I know its wrong, but dont know how to fix it

[dlish89]

I stacked it mutiple times on the counter before putting it in the tank. I like the caves it makes and do not mind the fact that it is coming out of the top, but I am worried about the dark areas because of the big rock on top and then too bright on top. Suggestions please!

 

[reefwiser]

Can you remove the big rock at the top. It will be useless fir corals.

 

[sfin52]

Flip some of those arches around. You can stack those all differently. Play around with the arrangement. Those will produce some wonderful scape. Some of mine. You get the idea. You will find one thats right for you

 

[dlish89]

Yes I can remove the top one. I played with this out of the tank for over an hour and thought I had it good. Then I put it in the tank and saw right away I didnt like it lol. I am not very creative and thus why I bout this structure thinking it would help some one artistically changed as myself. But the challenge still exists. For me when I see a beautiful aquascape it makes the whole tank. I hope to get there

 

[sfin52]

Yes I can remove the top one. I played with this out of the tank for over an hour and thought I had it good. Then I put it in the tank and saw right away I didnt like it lol. I am not very creative and thus why I bout this structure thinking it would help some one artistically changed as myself. But the challenge still exists. For me when I see a beautiful aquascape it makes the whole tank. I hope to get there

You will figure it out. It takes some time to get it right.

 

[Romeo Kilo]

My lfs had a "hands on" area with that setup- I forget what its called, but a kid was playing with it and made a pretty sweet scape without the rod, just the pieces stacked. they were more sideways. hard to explain. hope you get it how you want.

 

[slojim]

I see a demon playing air guitar. Get a model of a Stratocaster or fender to stick in there, turn up the stereo, wear your favorite misfits fee shirt, and call it good.

 

[Weasel1960]

Consider taking the top rock off as suggested. Turn the rest of the structure a couple clicks counterclockwise. Then take the rock you removed flip it upside down as an arch going from main structure inot the sand at the right front. You may need a small flat rock as a base so you don’t have a small pressure point on your glass.

 

[sp1187]

so what's your intent for live stock?

 

[dlish89]

I have not dug very deep into that at this point in regards to specifics. I know I want a couple clowns, and the rest to be contributors to the tank in the form of a cleaning crew. Corals I am not sure exactly but from what little I have researched at this point I guess most would be considered softies? I like thing that sway and move around with the current. I was hoping to get the scape in a good form that appealed to me and hopefully workable with corals in the future. Add a couple clowns and let the tank settle in for 2 to 3 months. This would give me time to research more on the specifics of what I wanted to get. I know the tank is small (red sea 170 about 40ish gallons) so I cant get to crazy with different live stock.

 

[Waters]

The scape doesn't even seem possible....like an optical illusion I would remove the top rock, flip it over, place it on the bottom with the other end on the existing structure creating an arch. I think the rest of it can be left alone....will make an interesting and unique structure.

 

[sp1187]

looks like you have an overflow box in the tank? if it was me I'd lay the pieces down so they curled around that, making a stepped climb upwards. provides lighted area to attach coral.

 

[dlish89]

This is the current configuration. Figure I will look at it for a few days and see if I like it still.

 

[iamacat]

Take a look top down. That way you see what your light will be hitting. Gotta have rock to put the corals on to get them in light. I like to think of it like I’m building stairs