First saltwater scape

[DC504]

Critique / suggestions please

I must have built and tore down this thing 7 times outside of the tank and it looks nothing like any them lol...





Wow! didn't realize these pics would look so blue. Now I understand why everyone's post's look this way

 

[T_BONE]

I like it.
Looks like you have quite a bit of surface area to place your coral and very little shaded area. Just my $.02

 

[adtravels]

fine job, picture it with full grown sps on it. It's perfect with 3 inches shaved off the bottom

 

[DC504]

Thanks guys! Some of the rock on the bottom, outer perimeter are not attached to the main structures (extra with no real place I liked). If that's what you meant by shaving off 3 inches, it's doable to a moderate extent.

Thanks again for the input!

 

[IndyReef78]

I really like it! Nice work. It’s so much harder than it looks, isn’t it?

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Agreed with all, came out really nice. Now pix it with coraline, coral and fish. Gonna be one nice looking tank.

 

[Idoc]

Awesome... don't touch a thing! Then, come to Tennessee and re-do mine!

 

[samnaz]

Very natural looking, which isn’t easy to achieve. Great work. Especially for a first timer! ;-)

 

[DC504]

I appreciate everybody's kind words!

I really like it! Nice work. It’s so much harder than it looks, isn’t it?

I knew it was going to be rough and really wasn't looking forward to it. I came from the freshwater planted tank world and drove myself nuts aquascaping on many occasions. I'm glad this part is behind me... Now on to what I do best, growing algae!!

 

[Ardeus]

Love it. I would take care in placing corals that will add a lot of volume because you will lose the shape of the rock structure. Your scape would be perfect for a fish only tank because it looks stunning as it is

 

[DC504]

Love it. I would take care in placing corals that will add a lot of volume because you will lose the shape of the rock structure. Your scape would be perfect for a fish only tank because it looks stunning as it is

Coral suggestions? My initial thoughts were a mix of Zoa's, Monti's, and SPS but this is 100% theory for me at this point.

 

[Ardeus]

Sounds like a good plan. Just take care where you will be adding more volume.