60 Gallon Cube Aquascape Feedback Request

[kfoerster]

My BRS reef saver rock arrived today. I've been playing with aquascaping and would love some feedback on my first try. I ordered 50 pounds of rock and have 4 large pieces left over. Apparently I over ordered! I want plenty of room for corals but want do not want a rock heavy tank (if that makes sense). Thoughts? I'm in this to learn and welcome all feedback!

 

[maroun.c]

Its always a personal preference as you'll be looking at this tank all the time
Is the tank visible from just the front or 3 sides? If visible from the sides then the side rocks are hiding all the view, in taht case I'd suggest maybe a couple of islands one in front of the other and with front to back ascending height...

 

[kfoerster]

Thank you and good point! It will be visible from 3 sides but mostly the front and right side. I will keep that in mind as I play with this.

 

[VelasCorals]

I would stack those two rocks on the top and place in the right front of the sand as a small tower/island.

 

[Culater94]

I can't tell from your pic, but in your cave try to leave some open room for some flow to get through front to back or vice versa. My cube scape is very similar, and I get very little flow through the cave, it is a great place for low light corals, but they still need some flow, some even want moderate flow.

 

[kfoerster]

Okay now I'm rethinking this to accommodate flow, plenty of room on the sand bed for coral, room to clean the glass, and visual appeal. Argh! So much to consider and my rock is all very large. Anyone with experience breaking up reef saver rock? Or will it just crumble into rubble if I try?

 

[kfoerster]

I currently like this setup if I can raise it a bit w/ base rock so that my cave is well above the sand bed. I have no 'fish' loving friends so this forum is the only place to get advise. Thanks for listening and helping! Not sure why my picture is sideways, but you get the idea.

 

[Culater94]

That's how I wish I would have done mine!

Looks great! You can use bone cutters, or a Dremel to cut the rock. I have found breaking by a hammer or other blunt instrument sometimes breaks more than intended, but you can use E-Marco to repair or hold your whole scape together.

 

[kfoerster]

Thanks! Let's hope I can recreate it later. The hubs tore it down so he could try his hand at aquascaping. LOL Good thing I took a picture! oh:

 

[chefjpaul]

Bust the hammer out on a few and see where it leads.....
Zip ties & epoxy!

 

[kevantheman35]

I like that arch, nice looking. I feel like the less rock touching the ground the better it looks and the cleaner things stay