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05/05/2013, 12:00 PM
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any aquascape suggestions?
Here is what i have come up with so far. Any suggestions on what else i can do better or differently? Does this look likea decent aquascape? Any answer would be awesome!
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05/05/2013, 12:20 PM
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Do a search for aquascape and look at some of the examples that are out on RC and the web, there are a lot of nice ideas out there. You can even look for aquascapes in the same size tank you have. Right now, it looks like 4 boulders in your tank. (My apologies for the bluntness.) I might take a hammer and chisel to some of the rock to have a larger variety of sizes to work with. This will make it much easier to form more interesting shapes.
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05/05/2013, 12:41 PM
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great advice here http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2217633 and here http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1658490
try to vary the soze of the rocks a bit. They look all too similar |
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05/05/2013, 01:12 PM
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thanks for the reply guys, i was thinking about shaping them but i'm afraid that i will ruin the rock.
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05/05/2013, 01:15 PM
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also my tank is only a 50 gallon 18x18x36 inches
At first it kind of looked nice in when your just looking at it, but when i uploaded it here, it really does look like 4 boulders in a tank lol Last edited by andriytheaaa; 05/05/2013 at 01:21 PM. |
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05/05/2013, 01:22 PM
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looking at the size of the rock and the size of the tank. seeing the rock in the tank, looks fine to me. those are nice chunky rocks, so doesn't look like you could do much more with it... only thing I can think of is take a flat head screw driver and a hammer to one of the bigger rocks and have at it to make some smaller pieces..
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05/05/2013, 01:48 PM
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Hi, maddmax.
I was thinking of taking a chizzle and a hammer to the largest rock that is on the far right and another one that didnt even fit into the aquarium. i have 40 pounds all together |
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05/05/2013, 03:16 PM
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Okay, you said you were hesitant to take a hammer & flat head screwdriver to your rock because you might mess it up. Imagine how the great artists felt when they were about to tackle a huge piece of marble to carve out the statues we see today.
It's rock. Just be careful and look/think about where you are going to strike & what you expect to break off. If you break off some & don't like it, then break off some more until you do. You can also get some epoxy and other compounds that let you piece the rock back together. So if you break off to large a piece, you can chip some of it down & reattach what you want. The artists ages ago didn't have that option. Something broke off, they were up a creek. I believe if you search for Marco's Rocks, he sells the perfect product for attaching rock together. Another thing you could consider is buyng a cheap drill bit that makes a hole about 1 or 2 inches around. Put it in a drill and slowly try to drill a hole into or through the rock. By putting holes in the rock, you could create some caves or places for the fish to swim through to break up the monotony/daily routine. BTW, I'm not trying to be pick on you about this.
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