Is your aquascape balanced?

[sp1187]

smooth-on

check the Reynolds Advance Materials site.
they have better aquarium application videos. (my opinion)

 

[Msteven1]

I really the idea of adding the negative space and having the two structures meet with the overhang, that would be so sexy. Going to look awesome, post updates please!!

Ok. Here is an update. Looks great. Thanks Queen!

 

[polyppal]

Great info!

 

[Saluki2003]

Great video! How’s this look?

 

[Queenofreef]

Awesome video, super informative. Right on.

thanks so much!!

 

[Queenofreef]

Great video! How’s this look?

I love the arch/cave! Looks awesome

 

[Queenofreef]

Just placed in the tank! What do you guys think?!

 

[terraincognita]

Looks awesome

 

[Saluki2003]

Just placed in the tank! What do you guys think?!

That looks cool!! What size tank? What are your plans for fish and corals?

 

[KevPool]

Woot Woot let the cycle begin for DT1.

 

[KevPool]

Rock and sand is in for DT2 I went with Fiji pink here. Kinda like this it looks almost serpent like lol.

 

[ca1ore]

I’m not much for reef videos .... too often they’re nonsense. Enjoyed yours though, mainly because I think I stink at aquacaping. I’ve found some success in applying the golden ratio to my reef layouts. Unfortunately the corals don’t cooperate as they grow. Not personally a fan of arches and I think that folks mostly don’t use open space (including moi) to good effect at all. Partly the aforementioned corals growing problem.

 

[Bepis]

Ahhh the smells of hate, frustration, and love of aquascaping. Not to mind the real smells of cyanoacrylate and that disgusting odor of puddy. Yum

 

[Queenofreef]

She’s finished!!!! I know minimalist aquascapes are not everyone’s cup of tea but hey.

Will have bio bricks in my sump and will wait for fishies once corals are grown in a bit. Obviously fish options will be limited with this kind of aquascape, but I’m all about the corals anyway and am excited about the flow and coral growth potential. What do you guys think?

EDIT - just realized I already posted it in here haha. I guess here it is under lights!

 

[Queenofreef]

I’m not much for reef videos .... too often they’re nonsense. Enjoyed yours though, mainly because I think I stink at aquacaping. I’ve found some success in applying the golden ratio to my reef layouts. Unfortunately the corals don’t cooperate as they grow. Not personally a fan of arches and I think that folks mostly don’t use open space (including moi) to good effect at all. Partly the aforementioned corals growing problem.

Thanks so much!! Want to make more videos about this topic here in the future expanding on things such as how corals come into play but they’re hard to make production-wise so TBD. I think arches can be beautiful, but I agree coral growth isn’t taken into consideration enough. I made the same mistake on my current 40g scape and my corals are practically touching the glass AND that aquascape was super minimalistic haha

 

[Bepis]

She’s finished!!!! I know minimalist aquascapes are not everyone’s cup of tea but hey.

Will have bio bricks in my sump and will wait for fishies once corals are grown in a bit. Obviously fish options will be limited with this kind of aquascape, but I’m all about the corals anyway and am excited about the flow and coral growth potential. What do you guys think?

EDIT - just realized I already posted it in here haha. I guess here it is under lights!

Here’s the one I just finished

Also that space at the trees end is gonna be one of these that is coming tomorrow

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[vlangel]

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My display tank is not the usual negative space aquascape and definitely not minimal as far as rock is concerned. Balance was important to me but so was a very natural appearance that had the ability of supporting a lot of fish and macro algae/ seagrass.

I do think it has a balance (of sorts) to the composition in that the main components happen at the intersections of the thirds. My negative space is both open water and open sandbed. The effect is best when the sandbed is pristine white, ( which unfortunately is not always the case, LOL). This tank is a simple functioning reef with very little equipment and minimal maintenance. Not everyone's cup of tea but I like it.

 

[Rubberfrog]

I can't show this to my gf. She will want to take over the tank design!

 

[coolwi]

ñew Set up

 

[WallyB]

As soon as I saw this Thread/Tank I thought of your Thread/Video topic.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/is-this-the-world’s-most-expensive-private-owned-reef-tank.799052/

This tank at first impression is a great collection of Corals, and certainly doesn't lack Color.

However to me....Simply not Balanced, since there is no spacing, central focal points, and kind of difficult to appreciate the beauty of Single Prized Specimen Colonies.