Too much rock? Should I adjust?

[bsap]

Was thinking about maybe putting that rock in the middle on the sand? Would love other thoughts

 

[SaltySqueeble]

I think it looks good. Nice bridge effect

 

[Gumbies R Us]

You have a good amount in there!

 

[twentyleagues]

I'd leave it. And no not too much rock.

 

[Nano_Man]

Looks good just leave it be

 

[ZzyzxRiver]

Out of curiosity as a newbie— is ‘too much rock’ just an aesthetic thing or can it affect your tank health?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Too much lol? Its borderline on 'not enough rock' IMO, I like a lot more than that.

 

[twentyleagues]

Out of curiosity as a newbie— is ‘too much rock’ just an aesthetic thing or can it affect your tank health?

Besides looks and places to put corals, fish to hide, and so on, rocks are your biological filter. The more the merrier in that case. Aesthetic wise less is usually the go to.

 

[bsap]

Oh to be perfectly clear it was more of a question about if the rock was good enough for coral placement. Looking to do a mixed reef mainly LPS dominated. Definitely happy with the amount of rock lol

 

[twentyleagues]

Oh to be perfectly clear it was more of a question about if the rock was good enough for coral placement. Looking to do a mixed reef mainly LPS dominated. Definitely happy with the amount of rock lol

Oh the title suggested otherwise, sorry.

 

[Ziggy17]

That tank looks really new to have coral in there let alone what looks like euphyllia. Just curious how long it’s been up. Usually Marco rock doesn’t stay that white past several weeks before it starts to darken.

 

[bsap]

That tank looks really new to have coral in there let alone what looks like euphyllia. Just curious how long it’s been up. Usually Marco rock doesn’t stay that white past several weeks before it starts to darken.

it’s very young still. Two weeks in. I upgraded and transferred my clown pair and purple dottyback and corals from my nano with cycled media. Added pods but waiting for the rocks to not look as pretty soon

 

[exnisstech]

I like it as is. Many LPS can be placed on the sand

 

[Ziggy17]

it’s very young still. Two weeks in. I upgraded and transferred my clown pair and purple dottyback and corals from my nano with cycled media. Added pods but waiting for the rocks to not look as pretty soon

Copy. Yeah, sometimes folks get so excited they start adding coral in a brand new tank. Glad that’s not you. I think the rockscape is fine. I went with lots of negative space as well. Great for flow. Just be sure you have spots for specific fish you want. Nooks and crannies for wrasse, Anthias, that type of thing.

 

[bsap]

Copy. Yeah, sometimes folks get so excited they start adding coral in a brand new tank. Glad that’s not you. I think the rockscape is fine. I went with lots of negative space as well. Great for flow. Just be sure you have spots for specific fish you want. Nooks and crannies for wrasse, Anthias, that type of thing.

Yeah it’s very porous rock. Lots of room for hiding. My purple dottyback made herself a home on day 1 haha.

 

[Northern Flicker]

More rock!

 

[chthao]

not enough rocks

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Impossible to have too much rock

 

[mboley]

So where do your fish go when they feel threatened or at night? Definitely not enough rock for that reason alone. Plus more rock gives you more real estate for corals and a more interesting reef structure.

 

[Nano_Man]

I am going back in the nineties you went to your lfs and bought a load of live rock and started from your centre of your tank and worked your way back . Stacked not glued and then your corals came on big lumps of live rock stacked so you could grab it if it was not doing well in one area and move it
Now it’s fancy shapes and designer shapes how things have changed. But the only thing that hasn’t changed is good old live rock