Aqua scape question

[spamvicious]

My tank has more or less finished cycling. So I want to make sure the rocks are in the best place before I add fish. I currently have the rock in this set up, it’s all dry rock. Someone advised to have one piece of rock slightly separate for when I get corals.

I was thinking of placing the middle piece on tops of the pieces either side to form an arch. But I’d need to secure them properly if anyone has any better suggestions?

 

[Waters]

I personally would take two of the rocks and break them up into smaller, different size pieces. Then use them all to create two islands of different heights. Not sure why you were told to separate rocks for coral (unless you are adding invasive coral that you want to contain). As far as securing the rock, you can use a combination of mortar or epoxy and superglue.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

BRS videos will help u

 

[Lavey29]

I tend to agree with the above. You dont have any focal points. Its a straight line. Try and create some different elevations and maybe one primary higher area and several small islands on the outside.

 

[YOYOYOReefer]

highly recommend getting some polymorph plastic pellets and make a cave or some cool shape with your rocks.
its so easy to work with to bond rocks together.

 

[Cell]

I think you need some inspiration. Google "reef tank aquascape" and check out pics and watch some how-to videos.

 

[Cell]

highly recommend getting some polymorph plastic pellets and make a cave or some cool shape with your rocks.
its so easy to work with to bond rocks together.

Not sure if you've used it long term or not, but I've found the plastic does not hold up in saltwater. It gets brittle and will crack within a year.

 

[Miami Reef]

The aquascape right now does not look good. The boulders are too chunky and it’s making a vertical line across.

I personally make it a goal to have the rocks in different places vertically and horizontally to add depth and contrast.

Here’s my tank as an example (cabinetry not done yet) :

 

[spamvicious]

I personally would take two of the rocks and break them up into smaller, different size pieces. Then use them all to create two islands of different heights. Not sure why you were told to separate rocks for coral (unless you are adding invasive coral that you want to contain). As far as securing the rock, you can use a combination of mortar or epoxy and superglue.

I think someone said that if I got hammer corals they would sting other corals?.

 

[spamvicious]

The aquascape right now does not look good. The boulders are too chunky and it’s making a vertical line across.

I personally make it a goal to have the rocks in different places vertically and horizontally to add depth and contrast.

Here’s my tank as an example (cabinetry not done yet) :

Yeah when I bought the rock I was just told I needed to have 13kg worth for the tank so I didn’t really know what I was doing. The tank isn’t particularly deep so hard to have different depths for the rock without it leaning onto glass.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Corals need space and need to placed accordingly to allow for growth. U should fig out what type of system u are planning to achieve and then design it for optimal growth

 

[spamvicious]

Also will taking the rocks out and breaking them up cause any issues with the cycling?

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Also will taking them rocks out and breaking them up cause any issues with the cycling?

Work in stages and make separate structures that can b moved like modular

 

[Waters]

I think someone said that if I got hammer corals they would sting other corals?.

That is true.....but that isn't solved by keeping rocks separate. Having structures actually would help more than isolating rocks....you can keep corals with sweepers (such as hammers) separate by placing them at different elevations or on different sides of the structures.