Reef aquascaping

[guitaris70]

So my tank was FOWLR and I just started a reef tank and added some corals a tooth coral and a zoa and mushroom frag. Is this a bad aquascape for a reef tank if I plan to add more corals because I know they can sting each other and obviously will get bigger. Sorry it's night time and took the picture

 

[skim]

Florida you guys still their, I thought you would have bolted. Could you do another pic so the whole tank is in the photo, so we can see it as you would.

 

[guitaris70]

Yeah and I'm still here tampa area supposed to only get a tropical storm here hopefully not the main hurricane said it might be a category 5 when it landfalls

 

[guitaris70]

New pic

 

[skim]

Ya I would not want to be in Bahamas, direct hit Cat 4, Freeport. Only a tropical storm. lol
Hope you and all your friends and family stay safe.

 

[guitaris70]

Thanks I appreciate that!

 

[skim]

Know that looks totally different, in the first shot I thought it was a bow front now I see it's a corner tank. I don't know it does not look bad, maybe a bit too high. You may want to try a peak in the middle at the back and drop down as it comes forward either side. If you keep as is you may want to epoxy some of that rock work, hate to see it tumble and take out the front glass.
I find if you sit in front of the tank with a pencil and paper and try sketching a few different pics, that way you see the rock you have to work with, even if you break it up 2 or 3 sections, it helps sometimes.

 

[guitaris70]

That's what I thought thanks for the feedback!

 

[guitaris70]

I know this isn't the best picture I need to take one tomorrow I just moved some rock around and got a few frags tonight does this look a little better? I definitely have some room for coral placement now I just have a hang on back skimmer which blocks the top back corner a bit so I tried the best I could with the rocks I have some large pieces so it was a bit complicated but fish are loving all the new crevices lol

 

[Snookin]

I would remove some of the rock. It looks cluttered and like a wall of rock IMO. Also, I like to leave space around the edges and the back so I can easily clean the glass and remove detritus. Also, you may have a lot of dead spots that don't get adequate flow with that much rock.

Also, you probably shouldn't be adding corals yet until you have everything set and ready. Patience is key in this hobby and moving rock work and corals over and over isn't a good thing. Good Luck

 

[guitaris70]

It was already an established fowlr and I was trying to re arrange the rock

 

[guitaris70]

Maybe I should take some larger pieces and smash them on the concrete outside to make some smaller pieces to work with?

 

[ClownnGoby]

Sounds like a good idea or a hammer and chisel works also , make sure u wear safety glasses I made that mistake once with a wire wheel and ruptured the globe in my eye nice 5 hour surgery