How's my tank looking? Curious about the coral placement, rock work, etc Honesty appreciated. I'm not sensitive to criticism so lets hear it please. The zigzag on the right wall is me considering one day to clean the corslline but opted not to...
Need some Opinions Please-New pics
- Thread starter topmav1
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ryangrieder
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- Location
- Northern Jersey
horrible. everything in this tank is just wrong. haha im kidding it looks great man! nothing that i can see is bad except a little algae on the glass but hey who doesnt get that. great job man
- Location
- long island
watch the sps, with that hammer it is going to sting the sps and it is going to die.
- Location
- long island
Very good rock placement and also, lets seee the pluming system. what skimmer do you have. All in all I realy like the tank. YOU are off to a awsom start
I think I'm missing something though...maybe a 12" cap and a brain or something...hmmm.
Thanks. ye at one point I had a carpet of algae on the back glass and then it just disappeared...now its coming back but I dont do anything abt...just maybe put a rowaphos in the sump. I Changed a couple of bulbs recently so that too.
Thats the info I was looking for...Ok. Problem is I glued the Hammer there so only choice is to move the SPS. Hopefully he wont be pissed. What if he's attached already?
- Location
- long island
is the sps encrusted the rock already
- Location
- Union Square, NY
I would turn some of the rocks on their side to create some variety. You don't want it to look like a rock pile. Also try to build one section of the rock work that is higher than other areas, you can go a lot higher in that tank.
- Location
- Forest Hills
i would try to lift the rock work off the sand as much as possible. you may need to get some pieces thats not as rounded shaped.
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but how do you do this?
You dont. Not planning on doing that.
I def cant raise the rock off the sand at this point but I agree that I need some less round rocks and to build one side higher. I need to get some more rock...
- Location
- Forest Hills
Some ideas To Elevate the Rocks
- Use cut pieces of 1/2 to 3/4 inch Schedule 80 (gray) PVC to place the rocks on. The height of the PVC supports should be based on how deep you are planning the substrate bed to be. If targeting one inch, then cut the PVC to about one inch, and so on.
- Build square or rectangular shaped PVC racks or frames to stack and aquascape the rocks on. These can be built to meet the sizes and quantity of rocks you are putting into the aquarium.
- Drill holes in the live rock and secure it with plastic cables (which algae and coralline eventually grow over and hide). This technique can allow you to make some really cool caves and overhangs! Plus, it keeps "dead spots" from forming in the sand under the rock.
- Use rocks that can stand upright with minimum contact points on the sand.
It basically requires removing everything in your tank and takes time. Its something to consider when setting up a tank not so much when the tank is already established...personal opinion.
Thanks.Its funny I got some mixed reviews from ppl who saw them but always see them in other ppls tanks and wanted to add a group of fish to the tank so I bought them. I think they're a cool addition and they're always front and center.
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