aquascape

edandsandy · 04/16/2008, 06:24 AM

Well, we will be re-aquascapingthis thursday. I will have some mushrooms, GSP, maybe some SPS and live rock left over. Any ideas on what to do?

I will be posting pics. as soon as I can. Now I think my tank looks like a fruit stand. We are trying for a more natural look. Wish us luck.

any ideas on how I should aquascape?

ReidiLoverLinds · 04/16/2008, 07:31 AM

try not to clump everything in the middle. maybe try to create some different scenes in the tank instead of piling it in the middle. you have a ton of nice stuff there!

Electrobes · 04/16/2008, 08:09 AM

With my 40Br I plan on doing a slanted one sided hill. leaves some open space for fish swimming plus I find it looks a bit more natural with the corals I intend on having.

edandsandy · 04/16/2008, 08:57 AM

I'm going to try and create a separate island scape and a lagoon like type of look. I know I have too much LR, and I will have to frag or sell some of the corals.
Thanks for you input. I really don't like the way it is set up now.

edandsandy · 04/16/2008, 12:55 PM

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Potsy · 04/16/2008, 01:44 PM

Apply the Golden Ratio to your aquascaping and you'll avoid that fruitstand look.

http://invincible569.squarespace.com...uascaping.html

edandsandy · 04/24/2008, 12:35 PM

here's an update on the tank. I LOVEIT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT.
I really didn't have to get rid of any rocks and just i only have a few mushrooms left.

edandsandy · 04/24/2008, 12:35 PM

I will be adding a blue background soon.

REEF-n-Chicago · 04/24/2008, 12:37 PM

Looks much, much better/..... fish seem happy as well!

sk8rreefgeek · 04/24/2008, 12:44 PM

MUCH BETTER! I've never been a fan of the fruit stand/rock wall look

DreamerTheresa · 04/24/2008, 03:58 PM

Awesome!! MUCH, much better!

Can't wait to see it after you put the background up.

mojojason · 04/24/2008, 04:39 PM

Very nice!
I like how it's open on the ends. Big improvement.

edandsandy · 04/24/2008, 07:02 PM

THANKS EVERYONE

edwing206 · 04/24/2008, 07:04 PM

Looks much better. That eggcrate looked like it was about to give out.

Lenny718 · 04/24/2008, 07:06 PM

Beautiful Tank! Best of luck with it.

Kalied20 · 04/24/2008, 09:49 PM

Looks tons better....

Just my opinion, but I would try to keep from putting in any more coral. Let the ones you got grow out and fill in. You will get a much more natural look. The best tanks I have seen have only 10-20 corals in them.

My LFS, a very good one, has a 240 gallon with 18 different corals in it. They have been growing for 10 years and fragged when needed. But they are all big and beautiful looking.

edandsandy · 04/25/2008, 02:29 PM

thanks everyone!
I think i won't put any more corals in for now. this is my 1st reef tank and was not sure what i wanted, except for oh, i wnat one of those (hehe) now i'm going to trade in my mushrooms for for sps.

joesynodontis · 04/25/2008, 04:27 PM

your tank rocks literally lots of it, very inviting. I like your fish also, I went overboard on mine. they are just all fighting , too many chiefs.

edandsandy · 04/27/2008, 01:31 PM

thanks joesynodontis

edandsandy · 05/15/2008, 04:55 PM

heres the tank with a blue back ground

we just added 2 1" sea swirls,
so far so good.

04/16/2008, 06:24 AM	#1
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	aquascape Well, we will be re-aquascapingthis thursday. I will have some mushrooms, GSP, maybe some SPS and live rock left over. Any ideas on what to do? I will be posting pics. as soon as I can. Now I think my tank looks like a fruit stand. We are trying for a more natural look. Wish us luck. any ideas on how I should aquascape? __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

04/16/2008, 08:09 AM	#3
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	With my 40Br I plan on doing a slanted one sided hill. leaves some open space for fish swimming plus I find it looks a bit more natural with the corals I intend on having. __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

04/16/2008, 08:57 AM	#4
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	I'm going to try and create a separate island scape and a lagoon like type of look. I know I have too much LR, and I will have to frag or sell some of the corals. Thanks for you input. I really don't like the way it is set up now. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

04/16/2008, 12:55 PM	#5
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

04/24/2008, 12:35 PM	#7
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	here's an update on the tank. I LOVEIT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT. I really didn't have to get rid of any rocks and just i only have a few mushrooms left. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

04/16/2008, 07:31 AM	#2
ReidiLoverLinds Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 116	try not to clump everything in the middle. maybe try to create some different scenes in the tank instead of piling it in the middle. you have a ton of nice stuff there!

04/16/2008, 01:44 PM	#6
Potsy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kinnelon, NJ Posts: 1,827	Apply the Golden Ratio to your aquascaping and you'll avoid that fruitstand look. http://invincible569.squarespace.com...uascaping.html

04/24/2008, 12:37 PM	#9
REEF-n-Chicago Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA (san pedro) Posts: 1,456	Looks much, much better/..... fish seem happy as well! __________________ Jordan My tank gets DRUNK every morning Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon w/ 100 gallon sump; 240 gallon

04/24/2008, 12:44 PM	#10
sk8rreefgeek Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lodi, California Posts: 1,352	MUCH BETTER! I've never been a fan of the fruit stand/rock wall look __________________ It's time for operation crazy-plan Current Tank Info: Drilled 55g, 14g sump, coralife 125 SS: mated pair of b&w misbar clowns, ywg

04/24/2008, 03:58 PM	#11
DreamerTheresa Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 49	Awesome!! MUCH, much better! Can't wait to see it after you put the background up.

04/24/2008, 04:39 PM	#12
mojojason Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Johnstown, PA Posts: 17	Very nice! I like how it's open on the ends. Big improvement.

04/24/2008, 07:02 PM	#13
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	THANKS EVERYONE __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

04/24/2008, 07:04 PM	#14
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Looks much better. That eggcrate looked like it was about to give out. __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

04/24/2008, 07:06 PM	#15
Lenny718 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 184	Beautiful Tank! Best of luck with it.

04/24/2008, 09:49 PM	#16
Kalied20 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Antioch, TN Posts: 830	Looks tons better.... Just my opinion, but I would try to keep from putting in any more coral. Let the ones you got grow out and fill in. You will get a much more natural look. The best tanks I have seen have only 10-20 corals in them. My LFS, a very good one, has a 240 gallon with 18 different corals in it. They have been growing for 10 years and fragged when needed. But they are all big and beautiful looking.

04/25/2008, 02:29 PM	#17
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	thanks everyone! I think i won't put any more corals in for now. this is my 1st reef tank and was not sure what i wanted, except for oh, i wnat one of those (hehe) now i'm going to trade in my mushrooms for for sps. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

04/25/2008, 04:27 PM	#18
joesynodontis Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: burbank, ca Posts: 360	your tank rocks literally lots of it, very inviting. I like your fish also, I went overboard on mine. they are just all fighting , too many chiefs. __________________ "The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!'; a leader says, 'Let's go!'" - E.M. Kelly Current Tank Info: 150g acrylic tall true reeftank 45g sump/fuge, jbj1/3 hp arctica, 2x korelia 4, T5 lights 48 ich 54 watt x8, skimmer , uv, little giant 3 external pump. CoraLife LED 29g Biocube Reef.

04/27/2008, 01:31 PM	#19
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	thanks joesynodontis __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's

05/15/2008, 04:55 PM	#20
edandsandy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NE Florida Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 2	heres the tank with a blue back ground we just added 2 1" sea swirls, so far so good. __________________ Sandy ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> .¸¸.><((((º>•.¸. , . .•><((((º>.¸¸. Current Tank Info: 375 Reef, 4) Radion LED lights X30 pro, Apex Fusion, Octo Regal 300 E Skimmer, GEO 618 Calcium Reactor 2) Reeflo Snapper pumps, 2)50g refugium, 2) MP 40's