Is my live rock set up ok?

[skrimpwhisperer]

I had it set up as a two island deal before, but decided to add a bridge feature for a centerpiece anemone or something.

Here's the before

Here's the after

What do you guys think?

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[Andy Nguyen]

looking good

 

[fragmatic]

Looks like a good idea, it will provide for more coral placements and some shaded areas.

If does look to me (IMO) that maybe you could use another couple of rocks. I realize these rocks may reach farther back and be larger than it looks. Just wanted to suggest if you are light on LR pounds now is the time to trickle your $$ towards rocks so they can get seeded. It is my opinion that more rocks go a long ways towards stabilizing a tank. Unfortunately live rocks are an expensive item in a reef tank... but they are where most of the magic happens.

 

[Rikerbear]

Looks like a good idea, it will provide for more coral placements and some shaded areas.

If does look to me (IMO) that maybe you could use another couple of rocks. I realize these rocks may reach farther back and be larger than it looks. Just wanted to suggest if you are light on LR pounds now is the time to trickle your $$ towards rocks so they can get seeded. It is my opinion that more rocks go a long ways towards stabilizing a tank. Unfortunately live rocks are an expensive item in a reef tank... but they are where most of the magic happens.

+100 Live rock is SO important....you almost can't have to much...almost...need room for water and fish LOL

 

[cbb_70]

Looks good!

+1 a couple more pieces would be better.

 

[skrimpwhisperer]

Thanks! And I was kind of thinking to stack the right side into more of a "mountain" if you will. I feel like the top half of the tank is empty. And yes there is a lot of live rock there. It touches almost front to back on the left, a bit smaller on the right.

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[skrimpwhisperer]

Actually, now that I think about it, their depth is probably the same. The left just takes more room because the overflow is behind it.

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[PaulKreider]

+1 on more rock, Id stack 3/4 of the way up on them towers, break out some epoxy putty and get alot of smaller peices, start making small caves crannys, even bridges like you have, but id say go higher! Live rock like said before is probably your second best form of filtration, next to protein skimmer, live rock does wonders!

 

[skrimpwhisperer]

So I added about 10 more pounds of live rock, and this is what I ended up with.

Better? I also added one larger piece to the sump as well.

Thoughts?

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[fragmatic]

That is cool, I really do like it. Nice effect.

Plenty of places to put coral at different levels.

 

[MoeManTheSnowMan]

I say more rock.

 

[fragmatic]

I say more rock.

The poster stated there was another large piece in the sump and that counts... and it counts BIG. I agree, but we must realize that our rock volume increases as we purchase corals. I prefer to buy corals attached to rocks and like to recommend new reefers do the same as they can afford it. Another thing to consider per past posts is this rock is deeper towards the back than it looks like in this picture, so there is more than it looks like in this picture (if I understood correctly). I think the added rock is very encouraging and a great step towards a maturing tank.

Yes, I do agree, more rock would be wise but is no longer as critical as it was before adding this amount more. Since LR is no longer at such a critical mass some other budget items may be more important at this time.

But I am only one opinion... worth about two cents.

 

[MoeManTheSnowMan]

The poster stated there was another large piece in the sump and that counts... and it counts BIG. I agree, but we must realize that our rock volume increases as we purchase corals. I prefer to buy corals attached to rocks and like to recommend new reefers do the same as they can afford it. Another thing to consider per past posts is this rock is deeper towards the back than it looks like in this picture, so there is more than it looks like in this picture (if I understood correctly). I think the added rock is very encouraging and a great step towards a maturing tank.

Yes, I do agree, more rock would be wise but is no longer as critical as it was before adding this amount more. Since LR is no longer at such a critical mass some other budget items may be more important at this time.

But I am only one opinion... worth about two cents.

Yeah, for my personal preference, I say more rock. But who am I?


Can we see a full tank shot?

I bet the tank still has a lot of room to fill in. More rock, more places to put coral

 

[PaulKreider]

+1 on fragmatic's statement, I think there is enough rock, can be arranged in a different matter for more surface area exposed to moving water. But should be plenty as for now. You can always add in more dry rock later!

 

[Mike J.]

More, we want more. More is better. LOL

 

[skrimpwhisperer]

Tomorrow I will take a side view of the tank and show as much as I can and so y'all can see how deep each pile is.

Thanks though, I have other frags in the sump as well on top of the large piece that's in there

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[MoeManTheSnowMan]

More, we want more. More is better. LOL

+1^

More is better lol

 

[MoeManTheSnowMan]

More, we want more. More is better. LOL

+1^

More is better lol

 

[skrimpwhisperer]

Ok here is the left and right side views of the tank.

Left

And right Was a little tougher to get but you can at least see the depth. There is also another frag behind the pile that almost touches the glass. And my anthia wanted to say hi haha

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