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Made some frags along the way.
Should I rescape?
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Wow! Looks amazing. Great job!Prototype 1:
I’m really pleased with the result. I think this scape adds more depth, and accomplishes the goal of creating more room for coral. I’ll have to wait for things to open up to determine if it retains the busy vibe that it used to. I’m not done with the frag rubble, and intend to add more arches and to more with the front. I haven’t glued anything, because I’d love to hear your thoughts/ideas!
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Thanks!!
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Heading to lfs to drop off coral, and maybe find a few to add to my collection. I’m concerned about my euphyllia which are all acting up, especially my torch. It could be from all the dirt and ammonia that got kicked up from the rocks being moved. I’ll probably do a large water change today, and hopefully that will fix things.
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Did you frag it?
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The torch coral or the Xenia?
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The one that's unhappy.
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No, I didn’t frag any euphyllia. They’re just closing up for some reason.
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Probably just the moving of scape and water than. Finiky corals
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Hopefully it starts to recover, because that torch coral is pretty much the reason I got super interested in corals...
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Yeah this has made it look much much better.nice one.Spot the new corals!
Low at front with it then stepping up then some arches in back and could place some corals on top of arch looks like.just have to plan it so dont get any up top shading down below unless plan that.
Good job looks absolutely cracking ^_^
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Looks amazing! Great jobSpot the new corals!
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My Aussie torch lost a few tentacles yesterday and began deteriorating, probably from the ammonia kicked up from the rocks. Thankfully, after a 50% water change yesterday, it’s now on the road to recovery.
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I've created a concept for how it might look if I added a third arch:
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This arch I'd probably use for zoas and other small corals. Only downside is possibly getting in the way during a water change. Thoughts? Yay or nay?
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This arch I'd probably use for zoas and other small corals. Only downside is possibly getting in the way during a water change. Thoughts? Yay or nay?
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Third arch. Gives more height.
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I haven’t updated this thread in a while, so I figured it’s about time I do:
Here’s a pic of the final product:
The Aussie torch is gone, as it got infected from the stress of this whole rescape. It’s in QT currently, and will hopefully make a recovery.
The middle archway didn’t work out, as you can see. I created it and it looked beautiful, but when it came to gluing it down, the whole left side collapsed under the pressure. Instead, the two arches were combined into the large middle arch that you see here.
One complaint about the frag rubble: the paint chips. As you can see, the purple peels away and it leaves white behind. Hopefully not all of the paint peels, or it will take quite some time for the algae to make it look natural again.
I installed a black background, which which really makes the fish and corals pop out. The tank does lose a lot of natural lighting, but I don’t think the corals mind too much.
And there you have it! A completed rescape!
Here’s a pic of the final product:
The Aussie torch is gone, as it got infected from the stress of this whole rescape. It’s in QT currently, and will hopefully make a recovery.
The middle archway didn’t work out, as you can see. I created it and it looked beautiful, but when it came to gluing it down, the whole left side collapsed under the pressure. Instead, the two arches were combined into the large middle arch that you see here.
One complaint about the frag rubble: the paint chips. As you can see, the purple peels away and it leaves white behind. Hopefully not all of the paint peels, or it will take quite some time for the algae to make it look natural again.
I installed a black background, which which really makes the fish and corals pop out. The tank does lose a lot of natural lighting, but I don’t think the corals mind too much.
And there you have it! A completed rescape!
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By the way, here’s a pic from a few weeks ago. I actually kinda like the chipped paint more than the purple. It seems more natural looking.
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Today something interesting happened. The arch collapsed out of nowhere last night, forcing me to once again reconfigure things. The shame of it is that I was really starting to love what I currently had. However, I can now try some new things once more. I do believe there is a mark from where the rocks hit the glass, so I need to check that it isn’t a chip or anything — otherwise, my summer plans for the tank just became a whole lot trickier.
