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Unread 08/21/2010, 10:42 AM   #1
NP_Reef
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aquacape opinions needed

My dry rock for my new tank came in yesterday so i spent some time trying to come up with an aquascape, let me know what you think.
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Unread 08/21/2010, 10:52 AM   #2
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Nice! Are you going to glue them all together like that?
I would... esp that center one.


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Unread 08/21/2010, 10:58 AM   #3
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Nice. Or you can incorporate the middle mound to the left and make it slope toward the middle. Will make lots of room in the middle of the two mounds. But I like what you did.


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Unread 08/21/2010, 11:00 AM   #4
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That looks to be a good start...If there is on truth in aquascaping, no matter what you start with you will change it somehow. With that in mind, gluing is a good idea, but I would wait till your 100% happy with your arrangement.


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Unread 08/21/2010, 01:42 PM   #5
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I "try" to keep a minimal amount of rock on the bottom surface as to allow food
and other "crap" to keep moving and thus suspended in the water flow.

I use that putty stuff the LFS sells to accomplish this. It helps to have some
pieces that are thinner shaped to accomplish this. So I make sure to allow big
holes between the bottom pieces touching the bottom to make sure flow gets
right on in there. As I go up it can get "denser".

In my past tanks I always seemed to make a aqua scape mistake that allowed
newly fed food to be sucked into a rock crevice never to come back out. We all
know what that does for our nitrates...

Also consider coral placement. Do not make the mistake of creating a scape
in prime light area that is very difficult to get frags onto. Try to go up near the
left and right sides of the tank and slope downward from there. Always allow
enough room to clean the glass though!


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Unread 08/21/2010, 01:45 PM   #6
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Always allow enough room to clean the glass though!
+1 I found this out the hard way after making my first "perfect" aquascape. I couldn't get my mag float around it. Had to start over


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Unread 08/22/2010, 08:18 PM   #7
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they will be expoxyed together and i should be able to clean the glass still, my mag cleaner has like 1/8" clearance on the tightest spot.

thanks for all the ideas


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Unread 08/22/2010, 08:33 PM   #8
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...my mag cleaner has like 1/8" clearance on the tightest spot.
Until an anemone decides that's the perfect location...

Jeff


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