First Attempt for the RSM250

[H-TownMike]

SO Opinions on my first saltwater scape. Please be nice I do have questions though. Sorry for the newbie questions I would rather do it "Right" than have to redo it with fish and coral in the tank. The black tape line represent the area I want to scape which gives me 3-4 inches all the way around for cleaning.

View from straight on


View looking to the right side



View looking to the left side left



View from top


The islands in the middle are for future GSP and Xenia ( yes I know weeds but )
1) I am pretty happy with the left side and I am somewhat content with the right just making sure it doesn't look too unbalanced What do you think ??
2) It being about 45lbs of rock is this going to be enough rock with about a 2" sand bed to support the amount for bacteria needed ??
3) Is it open enough to allow good flow and how do I test that?
4) Is that going to be enough room to prevent the GSP and Xenias from spreading to other parts and taking over ???

 

[Extremeengineer]

Maybe it is just perspective, but if the rock is as close to the black tape "walls" as it looks, not sure you have room for a magnetic scraper.

But I would say that scape would give good flow. Not sure if there are a lot of caves for fish hiding/sleeping, but don't know your intended stocking load.

How many gallons is tank? 45lb. of rock is a decent amount, should be fine for even 75g I would say.

 

[H-TownMike]

Maybe it is just perspective, but if the rock is as close to the black tape "walls" as it looks, not sure you have room for a magnetic scraper.

the black tape is scapable area not the size of the tank it gives me about 3 to 4 inches all around the scape for cleaning the glass and vacuuming substrate. sorry should have clarified that in my original post.

 

[H-TownMike]

Maybe it is just perspective, but if the rock is as close to the black tape "walls" as it looks, not sure you have room for a magnetic scraper.

But I would say that scape would give good flow. Not sure if there are a lot of caves for fish hiding/sleeping, but don't know your intended stocking load.

How many gallons is tank? 45lb. of rock is a decent amount, should be fine for even 75g I would say.

The Tank is a Red Sea Max250 says total water volume of 66 Gallons display area contains about 54 gallons.

 

[Extremeengineer]

The Tank is a Red Sea Max250 says total water volume of 66 Gallons display area contains about 54 gallons.

Then I would think that 45lb. would be great. You can guess flow, but until you get your powerheads and returns directed where you want, you won't really be able to tell, but your scape looks open enough that it should be pretty easy to end up with no dead spots.

 

[H-TownMike]

Then I would think that 45lb. would be great. You can guess flow, but until you get your powerheads and returns directed where you want, you won't really be able to tell, but your scape looks open enough that it should be pretty easy to end up with no dead spots.

Thanks