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Fatmike92 · Dec 11, 2022

Branch rock scape. Rock from @LiverockRocks

LiverockRocks · Dec 12, 2022

Fatmike92 said:
Branch rock scape. Rock from @LiverockRocks

Love it!

Fatmike92 · Dec 12, 2022

LiverockRocks said:
Love it!

Version 2 looks much better!

coralfarmer · Dec 27, 2022

Here’s a few of my Aquascapes from over the years .

PR_nano · Jan 2, 2023

Working on one…

Like the first one more with the open space.

SteveMac84 · Jan 19, 2023

New office nano tank layout. Christmas gift from my kids. Cycled and two clowns. Lights off for awhile now. Coralline algae scraped and added from my main tank. Playing the waiting game and enjoying the clowns in the office. Coral decisions to make between now and then.

Bonsai reef · Jan 29, 2023

Aquascape for my new Red Sea Reefer 300xl G2 build. Used macro rock pieces with glue and Aquaforest stonefix to strengthen further. Its inspired by the bonsai look. I would give the inspiration credit to @jagaquatics Australia. His scapes are amazing on his youtube channel. I have used the BRS base rocks to make it look like a tree and not like a dinosaur skeleton. I have left some hiding places and caves at the base for the fish. Used the rule of third rule for aesthetics and thus a complementary scape to the right it will be a SPS dominant tank with mainly acros!

dracogrey · Jan 29, 2023

Posting here, posting there. Aquascape try #1.

Susan Edwards said:
My rockscape is finished. Just need to do some additional epoxy where some of the branches broke. I glue them but will wrap epoxy around for extra strength. Not totally to scale--a few inches short on L and W
Tank is RS Reefer 3xl 900 and is due to be delivered by LFS Oct 6th

Where did you find that branch rock? Quite nice.

dracogrey · Jan 29, 2023

hafer12 said:
Just finished my rock work on my DSA 135

Love the open nsa style. The shelves give it some unique character.

Susan Edwards · Jan 30, 2023

dracogrey said:
Posting here, posting there. Aquascape try #1.

Where did you find that branch rock? Quite nice.

It's called Real Reef Rock. I used this for the branches and caribsea rock for the rest. BRS has it. I ordered from a lfs. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/30-p...=10568&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products

mrpontiac80 · Feb 11, 2023

Ok everyone, I’d welcome any feedback! I’m trying to scape my new 180 gallon build. I learned from my 65 that arches look cool but shadow a lot.. also on my 65 I used e-Marco cement and built structures. From that I learned that it’s very difficult to remove parts of encrusted growth or etc. so on this scape everything is wedged into place and pretty solid but can be removed piece by piece if I need to. Not to mention the to of the tank is 6’ high and I need a step ladder to get anything in or out. The tank will hopefully be sps dominant. But mixed reef in the end.
please feel free to share your thoughts!

dracogrey · Feb 13, 2023

mrpontiac80 said:
Ok everyone, I’d welcome any feedback! I’m trying to scape my new 180 gallon build. I learned from my 65 that arches look cool but shadow a lot.. also on my 65 I used e-Marco cement and built structures. From that I learned that it’s very difficult to remove parts of encrusted growth or etc. so on this scape everything is wedged into place and pretty solid but can be removed piece by piece if I need to. Not to mention the to of the tank is 6’ high and I need a step ladder to get anything in or out. The tank will hopefully be sps dominant. But mixed reef in the end.
please feel free to share your thoughts!

Looks great. Would you want to try any more height on the right? Balancing though that can go unheeded.

mrpontiac80 · Feb 13, 2023

dracogrey said:
Looks great. Would you want to try any more height on the right? Balancing though that can go unheeded.

Thank you. I don’t think I want to add too much height on the right as I don’t really want the symmetrical look. The left side is 15” tall which follows the 2/3rds rule.
I feel like there are tons of hiding holes and swim throughs for fish. I’m concerned that as the tangs get bigger it could be a tight fit though. My big fish are a foxface, purple tang and two spot bristle tooth. Eventually I’d like to add one more or possibly two. I’d love a yellow but a blonde nasso is the dream fish. I like the powder blues, and Red Sea sailfin, but I don’t know…

reefdummy · Feb 20, 2023

Daniel@R2R said:
Hi everyone! Welcome to our brand new AQUASCAPE DISCUSSION forum!!!

We're really excited about this forum, and we hope it will fill up with great tips, discussions, questions, and of course LOTS of photos of aquascapes! Aquascaping is (at least) as much an art as it is a science, and there's a lot to learn about how to get the desired aesthetic effect, function, and real estate out of your scape. Be sure to share your journey with us here, and we'll all advance together!

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I am so stealing this arc! And the last one . I am starting on my new aquascape. The question is: some fish need caves. I don’t see the room for them to hide