Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I have had a rock wall for some time now, and I really didn't like it all that much. So last night with the help of my little brother we tor down the tank and put it all back together gain, minus about 20-25 lbs of LR. Before ENLARGE After ENLARGE Link to comment
TR3XX Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 i like it. doesn't look as crowded. nice work! Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 wow man that looks killer, i love the trench look... what size tank is it in? 30g? Link to comment
Clayton07 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 yes, way better. I like the trench look. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 It's a 20H, it's almost a year and a half old, I started the tank in December of 2005. Thanks guys , I am really pleased with the new look. Link to comment
Maeda Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 badass! WOW travis, i'm really becomming more and more happy with your tank. Thats aquascaping that'll give nice FW tanks a run for their money. Great job! Can you talk about your rock wall a little more? Is it just liverock? Foam? what? Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Thanks! I have the smallest Tunze Nanostream, but it is still kicking up the sand in the middle, I think I need some CC to place there so I can keep some substrate in that area without it getting blown away. The rock wall was just that, a rock wall. Nothing but LR and Base Rock. Link to comment
fewskillz Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Looks incredible. Love the trench. I like your avatar, too. I also drive a Mazda. You can guess what model Mazda I drive from my avatar, you can also infer that it's not stock. If I remember correctly you drive a 3 5-door? Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 What I like most about the new scape is the COMPLETE two way cave I have created on the left side. The fish can swim in from the front and exit in the trench area, or vise versa. fewskillz, I drive a 3 Sedan. I am getting in my Injen CAI today...woot! Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Here are two shots, one of the trench, the other of the cave. If you look close inside the cave you can see the Yellow Watchman Goby sticking his head out of his new burrow. Link to comment
fewskillz Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I like the cave. It has provided a little inspiration for a re-scape of the 54. Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 what kind of lighting are you running over it? this really looks bigger then a 20g... great work Link to comment
alexmurovec Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 now thats a different aquascape than what we normally see. i really like how you have the opening in the middle, now you can put lps on one side and any other corals on the other, and do not have to worry about lps stinging the other corals. the aqauscape makes the tank look much bigger, just because now you have 2 seperate sides. how many pounds of lr did you have before? you said less 20-25 pounds, so you must have had a lot before. i got about 25 pounds in my tank, and its reasonable. Link to comment
RBuddha Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Not a huge fan of blue backgrounds but i do like yours. Link to comment
Maeda Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Not a huge fan of blue backgrounds but i do like yours. I used to be like that until a few years of having black backgrounds, convinced me blue is silly but everything looks 'happier.' Link to comment
alexmurovec Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Not a huge fan of blue backgrounds but i do like yours. i never really like blue backgrounds either, but this one is a definite acception. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 I would say that I have some where around 25-35 lbs of rock in there right now. Some of the rocks are denser than the others, so that makes them heavier. I really don't pay attention to how many pounds of rock I need for a tank, just as long as the scape has lot of surface area, it doesn't matter what the weight is. I have a 20" 150w Sunpod with the stock bulb. (bought it used, had I bought new I would have gotten the 24" so I could have used the legs instead of having to hang it from the ceiling.) I have had black backgrounds in the past, they look great until you get coral in there, it really drabs out the color. Blue makes everything pop. I'll find some pictures of other blue backgrounded tanks. Link to comment
alexmurovec Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I would say that I have some where around 25-35 lbs of rock in there right now. Some of the rocks are denser than the others, so that makes them heavier. I really don't pay attention to how many pounds of rock I need for a tank, just as long as the scape has lot of surface area, it doesn't matter what the weight is. I have a 20" 150w Sunpod with the stock bulb. (bought it used, had I bought new I would have gotten the 24" so I could have used the legs instead of having to hang it from the ceiling.) I have had black backgrounds in the past, they look great until you get coral in there, it really drabs out the color. Blue makes everything pop. I'll find some pictures of other blue backgrounded tanks. i would think a black background would bring out the corals. the black background isn't as much as a distraction as the blue, meaning the corals would be the main distraction. then again, a black will just soke up the light, where as a blue background will kind of reppel it into the tank. Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 I have had both, and I have had none, Blue wins. Just my personal preference. Link to comment
alexmurovec Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 everyone has their own opinion Link to comment
travisurfer Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 major improvement. great work. btw, blue wins in my book. i would switch my tank over to blue but its painted on Link to comment
Travis Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Ever hear of a paint scrapper? Link to comment
travisurfer Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 i still may do it. it would just have to be one of those plastic backgrounds. Link to comment
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