Firefish15 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Hey all! I've been playing around with different scapes for these rocks for a while, and this is what I have so far. What do you think? Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
Daniel91 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Hey! Welcome! You will have a ton of fun with this hobby! if you ask me, I would say way too much rock - aesthetic wise. But with that being said, some people really enjoy a tank with that amount of rock work. 1 Quote Link to comment
MrJDanP Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Looking from the front landscape pane (first pic), if you rotate the piece of tonga rock towards you (bring the top down) I think that would look awesome and open the water column up some. Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, MrJDanP said: Looking from the front landscape pane (first pic), if you rotate the piece of tonga rock towards you (bring the top down) I think that would look awesome and open the water column up some. Like this? Quote Link to comment
MrObscura Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I think it would look good without the Tonga period. I built up my first scape attempt high but then left some out. If you plan branching corals near the top remember to give them space to grow vertically. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It seems like a lot of rock. It will be difficult for coral placement and cleaning. Quote Link to comment
MrJDanP Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 12 hours ago, Firefish15 said: Like this? Yeah that's what I was talking about, didn't realize it would still be so tall though. It's all personal preference at some point Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 I'll keep playing around with it. They're good pieces, they just need to be used well. Everything's still curing, so I've got time to decide. Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Got some more scapes with fewer pieces of rock. I don't plan on getting into SPS with this tank, with the exception of maybe one Montipora digitata or one M. capricornis. So the coral won't fill in a ton of space. Quote Link to comment
Euphylin me Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 somebody else with the aquaknight by hipegero lights! i love mine! the last scape looks really good btw....any sand? Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, Euphylin me said: somebody else with the aquaknight by hipegero lights! i love mine! the last scape looks really good btw....any sand? One of the employees at my LFS said he had one too! Said it was good for all softies and maybe some Monty's higher up. My rock is still curing in-tank, so no sand yet. I will get about 8-10 pounds of live sand from the LFS though, just as soon as I'm cycled. Quote Link to comment
Euphylin me Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Just now, Firefish15 said: One of the employees at my LFS said he had one too! Said it was good for all softies and maybe some Monty's higher up. My rock is still curing in-tank, so no sand yet. I will get about 8-10 pounds of live sand from the LFS though, just as soon as I'm cycled. sweet! and yea you can put monty's in the upper fourth of the tank with these lights. if you look at my office tank thread i have these lights and my frogspawn have been in there for a couple weeks(on the sandbed!) and it has grown another mouth so its about to split and so is one of my hammers. I have had trumpets in there for a month and i have 3 new heads. i feed reef chili 2-3x a week and 20 percent water changes every week 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Firefish15 said: Got some more scapes with fewer pieces of rock. I don't plan on getting into SPS with this tank, with the exception of maybe one Montipora digitata or one M. capricornis. So the coral won't fill in a ton of space. The top pic is really nice. If the rocks are cycling in tank the sand can be added now and better off to during cycling. If its wet live rock you won't have much of a cycle. Quote Link to comment
falcooo Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Firefish15 said: This one! 1 Quote Link to comment
Euphylin me Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Just now, falcooo said: This one! now that i keep looking at it i agree! @Firefish15 do this one! Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Clown79 said: The top pic is really nice. If the rocks are cycling in tank the sand can be added now and better off to during cycling. If its wet live rock you won't have much of a cycle. It's not really "wet" rock. I collected it wild when I lived in Kenya, and it's been dry for a few years. So maybe some algal spores will show up? I'll probably have to seed to get coralline. I was thinking of getting "Coralline Algae in a Bottle", from ARC Reef. But yeah, I can get sand soon. What do you guys think is better? Live sand from the LFS systems, or like a bagged and packaged live sand? @Euphylin me @falcooo @Clown79 Yeah, I do like that top scape too. I would definitely need to epoxy and glue some pieces though. And it doesn't include the nice piece of tonga. I hauled all these pieces from across the world, so I'm kind of sentimental about using them. Do you see my dilemma? I'm partial to this scape right now. Quote Link to comment
Daniel91 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I am so happy you rescaped lol. I didn’t want my first comment to come off as rude, so I am so happy you and other people jumped onboard. First/last of the picture series. 1 Quote Link to comment
falcooo Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 What if you did the cave scape from the first one, and used the Tonga upright on the right side kind of separate. And a nice encrusting coral like cyphastrea to take over that piece you like and still keep its shape. Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 13 hours ago, falcooo said: What if you did the cave scape from the first one, and used the Tonga upright on the right side kind of separate. And a nice encrusting coral like cyphastrea to take over that piece you like and still keep its shape. The tonga doesn't really balance well upright. It's a tricky piece to work with. 😐 Also, I'm running out of room! It's only a 20"L X 10"W X 12"H. It would have been nice to go bigger, but I'm in a university apartment and I already had this tank from an old freshwater setup. Thanks for the cyphastrea recommendation though! I'm researching them more now. Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 15 hours ago, Firefish15 said: It's not really "wet" rock. I collected it wild when I lived in Kenya, and it's been dry for a few years. So maybe some algal spores will show up? I'll probably have to seed to get coralline. I was thinking of getting "Coralline Algae in a Bottle", from ARC Reef. But yeah, I can get sand soon. What do you guys think is better? Live sand from the LFS systems, or like a bagged and packaged live sand? @Euphylin me @falcooo @Clown79 Yeah, I do like that top scape too. I would definitely need to epoxy and glue some pieces though. And it doesn't include the nice piece of tonga. I hauled all these pieces from across the world, so I'm kind of sentimental about using them. Do you see my dilemma? I'm partial to this scape right now. Yes, I really like this one too. I especially love that Tonga piece, it really stands out as a centerpiece of your scape so the ones that feature it are my faves. In fact the thing I don’t like as much about this scape is that much of the Tonga piece will be covered if you add sand, so I think I like some of the others with it higher up better. Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 4 hours ago, banasophia said: Yes, I really like this one too. I especially love that Tonga piece, it really stands out as a centerpiece of your scape so the ones that feature it are my faves. In fact the thing I don’t like as much about this scape is that much of the Tonga piece will be covered if you add sand, so I think I like some of the others with it higher up better. The tonga might look pretty flat, but laying down its still about 4 inches tall at the peak, and slopes down to about 1.5". The lovely ridges will still be exposed, and I should still be able to see the ends above the sand. It's sitting under the pump return, so I was thinking of an encrusting coral with some movement there. Like clove polyps. Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Little update. Got live sand in a few hours ago. I'm happy with it! Quote Link to comment
TatorTaco Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I really like the tonga branches down at the bottom right. I feel like that'd make terrific spots for mushrooms, RFAs, Carpet Anenome, etc. Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 20 minutes ago, TatorTaco said: I really like the tonga branches down at the bottom right. I feel like that'd make terrific spots for mushrooms, RFAs, Carpet Anenome, etc. Thank you! It's a pretty high-flow area, sitting right under the HOB. Maybe a little high for mushrooms? I was thinking something with some movement to it. I think the rocks on the bottom by the cave would be good for mushrooms. Quote Link to comment
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