Aquascaping.... Need some opinions.

~RuSh~ · 02/13/2011, 11:15 PM

I'll be getting my first corals soon. Possibly this weekend.

Right now the LR is stacked for my fish as a FOWLR, but now that I am getting corals I don't think its set up really well for placement. What do you guys think? What would you do?

Anyone feel like sharing pics?

Here's what it looks like now.

Aquarist007 · 02/13/2011, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~RuSh~

I'll be getting my first corals soon. Possibly this weekend.

Right now the LR is stacked for my fish as a FOWLR, but now that I am getting corals I don't think its set up really well for placement. What do you guys think? What would you do?

Anyone feel like sharing pics?

Here's what it looks like now.

Thats acutally quite good for coral husbandry. You put the corals that prefer more light and flow at the top and the corals that like much less light and flow on the substrate or low on the reef rock.

powerlogix · 02/14/2011, 12:38 AM

Looks nice the way it is you can always check out the nano section alot of pictures there of people's aquascape.

~RuSh~ · 02/14/2011, 10:04 AM

Thanks for the opinions guys.

Where would you put a Candy cane plug?

ReefyRoy · 02/14/2011, 10:29 AM

You might want to consider moving the rock away from the glass if you're able, given the size of the rock and tank...otherwise you won't be able to clean as well, and in 6 months you'll have nice circles of coralline algae where the glass and rock meet. Figure out how big your algae scraper of choice is, and use that distance as a guide. Good luck!

Dustin1300 · 02/14/2011, 11:32 AM

I like the aquascape but not the heater. Can you throw that in a sump?

wedwards · 02/14/2011, 12:45 PM

Looks like their is a BakPak on their to which probably means no sump, but I like the rocks as well!

Angel*Fish · 02/14/2011, 01:35 PM

I like the two bommie approach - looks nice!

I agree with above, the less that touches the back, the better.

Rylan · 02/14/2011, 04:16 PM

I really like your rock layout, looks really nice.

I would keep it just the way you have it!

~RuSh~ · 02/14/2011, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReefyRoy

You might want to consider moving the rock away from the glass if you're able, given the size of the rock and tank...otherwise you won't be able to clean as well, and in 6 months you'll have nice circles of coralline algae where the glass and rock meet. Figure out how big your algae scraper of choice is, and use that distance as a guide. Good luck!

Yeah, I know. I prefer a clean look too. Nothing wrong with leaving it grow, but I like clean glass. I'll see what I can do to move it a little.

~RuSh~ · 02/14/2011, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin1300

I like the aquascape but not the heater. Can you throw that in a sump?

I'll be installing a sump soon. I actually have a different heater right now and it hides better, but I still want a sump for the sole purpose of hiding the heater and Skimmer if nothing else.

02/13/2011, 11:15 PM	#1
~RuSh~ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 778	Aquascaping.... Need some opinions. I'll be getting my first corals soon. Possibly this weekend. Right now the LR is stacked for my fish as a FOWLR, but now that I am getting corals I don't think its set up really well for placement. What do you guys think? What would you do? Anyone feel like sharing pics? Here's what it looks like now. __________________ Open your eyes and see that Life is Beautiful....

02/14/2011, 10:04 AM	#4
~RuSh~ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 778	Thanks for the opinions guys. Where would you put a Candy cane plug? __________________ Open your eyes and see that Life is Beautiful....

02/14/2011, 11:32 AM	#6
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	I like the aquascape but not the heater. Can you throw that in a sump? __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

02/14/2011, 01:35 PM	#8
Angel*Fish cats and large squashes Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,951 Blog Entries: 1	I like the two bommie approach - looks nice! I agree with above, the less that touches the back, the better. __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

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powerlogix Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 103	Looks nice the way it is you can always check out the nano section alot of pictures there of people's aquascape.

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ReefyRoy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Posts: 58	You might want to consider moving the rock away from the glass if you're able, given the size of the rock and tank...otherwise you won't be able to clean as well, and in 6 months you'll have nice circles of coralline algae where the glass and rock meet. Figure out how big your algae scraper of choice is, and use that distance as a guide. Good luck!

02/14/2011, 12:45 PM	#7
wedwards Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 163	Looks like their is a BakPak on their to which probably means no sump, but I like the rocks as well!

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Rylan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 106	I really like your rock layout, looks really nice. I would keep it just the way you have it!