XrayGuy Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I am kind of new to saltwater and my tank is only about 3 months old, so please excuse the lack of lots of corals. I needed to catch a couple of damsels to trade them to my LFS and decided that I might as well re-scape my tank at the same time. I was wanting to make it look a little more like a mountain/hill tapering down and also I wanted to make it so that there was no rock within 1.5" of my glass on the front and right side so I can keep it clean better. I also relocated the powerhead on the right side to the back. I moved the zoa frags off the sand b/c my dragon goby kept crop dusting them with sand, and my kenya tree I moved to the corner by the flower pot. What do you think? OLD scape NEW scape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee77 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 look sweet! time for corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Man I hate to type this but I like the original with all the "caves" a little better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Reefnjunkie is know to speak and or type his mind. Looks good man, once you get coral growing on that thing it will look killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I gotta agree with Brad on this one, didn't wanna say anything, cause I know it's a pain to aquascape, but I like the first one better too LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I'm not even gonna tell you about mick. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Reefnjunkie is know to speak and or type his mind. Looks good man' date=' once you get coral growing on that thing it will look killer.[/quote'] Listen brown noser-:eek:-(laugh) I did not say I dont like it, I said I liked the first one better. I just say what I think and some prefer the fluffy feel good repies. Its only one persons opinion- Oh and for the record Reefit is the one of the kidest people on this forum, and I can say has never type a line in any thread that was contraversial on offensive, his glass is always half full and the sun always shines over his house- I wont even point out the typo you made-:p oh wait its to late Back to topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Man I hate to type this but I like the original with all the "caves" a little better As you will notice it says "a little better" implying I like the look just I like the first better(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XrayGuy Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 Thank you everyone for their input. I really did like the caves in the original as well, but the thing really wasnt that sturdy and I felt like I had more limited places to add frags to, especially stuff that needs to go on the sand bed. My sand bed is at least double the open space as before and I think the fish have more open space for swimming, plus the "mountain" has quite a few caves from the way I positioned the rocks too. I will probably end up wanting to change it in another couple months anyways, so I will just leave it for now lol. I kind of get the feeling that with reefing, a tanks scape is never permanently done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Listen brown noser-:eek:-(laugh) I did not say I dont like it, I said I liked the first one better. I just say what I think and some prefer the fluffy feel good repies. Its only one persons opinion- Oh and for the record Reefit is the one of the kidest people on this forum, and I can say has never type a line in any thread that was contraversial on offensive, his glass is always half full and the sun always shines over his house- I wont even point out the typo you made-:p oh wait its to late Back to topic what does "most kidest" mean. BTW I'm typing on a cell with auto correction. It sucks donkey balls and changes all the words. So there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Looking great. You free tomorrow to do mine now? I like the second one a little better myself. The first one I think looks a bit too planned and unnatural. The little caves were kind of cool but I still like the new look a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 what does "most kidest" mean. BTW I'm typing on a cell with auto correction. It sucks donkey balls and changes all the words. So there. It was my sense of humor-It means you are a kid at heart, or a typo. As far as keeping the rocks sturdy I use the epoxy by two little fishes, its purple so it blends in well with coraline. Down side is that it makes things pretty permanent but allows you to be very creative with how you want things. May tank is so stuffed, I find myself gluing ledges and "branchs all over the place to attach corals. I find a piece of live rock and attach it in a way that I can add a frag or 5 where there was never a place to put it before. I have changed my rock work many times. Not to be mistaken, it does look good and having the slope will allow for placing corals that prefer less light we can get or resident poll poster to start a poll on the look-(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 ..... we can get or resident poll poster to start a poll on the look-(laugh) :eek: God help us all, not another silly poll. (scary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 It was my sense of humor-It means you are a kid at heart, or a typo. As far as keeping the rocks sturdy I use the epoxy by two little fishes, its purple so it blends in well with coraline. Down side is that it makes things pretty permanent but allows you to be very creative with how you want things. May tank is so stuffed, I find myself gluing ledges and "branchs all over the place to attach corals. I find a piece of live rock and attach it in a way that I can add a frag or 5 where there was never a place to put it before. I have changed my rock work many times. Not to be mistaken, it does look good and having the slope will allow for placing corals that prefer less light we can get or resident poll poster to start a poll on the look-(laugh) do I dare point out the misspelled words? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hozer21 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 The tank looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 haha. i am very amused just following this thread. i like both setups! they both have their own appeal. keep putin' up the pix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I like it! I like the way the rock is so close to the surface, yet you still have a lot of sandbed and lower ledges. I was never able to get that in my 55. I have always thought the 55 was the hardest tank to aquascape, so narrow for the hight. Looks good, keep the pics comming. Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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