Kick rocks: What do you use for aquascaping other than rocks?

[FishSkedee]

Love that concept great idea chief

Thanks bud, its been fun so far

 

[Petcrazyson]

I would love to see your tank. Driftwood is a rare occurrence on the salt side. I love it though.

Don’t have it anymore unfortunately and the photos I did have were of it not completed with the scape. New tank doesn’t have any just regular rock. I had a cool idea of using the thicker pieces as large mangrove roots and tree stumps. I did use driftwood in FW tons of times I have pictures of those…buried somewhere lol.

 

[Gretchacha]

Shells from vacations and empty barnacles. I use mini terracotta pots to lift up marco rocks to sand level.

 

[Gretchacha]

Oh, these silly rubber jellyfish in my QT tanks. My son wanted them, and they fo keep it interesting to look at when uninhabited, plus I can see the flow pattern and intensity.

 

[Bitcoin Reefer]

Trying PVC on this latest one

Bro that is REALLY COOL!

 

[ReefingFamily]

Trying PVC on this latest one

Neat idea. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out when things start growing on it.

 

[Paul B]

I built most of my rocks either out of cement and real rock like this.





Many of them are cement covered hollow PVC like this







I also have about 9 coral or cement covered bottles most of which I collected diving in New York'

 

[coco.puff]

I built most of my rocks either out of cement and real rock like this.





Many of them are cement covered hollow PVC like this







I also have about 9 coral or cement covered bottles most of which I collected diving in New York'

Beautiful!

 

[FishSkedee]

Bro that is REALLY COOL!

Appreciate it! The fish love swimming under the scape

 

[Jim Gomoll]

Coming from old school late 80's saltwater world lets not forget using dead coral skeletons. I used 3 lg pieces along with a drydock structure for my aquascape. The tree I built from broken off staghorn tips for a GSP tree.

 

[Bonsai Ron]

Kick rocks: What do you use for aquascaping other than rocks?

Normally when we talk about aquascaping it really means “how do I place the rocks in my tank?” I get it. It is an important foundation for your corals and rocks provide many other benefits, but is there more to the aquascaping conversation? What else have you used for aquascaping in your tank or what have you seen others use? Did it work or was it a fail? Have you thought of an interesting aquascaping idea that you haven’t tried yet? Maybe you have sloped the sand, used frag racks in a creative way, or aquascaped only with corals. Tell us about your experience with aquascaping beyond the rocks and please share any tips that you have!

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Custom DIY Frag Stand; Photo by @Fragtory

Love it, where do I get?

 

[monica HHF]

Pvc and egg crate for supports for rock or framework for Marco cement.

I also used those two items. One positive side you can build and have cool caves. Down side it takes a lot the cover the crates.

 

[DJMCB35]

Trying PVC on this latest one

It reminds me of the encrusting coral you’d see on the guns, rails and superstructure of sunken warships in the South Pacific.

 

[Spicy Reef]

I created a Star Wars themed underwater fantasy...

 

[FishSkedee]

I created a Star Wars themed underwater fantasy...

Sweet set up! I’ve had pretty good luck supergluing strong magnets to rocks then attaching them that way, GL!

 

[FishSkedee]

It reminds me of the encrusting coral you’d see on the guns, rails and superstructure of sunken warships in the South Pacific.

It reminds me of the encrusting coral you’d see on the guns, rails and superstructure of sunken warships in the South Pacific.

Very cool, at first I was thinking oil rigs, because that’s all I see down here in the gulf lol, but your image sounds a lot cooler, appreciate it!

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

This is right up @N1tew0lf1212 's alley! He came up with a great non-standard aquascape that looks and works great!

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Thanks for the shout out bro i love my unique frag tank build has racks yes some built into the rockscape using acrylic rod to give almost a floating rack look and also a 2 tier rack system with some adds.... pvc elbow rock structure and a rubble box for thos low flow shrooms still gives it the reef look but allows the function for grow out with highs and lows. Half barebottom and half sand bed. More like a hybrid.

 

[Takaki1980]

I used dead coral skeletons as my tank layout material. I did not use live rock or dead rock. It is now completely covered with lime algae and looks just like rock. Just like how the original coral reefs were formed.

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There is also a dedicated THREAD.

Aquascapes made of dead coral skeletons

My coral tank layout is made up of dead coral skeletons. I assembled a large table coral base with a variety of coral skeletons. So far, the coral is growing actively without any problems. I'm sure you'll have a dead coral skeleton in your tank that will be part of your layout before you know...

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[FREAKINRICAN69]

Oh, these silly rubber jellyfish in my QT tanks. My son wanted them, and they fo keep it interesting to look at when uninhabited, plus I can see the flow pattern and intensity.

Where can i get one of those jellyfish at? LOL I'd like to keep in my qt tank.

 

[NickE]

When I go on beach vacations I always grab some shells or rubble with my kid and add to the tank. I made this cool rubble pile that is like a dome so it has an area underneath for gobies or CuC's to chill out.