Is this a good aquascape?

Sandy Garcia · Mar 27, 2019

This is my first time doing a aquascape do you guys have any tips on doing a good aquaspace for my tank and what do you think about my first attempt is it to basic?

sprinklerdudes · Mar 27, 2019

looks like a good project in the making, I love cubes, I would check to make sure you can get your hands between the rock and the glass all the way to the bottom, before you start stocking it and filling with water, { Just my opinion} because you need room to clean it, and no fancy gadget can clean a cube like your hands and a old credit card . lol I have a 29 JBJ cube that I thought I had enough room, and the right side, in the back I just can't clean, drives me nuts. can't get in there to scrape the coraline algae off . but I love the tank, it has one big rock similar to yours.

KrisReef · Mar 27, 2019

Looks ok. (Edit: Oops, sprinklerdudes beat me to the post.

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Will there be room between the rocks and the glass to wipe or scrape algae when it starts to grow on the glass? If you put corals on the rocks will they fill in the same space and make cleaning impossible?

It appears that there is room for water to circulate around the rocks, which is good.

Anyway, you are new on here so WELCOME to Reef2Reef!

Sandy Garcia · Mar 27, 2019

sprinklerdudes said:
looks like a good project in the making, I love cubes, I would check to make sure you can get your hands between the rock and the glass all the way to the bottom, before you start stocking it and filling with water, { Just my opinion} because you need room to clean it, and no fancy gadget can clean a cube like your hands and a old credit card . lol I have a 29 JBJ cube that I thought I had enough room, and the right side, in the back I just can't clean, drives me nuts. can't get in there to scrape the coraline algae off . but I love the tank, it has one big rock similar to yours.

Thank you ! So you mean leave enough room for sand siphoning in the middle of the Rocks yeah I didn’t think of that thanks for your reply

Sandy Garcia · Mar 27, 2019

KrisReef said:
Looks ok. (Edit: Oops, sprinklerdudes beat me to the post. )
Will there be room between the rocks and the glass to wipe or scrape algae when it starts to grow on the glass? If you put corals on the rocks will they fill in the same space and make cleaning impossible?

It appears that there is room for water to circulate around the rocks, which is good.

Anyway, you are new on here so WELCOME to Reef2Reef!

Sandy Garcia · Mar 27, 2019

What should I change to my aquascape to prevent it??

Matt Carden · Mar 27, 2019

Sandy Garcia said:
Thank you ! So you mean leave enough room for sand siphoning in the middle of the Rocks yeah I didn’t think of that thanks for your reply

Welcome to R2R! I like the scape. If you have sand sifting CUC, you won't need to worry about cleaning between the rocks. They were referring to the room between your rocks and the inside glass all the wat around.

sprinklerdudes · Mar 27, 2019

I wouldn't change a thing, all that matters is if you like it. other than that, not much just be sure the rock isn't too big. if you take your hand and make a fist, you should be able to put it all the way around the rock top to bottom between the rock and the glass, except the back of the tank, and if the tank has a black or colored panel on the back the rock can go up against it. if it is meant to be viewed from all sides, then you need to be able to get your hands in there to clean it all the way around. I used to fill tanks up with rock, as my coral grew, and I acquired more livestock over time, I began to remove some of the rock to make room for more coral. but my first saltwater tank was a ten gallon tank with one piece of live rock and a couple of small feather dusters on it, and a couple of zoas, this tank probably received the most attrition of any tank I ever had. used to sit on my workbench in the shop. had to move it people kept sitting there too long.

PirateDan · Mar 27, 2019

I could be wrong but it looks like alot of shadowing at front of rocks. I would worry about corals getting enough light.

Sandy Garcia · Mar 27, 2019

PirateDan said:
I could be wrong but it looks like alot of shadowing at front of rocks. I would worry about corals getting enough light.

Yeah these are the crappy lights that came with the tank I’ll be buying the Kessil 360 soon

sprinklerdudes · Mar 27, 2019

I am running a kessil 360 on a goose neck mount on a 29 JBJ cube I love it. I wish I could afford to run three of them with a controller on my shallow lagoon tank, It is about four feet long. I am running a 4 bulb T-5 fixture and a 4 foot led shop light on it for the last few years, but the kessil has great color and a good effect on shimmer . runs a lot cooler than the other fixture I had on it originally. I think that is a good choice for the cube.