First Time Aquascaping

I love making a bridge or two in my tanks. I used stone fix by aquaforest to make a few solid structures. I've also used epoxy before as well, I prefer the fluval grey stuff or aquaforest glue fix. In this pic, I used the stone fix.
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One thing I've learned over the years of doing aquascape and growing coral etc. I no longer try and "build" an actual scape. I put some rock in, get the tank settled, then as I add coral I build the scape. Even if I add several pieces I continue to build it up over time. It can, quite literally, take me a year to get everything in place. And sometimes I am still moving stuff around to find the perfect position for a certain coral and keep a lovely shape to the scape. I guess what I'm trying to say is, you don't have to be DONE, you can take as much time as you want, move stuff around, stand back, *****, wait a few days then move it around again.
 
I like either arrangement. Whatever you like. I've seen people argue that making the rocks look pretty at all is a waste of effort and that all of your creative thought should go into coral type and placement to "grow" your aquascape.

A 4" angle grinder will also cut rock with a cutting wheel if you want pedestals. Cheap and tremendously useful.

One mild critique is that many people find it useful to have some isolated spaces that aren't part of the main scape. You want places to put zoas, fast growing softies, and encrusting monti where you can prevent them from overtaking your main rock structure.
 

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