Need help aqua scaping

codymmartin21 · Apr 16, 2016

Hi guys, so this is my very first reef tank and I'm having trouble with the placement of my live rock. This is it currently. I'm wondering if I need to break apart some of the larger rocks or should I move anything around? Thanks

ScottMyers123 · Apr 16, 2016

The pieces on the sides against the glass is gonna make it hard to clean in those areas. Other than that I think it looks pretty good.

ScottMyers123 · Apr 16, 2016

Oh by the way welcome to R2R!

michellejy · Apr 16, 2016

ScottMyers123 said:
The pieces on the sides against the glass is gonna make it hard to clean in those areas. Other than that I think it looks pretty good.

Yep, you definitely want a gap between rock and glass. I would take a couple of the little pieces and put them on top of one of the rock stacks on the side to add a bit more height too.

tcarter1936 · Apr 16, 2016

+1 on glass clearance and I'd put the green star polyps on a small rock where they can be more easily controlled. Welcome

BlackFish · Apr 16, 2016

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-on-creating-amazing-aquascapes.97209/unread

codymmartin21 · Apr 16, 2016

K I'm gonna play around with it today, thanks guys!

redfishbluefish · Apr 16, 2016

Here's the advice I found very helpful when I first aquascaped. Think tripods!

The first time I built the Berlin Wall....it looked terrible! A big pile of rock!!! A local club member told me about tripod building. That is, put down three rocks and now find a rock to cover that. Continue doing this out and up and you'll have an "open" wall for the fish to hide.

PatW · Apr 16, 2016

Good pointin the gap. Be sure that you have enough room to get your glass cleaning device between the glass and the rock. Also you want the rock work to be "open" enough to allow flow through and around the rock structure with no "dead" spots. I use the popular by guess and by gosh approach.

FishOfHex · Apr 17, 2016

codymmartin21 said:
Hi guys, so this is my very first reef tank and I'm having trouble with the placement of my live rock. This is it currently. I'm wondering if I need to break apart some of the larger rocks or should I move anything around? Thanks

Welcome! They way i look at aquascaping is to make it as natural for the fish as you can. What i mean is allow the fish to swim around and through the rock work.