Too much base rock?

[Jon Fishman]

I dont think it is too much. You could compact is some. I don't ever clean my back so I can place rocks up to it, but you have to be able to do the sides and front or it looks bad quickly.
You could go higher also. Just don't make it symmetrical.

It is almost impossible to have too much flow.

Just realized N-squared already said pretty much everything I tried to say, but more efficiently!

 

[Biocube32]

I would like to add that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So if you don’t like what i say, thats totally fine. For me, that is not my style. Others including yourself may like it though. Thinks i don’t like include the amount of rock, the wall shape, and the touching of the side glass. However, you must work within the constraints of your tank, which is quite narrow (18”) given the relatively large volume, so it would be quite difficult to make a shape other than a wall, but it can be done. Also, make sure the rock is very steady as it will settle and wobble over time, and it could get difficult adding corals to a wall structure if your rocks are wobbly. I epoxied the stacked rocks on my most recent nano build.