SPS Rockscape
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You can make anything work! That's the beauty, it's all in the eye of the beholder. As you make more and more scapes and foster more corals you'll learn how different species grow and where they should be, and thus plan a better scape for your goals.
Just make sure you glue/epoxy them down well
Just make sure you glue/epoxy them down well
Keepswiming
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It looks good. Only thing I would change is open up the bases, especially the rightside. It is easy for detritus to settle in these areas. The more open you can make it, the more flow you will get through the rock work, thus less settled detritus and a cleaner than. Good work!
Thank you for your comment, appreciate it. One of my concern is that I couldn't find large dry rock in my area, therefore the top of the rockscape is actually 12inch from the water surface and I gonna hang T5 light 12 inch above water level. I worried the light couldn't penetrate well into the middle part of the rockscape thus the placement of the sps will only be limited on the top of the rockscape. I'm still considering should I add tonga onto the rockscape.
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For what it's worth, T5s can be close to the surface. It just might mean cleaning the cover of salt spray once in a while.
A 6 bulb fixture should get you ample par top to bottom with your current plan. 8 bulb and you'd definitely be set.
For what it's worth, T5s can be close to the surface. It just might mean cleaning the cover of salt spray once in a while.
A 6 bulb fixture should get you ample par top to bottom with your current plan. 8 bulb and you'd definitely be set.
I'm currently using 2 set of 8 x 39w ATI dimmable fixture. I think I will just leave it and will see how's the coral doing. Yea, that's right! I like to have more swimming room for fishes. It's quite relax when see the fishes swimming around.
Keepswiming
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Your fine. Lots of flow!
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You can make anything work! That's the beauty, it's all in the eye of the beholder. As you make more and more scapes and foster more corals you'll learn how different species grow and where they should be, and thus plan a better scape for your goals.
Just make sure you glue/epoxy them down well
I kind of got this same response when I did mine, in retrospect I think I built mine up to high should have started it a bit lower, have a feeling the tank is going to grow in too top heavy.
So realistically I don't think you can "make anything" work for SPS and it look great grown in. No offense meant Kennedpa.
I think this one is a good height overall I agree that opening up the base on the right a bit more would be good. I also might build up one side a bit higher in one area to give it a bit more depth.
On the smaller rock thing super glue gel and purple epoxy will hold fine even for larger pieces. You can use small pieces of rubble and glue them into the seams for extra reinforcement. I built large structures of 40 lbs plus I was able to easily move into the tank without them even thinking about breaking.
I used 10 bottles of super glue and 8 tubes of epoxy on a 200 gallon system with around 150 lbs of pukani dry rock. Even built some pretty intense arches using the same method. It holds well if you do it well out of the water
Here's an example so you can see the arches and what not. It's definitely solid. So glue and epoxy are def your friend.
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I kind of got this same response when I did mine, in retrospect I think I built mine up to high should have started it a bit lower, have a feeling the tank is going to grow in too top heavy.
So realistically I don't think you can "make anything" work for SPS and it look great grown in. No offense meant Kennedpa.
I think this one is a good height overall I agree that opening up the base on the right a bit more would be good. I also might build up one side a bit higher in one area to give it a bit more depth.
On the smaller rock thing super glue gel and purple epoxy will hold fine even for larger pieces. You can use small pieces of rubble and glue them into the seams for extra reinforcement. I built large structures of 40 lbs plus I was able to easily move into the tank without them even thinking about breaking.
I used 10 bottles of super glue and 8 tubes of epoxy on a 200 gallon system with around 150 lbs of pukani dry rock. Even built some pretty intense arches using the same method. It holds well if you do it well out of the water
Here's an example so you can see the arches and what not. It's definitely solid. So glue and epoxy are def your friend.
No offense taken and I don't disagree with what you're saying. In saying what I said, I presumed like myself and likely many of us that they will have a particular taste for a certain look that will only be understood and constructed from starting at a point they think they like, and likely modifying later. I think we've all been there.
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Yeah I suppose I'm a bit bitter that I didn't get anyone playing devils advocate which is what I really wanted!
So with his setup I think it'll be great, the only downside I can see is that it'll be 3-4 years and colonies will need to be large before it looks completely full. Fewer different pieces that have gotten huge will be most effective I would think starting with everything at the bottom half of the tank.
When he makes it to that point it'll be epic.
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Wow that's huge.
I kind of got this same response when I did mine, in retrospect I think I built mine up to high should have started it a bit lower, have a feeling the tank is going to grow in too top heavy.
So realistically I don't think you can "make anything" work for SPS and it look great grown in. No offense meant Kennedpa.
I think this one is a good height overall I agree that opening up the base on the right a bit more would be good. I also might build up one side a bit higher in one area to give it a bit more depth.
On the smaller rock thing super glue gel and purple epoxy will hold fine even for larger pieces. You can use small pieces of rubble and glue them into the seams for extra reinforcement. I built large structures of 40 lbs plus I was able to easily move into the tank without them even thinking about breaking.
I used 10 bottles of super glue and 8 tubes of epoxy on a 200 gallon system with around 150 lbs of pukani dry rock. Even built some pretty intense arches using the same method. It holds well if you do it well out of the water
Here's an example so you can see the arches and what not. It's definitely solid. So glue and epoxy are def your friend.
Wow nice rockscape. I like yours one! Thanks for your advise, I definitely will glue it. By the way, what's your tank dimension?
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