Criticize my aquascape

[roberts01]

Hello, just trying to put together a reosanable structure of rocks, please comment what to change before i start to glue things together for my 160g build.

 

[Flippers4pups]

I like it! Two island approach is appealing. Plenty of room for corals to grow and good for water flow.

 

[tdileo]

I think it looks fantastic. I do see a few rocks that look like they may fall if they get bumped too hard, the only thing I would suggest is that you push on any rocks that look slightly loose with a bit of force to see if they shift. In the future that may help prevent a rockslide from a snail or urchin that bulldozes a little more than you expected. Other than that it seriously is one of the best scapes I've seen. Lots of swimming room and caves but also a good amount of rock. Every fish, coral and invert you put in there will be very happy, and almost as important it is very visually appealing to the eye as well.

 

[JamesP]

I like having islands myself after going both with one big structure and then moving to islands. The center bracing on the stand and canopy would drive me bonkers though.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

It looks like crap!



LOL just kidding. Looks good, I'm a fan of the island scape. Only suggestions I would offer is make sure you have open areas inside your islands and occasionally blow them out with a powerhead. Those things are big dead spots on the inside. Fish love it for breaks from swimming and for sleeping but it also means uneaten food and poop settles in there. Also what @tdileo said about shaking the rocks to make sure they are secure. better to cause a rock slide while you can catch it, than have a fish or something knock it over and break a bunch of coral, or the tank.

 

[Salty1962]

Looks good to me. I love islands, give you enough room on the bottom of your tank and enough room for SPS on top. Keep us posted!

 

[Scorpius]

I'd bridge the two islands together, but I'm addicted to Acropora and more rock means more Acroproa. MOAR!!!!!!!! lol

 

[Andy G]

Nice!

 

[jpcrash1]

Looks good to me

 

[roberts01]

Thanks for critics, much appreciated. I will glue them, so they wont move and will make a new thread with my build.

 

[BenitaSolo]

I like the islands look as well. You did a very good job! Is that a 6' tank? I'm having a hard time scaping my 6' IM120...

 

[Rlord]

Looks Great! Very nice setup...

 

[5altkreep]

I like it, think it looks very good. Im curious as to why you want to glue it tho. What If you ever want to change things around, or have to take it out for whatever reason?

 

[Ferrell]

Getting ready to set up my 75 in the next month and I too am thinking of the island approach. Looks awesome. This is the first tank in 20 years so gathering lots of info and all the equipment before I dive in. Getter my close though. Tank comes in this week! Looking forward to your new thread!!

 

[MnFish1]

It looks nice - would consider opening up the islands a little to improve water flow if you can. (you may have already done that - but its hard to see in the picture)

 

[Brian W]

Hello, just trying to put together a reosanable structure of rocks, please comment what to change before i start to glue things together for my 160g build.

do not touch it. Its perfect. Make sure you leave enough room around all sides of the glass to use a scraper to clean the glass....