Tips and Tricks on Creating Amazing Aquascapes.

[Susan Edwards]

Nice. I like the flow from the left to the right. I like the m iddle one the best.

 

[Black Pearl]

Nice. I like the flow from the left to the right. I like the m iddle one the best.

I second that

 

[40B Knasty]

Caves caves and more caves!

 

[Maritimer]

What do you guys think of these? This is for my 58g tank. Sorry you can see through the tank, I need to drill it before I paint the back.

Ignore the small rocks in front. Those are just sitting there.

I'm partial to #s 2 and 3 - and in #3, I rather _like_ the small rocks up front!

~Bruce
I'm partial to #s

 

[jp_75]

i like 2 nd picture.

 

[s2nhle]

I like the 2nd pic.

 

[jgvergo]

#2!

 

[427HISS]

Since there is 33 pages so far, I don't want to read that much, so hope you can help me out.

I've heard some people use Hydraulic cement mix, to anchor their aquascaping, but isn't the mix very acidic and dangerous to fish and corals?

 

[Maritimer]

I hadn't heard that, myself (but there's a _tonne_ of stuff I don't know!), but don't think I'd be using that in a reef. I think most use the moldable epoxy putties that come in a stick, or drill the rock to accept acrylic rods . . .

~Bruce

 

[Palluk33]

40gl Cube

 

[reefs+waves]

New aquascape on my 55

 

[KillerKlownFish]

40gl Cube

I'm interested to know and see what grows that close to the top.

 

[Hethari]

Love your works thanks

 

[thewedge]

Here is my 3 year old 65 gal with dsb. I am removing the dsb tomorrow as it has become a cyano factory. This picture is after I had siphoned the cyano on the sandbed after a water
change.

The second a picture I took when planning for the sand removal. Lights are just whites. I lost one of the torches suddenly and I also removed the frag shelf due to bubble algae.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Here is my 3 year old 65 gal with dsb. I am removing the dsb tomorrow as it has become a cyano factory. This picture is after I had siphoned the cyano on the sandbed after a water
change.

The second a picture I took when planning for the sand removal. Lights are just whites. I lost one of the torches suddenly and I also removed the frag shelf due to bubble algae.

Any pics after you pulled the DSB?

 

[427HISS]

Here is my 3 year old 65 gal with dsb. I am removing the dsb tomorrow as it has become a cyano factory. This picture is after I had siphoned the cyano on the sandbed after a water
change.

The second a picture I took when planning for the sand removal. Lights are just whites. I lost one of the torches suddenly and I also removed the frag shelf due to bubble algae.

Can't you just do some water changes, use media etc, to lower your nitrates and phosphates and get sand cleaners and sifters ?

 

[Colton T.]

Hello I'm a new Reefer and would like to re-do my rock work. My tank is 6ft by 18 by 24. I want to have two peeks but I can't take the time because I have live rock and fish already. Also where should the flow be; there are no corals in it yet

 

[Robbiesamp1]

All 3 of my corner tanks

 

[David Cher]

I have a peninsula tank and it is hard to scape it. Would some one offer any idea ???

 

[chefjpaul]

Thanks.
This one took about 3 months, from acid wash, dry, build and cure.

I used a few different water epoxy, hundreds of zip ties, (used different colors for holding and white for permanent). Superglue, acrylic rods, pvc, (base).

I was looking for a few things I learned from this article as well.
Main objectives were to keep it off sand bed, off glass, and coral placement. Along with room for growth on the few corals I want.

I started off with about 30# rock, and just kept cracking / breaking it as I was constructing. Trying to keep a natural look and "flow".

There are approx: 45 individual pieces now.

I would place the rocks and zip tie together. I didn't epoxy anything until I was happy. Let it cure for a few days then build more.

The only thing I don't like, is I tried to keep it off center in the tank. The top right branch may go away and slide the structure over to the right.

The base is zip tied to pvc with fittings to keep it upright, not wobble,
And only go around the rock base.

Old tank [emoji651]
New tank[emoji652]