peligro Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 A ? For everyone.....what dictates the placement of your LR, or how you aquascape your tank..... The info for those with nanos and bigger tanks would help. Thanks guys HTC EVO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I try to have as much water flowing through the rockwork as possible. Beyond that its comes down to what you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttleFishandCoral Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I like a lot of caves and ledges...I try and start with medium rock on the bottom, large in the middle, small on top. I also am a fan of islands. I try and use the "less is more" approach or a minimalistic approach, more places for corals. But it really comes down to what you personally like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Always use less rock then the norm. People who stack a rock wall never leave room for the corals to grow. I wish I could remove more rock from my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Try not to stack like the "fruit stand" look, start with some individual islands and then bridge them or leave them, leave room between the rock and the back wall so fish can swim around. I know it may be a challenge with narrower tanks but it's cool to be able to look from the sides and see what's going on behind some of the rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I do two islands in both my builds no reason beyond looks and to split corals depending on growth. This time i tried to allow much more waterflow beind the rock to get rid of dead spots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I always approach it from what I think is best for the fish. I guess I carried that over from freshwater. I also try to always have a little pile of rubble for the pods to take refuge in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I know one thing, I'm never happy with my aquascape... An I the only one lol? If you want to see one done well Travis' new red sea tank has a killer aquascape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If you want to see nice aqua scape go look at the tanks from china. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peligro Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Yeah that's my problem as well I'm never happy. And I like caves and ledges. I moved some if my rock work around to find detrius in between the rock work. I think this happened because I used small pieces to try and fill spaces, because I was told the more LR the better. So I added a lot of smaller pieces just created issues that I didn't see. So I'm thinking I'm going to take them out and move some stuff around so I limit dead spots HTC EVO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 here are some really really nice scapes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 here are some really really nice scapes.... I like the third one, first is a little sparse for my liking but to each their own :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I like the third one' date=' first is a little sparse for my liking but to each their own :-)[/quote'] here is the final product. The guy who own this tank is a legend in this hobby and this tank was tank of the year on zeovit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 personally im not a fan of the rock work in travis' new tank looks like a pile. but its all in personal opinon and he did allow for no dead spots and alot of water movement so better to him, i do similiar 2 island. im more happy with this rock work then my last tank even though its basically the same thing just better rock stacked neater its all opionion based Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Flenderson Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I like the island but I really like a deep dimension tank with the "trench" design. It gives that broken up island look with out being too spare, also it's a common feature found in nature reefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 here is the final product. The guy who own this tank is a legend in this hobby and this tank was tank of the year on zeovit. Looks totally different with the corals and fish in it! That's incredible! That's not reef in the sky is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 this is mainly a zeo tank which tend to not use a lot of rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 and this tank is are local hero steve weast with the open island.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Looks totally different with the corals and fish in it! That's incredible! That's not reef in the sky is it? Yes that's it. That tank was published in magazines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBlue Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I thought it was but wasn't 100% his build thread is Incredible to read. Just the design of the stand, sump, layout of all the plumbing etc, just brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Here is another beautiful rock display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 kriz just looked up steve weast for an hour wow, quite a tank haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 kriz just looked up steve weast for an hour wow' date=' quite a tank haha[/quote'] Yeah he is a major pioneer for us Oregonians... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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