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foshizzle
04/21/2007, 09:24 AM
I'm moving my 58 oceanic soon and would like to change the look a bit. I'd like to see some of interesting/unusual rockscapes for ideas...

Show me your pics!
GSMguy
04/21/2007, 10:12 AM
i dont have pics but can i make a suggestion....... good!

go with a single giant peice of rock with lots of caves and smooth surfaces i have been thinking about a tank with a single rock in it for a while now it would look really nice. and be easy to aquascape :)
InLimbo87
04/21/2007, 10:50 AM
True, but finding a big enough rock to be the only rock in a 58, with lots of crevices, caves, etc would be a tough one to pull off. Would make life quite easy though, I'm sure.
tom obrecht
04/21/2007, 11:03 AM
An easy solution is to take a couple nice shaped rocks and drill a 1/4" hole through both rocks and attach a piece of fiberglass rod (the kind that driveway reflectors come on). I recently tried this and it works slick. The aquascaping possibilites are endless.
foshizzle
04/21/2007, 08:39 PM
I'm planning a couple of pillars with a canyon in the middle
GSMguy
04/21/2007, 08:46 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9780613#post9780613 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by InLimbo87
True, but finding a big enough rock to be the only rock in a 58, with lots of crevices, caves, etc would be a tough one to pull off. Would make life quite easy though, I'm sure. i was at my LFS today and they had some huge 120 lb peices of rock really got me thinking
GSMguy
04/21/2007, 08:48 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9783319#post9783319 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by foshizzle
I'm planning a couple of pillars with a canyon in the middle
thats what i have in my 50 but my pillars are large

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_7570.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q45/GSMguy/IMG_7609.jpg
foshizzle
04/21/2007, 11:52 PM
Exactly what I'm looking for GSM guy! Flow setup? I see a tunze and seio...
coralite
04/22/2007, 08:37 AM
It might be a little bit boring but what about a small rock shelf with a bunch of frags from 1-3 staghorns to make a nice stand of staghorn coral?
foshizzle
04/22/2007, 11:07 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9785417#post9785417 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by coralite
It might be a little bit boring but what about a small rock shelf with a bunch of frags from 1-3 staghorns to make a nice stand of staghorn coral?

I'm planning to put stags around the edges to create a canyon effect in the middle of the tank...