'Scaping opinion needed

miniwhinny · 12/01/2008, 06:38 PM

There are three rocks here and they are driving me batty lol. I can't decide how I want the one top rock. What do you guys think?

D'you guys like the top rock sitting up or laying down? Any help truely appreciated

Thank you.

AMcLeod · 12/01/2008, 06:41 PM

They both look great. Is one more stable than the other? also, depending on what kind of corals you plan on getting one may be better for attaching them.

Bernie21 · 12/01/2008, 06:44 PM

I kind of like the lower look of the second picture, thats just for me! GL w that!

redfishsc · 12/01/2008, 06:47 PM

#2. I actually prefer the look of #1, but the flatter surface of #2 will give you more coral-anchoring options.

Especially if you put a longer-polyped coral like xenia or a big beefy sinularia.

iamwrasseman · 12/01/2008, 06:48 PM

number one over here !

kingsland · 12/01/2008, 06:52 PM

Both are nice but I find #2 more visually appealing.

CoachOJ · 12/01/2008, 06:54 PM

#2

LoyalConvict · 12/01/2008, 06:55 PM

the flatter look #2

redfishsc · 12/01/2008, 06:58 PM

Cool red zoas by the way. Darth Maul?

Fitchguy · 12/01/2008, 07:01 PM

I like picture #1, coral placement does not always have to go up and down. I don't think coral breaks off in the ocean and lands standing straight up. Go with #1, I like the height!

Moonstream · 12/01/2008, 07:06 PM

I like #1, since a 29g is tall, and it looks like there are two islands, IMO it just looks better.

knight03 · 12/01/2008, 07:10 PM

where did you get that great looking rock?

robertifly · 12/01/2008, 07:18 PM

Stability should be a factor, that being equal I like #2 best as besides looking great, it gives you more options for coral placement even the possibility of adding more rock later if you find you'd like to get more height to it.

birdman1979 · 12/01/2008, 07:22 PM

#2

miniwhinny · 12/01/2008, 07:45 PM

WOW, thank you all for the input...looks so far that #2 has won.

redfishsc. I'm not sure what the zoas are. I got them in a trade a while back.

knight03. I've had the rock for a year or so in another tank...it's just new to this set up. It's Premium Aquatics Marshall Island but I don't think they sell MI anymore sadly.

I really appreciate you all helping me..at least I'll sleep tonight and not get up at 2 a.m. to "re-scape" LOL.

weakspleen · 12/01/2008, 07:50 PM

#2, as others have said, more area for frags.

12/01/2008, 06:44 PM	#3
Bernie21 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, Fl... Posts: 2,161	I kind of like the lower look of the second picture, thats just for me! GL w that! __________________ Reefing is an addiction rehab doesn't work for... Current Tank Info: Downgraded to a 0 Gal non Mixed Reef - Direct sun watts & 1x moon Actinics. RIO 00 return, no skimmer Skimmer.

12/01/2008, 06:47 PM	#4
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	#2. I actually prefer the look of #1, but the flatter surface of #2 will give you more coral-anchoring options. Especially if you put a longer-polyped coral like xenia or a big beefy sinularia. __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

12/01/2008, 06:48 PM	#5
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	number one over here ! __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

12/01/2008, 06:52 PM	#6
kingsland Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 511	Both are nice but I find #2 more visually appealing. __________________ bogey Current Tank Info: 220 in wall, 60 frag and 75, Reeflo 250, Vortech 4x, 100 gal sump, MRC CR2

12/01/2008, 06:55 PM	#8
LoyalConvict Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 468	the flatter look #2 __________________ Contemplating sushifried I Have - Ichthyophobia, Hydrophobia, Hyalophobia, and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 55 fuge - 75 FOWLR 30 fuge

12/01/2008, 06:38 PM	#1
miniwhinny Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 816	'Scaping opinion needed There are three rocks here and they are driving me batty lol. I can't decide how I want the one top rock. What do you guys think? D'you guys like the top rock sitting up or laying down? Any help truely appreciated Thank you.

12/01/2008, 06:41 PM	#2
AMcLeod Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 52	They both look great. Is one more stable than the other? also, depending on what kind of corals you plan on getting one may be better for attaching them. __________________ -McLeod Current Tank Info: 90g

12/01/2008, 06:54 PM	#7
CoachOJ Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 266	#2

12/01/2008, 06:58 PM	#9
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Cool red zoas by the way. Darth Maul? __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

12/01/2008, 07:01 PM	#10
Fitchguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, California Posts: 689	I like picture #1, coral placement does not always have to go up and down. I don't think coral breaks off in the ocean and lands standing straight up. Go with #1, I like the height! __________________ Go Big or Go Home!! "Hard Work Pays Off Later, Procrastination Pays off Right Now!"--Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: After a big loss in the Hobby, Trying to slowly get back into it!

12/01/2008, 07:06 PM	#11
Moonstream Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 2,581	I like #1, since a 29g is tall, and it looks like there are two islands, IMO it just looks better.

12/01/2008, 07:10 PM	#12
knight03 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Russellville ,ar Posts: 43	where did you get that great looking rock?

12/01/2008, 07:18 PM	#13
robertifly Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milan, Tn Posts: 867	Stability should be a factor, that being equal I like #2 best as besides looking great, it gives you more options for coral placement even the possibility of adding more rock later if you find you'd like to get more height to it. __________________ reefracer Current Tank Info: none

12/01/2008, 07:22 PM	#14
birdman1979 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 373	#2

12/01/2008, 07:45 PM	#15
miniwhinny Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 816	WOW, thank you all for the input...looks so far that #2 has won. redfishsc. I'm not sure what the zoas are. I got them in a trade a while back. knight03. I've had the rock for a year or so in another tank...it's just new to this set up. It's Premium Aquatics Marshall Island but I don't think they sell MI anymore sadly. I really appreciate you all helping me..at least I'll sleep tonight and not get up at 2 a.m. to "re-scape" LOL.

12/01/2008, 07:50 PM	#16
weakspleen Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 69	#2, as others have said, more area for frags. __________________ Member of Razorback Reef Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: AP24 reef, jbj12 reef