Aquascape 120g thoughts?

Selyk · Jul 26, 2020

Hey everyone just looking for some feedback on this aquascape any help is greatly appreciated

Tuffyyyyy · Jul 26, 2020

Is this set up to be 48” wide? I’m just thinking you’re going to want more space, like split the rocks out so you have 2 or 3 islands

Selyk · Jul 26, 2020

Tuffyyyyy said:
Is this set up to be 48” wide? I’m just thinking you’re going to want more space, like split the rocks out so you have 2 or 3 islands

The width is 60”

Albertan22 · Jul 26, 2020

It’s a little rock wall ish for my taste. I’d create two islands given the length you’re working with.

Selyk · Jul 26, 2020

Albertan22 said:
It’s a little rock wall ish for my taste. I’d create two islands given the length you’re working with.

A little change

fcmatt · Jul 26, 2020

I would take a hammer and chisel to that rock and hope and pray I got some interesting pieces. Like a shelf piece or something.

Is that man made rock? Looks off to me.

Albertan22 · Jul 27, 2020

A little better but still a bit off. Google the “rule of thirds” and consider trying to incorporate that. You have a lot of very large pieces. I would consider breaking some up as another poster has suggested.

sp1187 · Jul 27, 2020

greetings neighbor.
1. over all tank dimensions.
2. pic of tank
3. what will you be keeping... fish only (types of), corals (types of)

get a build thread going.
welcome to the show.

Selyk · Jul 27, 2020

Two islands any advice

sfin52 · Jul 27, 2020

Selyk said:
Two islands any advice

Much better. I would add a little.more height to a side. Dont be afraid to cut and break rock to add to your scape

Albertan22 · Jul 27, 2020

I like it a lot better, especially the structure on the left. Consider where you will mount corals. The left structure has a lot of shelves and places to mount. The big round rock on top of the right structure might be problematic but the picture might just not be showing the rock’s shape very well.

Selyk · Jul 27, 2020

Made some more changes to rock on the right

BeltedCoyote · Jul 27, 2020

Selyk said:
Made some more changes to rock on the right

Looks great! I’m a student of aquascape theory at this point. But that does look the best so far. One thing I’ve thought about while planning my build is what corals am I planning on keeping? In my case I want a true mixed reef with sps, lps, and some softies. So I’m thinking three levels so to speak.

Tuffyyyyy · Jul 27, 2020

Selyk said:
Made some more changes to rock on the right

I think you're 9/10 of the way there. I would remove the top rocks on the right hand side - those look odd to me. And I think having that pointy rock as your peak would look cooler. Overall looks great though.

Then you could maybe just take that rock and place it randomly in the sand as you see fit. In my experience, you're definitely going to want a random rock in your sand bed for GSP or a single colony of zoas or something you don't want other stuff intruding on (or keeping it contained in the GSPs case).