I need to be a super advanced Premium Gold Member? __________________ Do you know how many idea's started on a napkin?

08/08/2007, 10:15 AM	#20
besl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Boston-burb, MA Posts: 800	Nice aquascape. You will appreciate the effort you went through even more when you stock with fish and seeing them weave in and out of the caves. Very cool set up. __________________ Why did kamakazi pilots wear helmets? Current Tank Info: 55 Gal, 260W CF, 60 lbs LR, CC base, 7 fish, 10 corals, Aquafuge - chaetomorpha & grape

08/08/2007, 04:28 PM	#22
ckprax Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 223	Hey guys, thanks for all of the compliments and advice. You all were right, the rock is just on the sand so I will have to fix that. I was also considering using epoxy to hold the rock together but is this permanent or is it fairly easy to take apart? I may or may not want to change it at some point and would like to have that option.

08/08/2007, 04:31 PM	#23
ckprax Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 223	I also forgot, the rock is fiji, i am really happy with it b/c it has natural holes and caves. I can't wait till the coraline covers it!

08/08/2007, 04:57 PM	#24
Midus Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 95	Nice. I just rearranged mine and found that I love the new set up(My fish do as well). Hopefully you'll find success with this down the line. Good to see that I'm not the only newer person around here. I was going to ask similar questions(About the Epoxy) and I checked my own and found that I had to screw the bases into the sand more(Which thankfully didn't affect stability).

08/09/2007, 11:02 PM	#25
ckprax Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 223	Ok so I twisted the rocks down and compacted the design slightly so that I can clean the glass easier. Also where can I find the correct epoxy for my rocks? Will any do? Also I was planning on adding a some more flow to the tank by hiding a mj900 in the back behind the rock in the big cave. Does this sound reasonable or a little too big? Any suggestions?