Changed Rocks around. What do you think?

[kcochran0010]

Well I was shooting for a minimalist rock-scape. I was always a big fan so I went for it. Let me know what you think please! Sorry about the quality as the pictures were taken with my phone!

FTS
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/Kcochran0010/2010-08-31153414.jpg

Left Side
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/Kcochran0010/2010-08-31153503.jpg

Right side
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/Kcochran0010/2010-08-31153450.jpg

Middle
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/Kcochran0010/2010-08-31153516.jpg

[James404]

I like it, good job!

[Palting]

Nah. I liked it better the other way!


LOL!!!
Just kidding :). Playing on the known fact that there are only two times anyone is truly happy with their rockscape. First is when they first put it up, and again when it is finally taken down. All the time in between, one is always looking on how to make it better.

It looks good! Honest!!

[kcochran0010]

I thought it looked good the other way as well But I seem to have less dead spots with this and there is more open space in the middle.

[gweston]

Not bad t'all :) Honestly I am not much into the 'rock wall' look where most of the tank is rock. I like to see some sand and rock islands in such a way as yours. My current 29gal, due to limited space, has basically a rock wall. While I managed to get it to look quite nice, I am going with the rock island look not unlike yours for the next tank which is a work in progress (still..).

[njudson]

I would hide the powerheads behind each rock pile. Lookin good though :)

[kcochran0010]

I would hide the powerheads behind each rock pile. Lookin good though :)

I tried putting them behind the rock walls but lost alot of flow this way. I will move them when I get some more powerheads!

[LifeAquatic]

I like it! Good job.

[RcToners]

I have a somewhat similar layout but with another rock in the middle. I have my powerheads behind the rock structures on the left and right.

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv207/rctoners/newaquariumpics006.jpg

[charo]

its good to see rock layouts as i am still debating on mine.

[JStraz4991]

Nah. I liked it better the other way!


LOL!!!
Just kidding :). Playing on the known fact that there are only two times anyone is truly happy with their rockscape. First is when they first put it up, and again when it is finally taken down. All the time in between, one is always looking on how to make it better.

It looks good! Honest!!

lol that is exactly true :p i loved my first aquascape.Then i changed it about 4 times and still dont like it lol

[bluetanggirl]

I like it it looks good!!!

[kcochran0010]

Thanks for all the compliments! Any help with better power head placement would be greatly appreciated!

[kingfisher62]

I like the set up, lots of beach front property for your corals. But if i had to critique it. I would say move the PH's to the opposite sides of the tank. They seem much too obtrusive in the center like that. Plus another rock some where in between the two islands to break it up a bit

[kcochran0010]

So you suggest keeping the PH's facing the front glass but on the ends of the tank? Do you think this will be enough flow spread out through the tank? As the rock "mountains" would block alot of it .

[kingfisher62]

Does OK on my 55g , might be worth a try!
I have a standard 55g so I am kinda stuck with the rock wall because it is so narrow.
<a href="http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/?action=view&current=DSCF0856.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/DSCF0856.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[kcochran0010]

Well I tried it like that and I only get flow along the back on the tank cause my rocks are so tall .. No water goes towards the front of the tank!

[tvotaw]

i really like it i have all ways used the rock wall approach but i might just buy into the tall rock faces. how did you stack the rock without fear of it all falling down? im trying to build some sort of reef rack for my 125g tank.

[tvotaw]

btw i accually like the powerheads in the center i know it sounds weird but my fish go nuts around the powerheads and it would bring all of them into view. just my 2c

[demonnite57]

If you place the PH's on the left and right side of the tank and have one more towards the front and the other towards the back, you'll get flow in a lot of the area. It seems to work in my 55g, but it's also a matter of preference I think. As long as there's enough flow for things to survive everything's good!

[Myvirtue]

wow thats a colorful tank

[kcochran0010]

I will work on moving the power heads around! I really need 2 mp10's lol

[RcToners]

Well I tried it like that and I only get flow along the back on the tank cause my rocks are so tall .. No water goes towards the front of the tank!


Impossible, Place a powerhead behind each rock stack, point each powerhead angled to the middle front, it will create a figure 8 pattern and you will have great flow. No way your rocks are to tall to do it, my rock stacks are 23inch tall in a 26 inch tall tank and thats how I have them set up.

[kcochran0010]

Any way to get a picture of this for me!? I would greatly appreciate it. Thankyou!

[Reverend Reefer]

i like. i just did the same and went for a minimalist look too with a pile of rocks on the right and a larger pile on the left. i like the look of the white sand all exposed. i ended up throwing the rest of my live rock into my sump. i placed my powerheads sort of hidden but not really by the rockwork.

i had the same problem that you had with the flow not being the same, so what i did was i "crossed the streams" ghostbusters style! with 2 powerheads on the right pile of rocks. this worked better, although i do have a single vortech above the left pile of rocks. interestingly, even if the powerheads aren't "hidden" per se behind the rock piles, they sort of blend in.

[sevendigitcake]

I have a somewhat similar layout but with another rock in the middle. I have my powerheads behind the rock structures on the left and right.


what kind of fish are those little fish near the top of the tank?