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r1racer
03/30/2013, 03:50 PM
Just threw in the live rock that's been cooking for a month. This is a mixed reef setup and I have NO idea what is going in the tank. Flow seems good. Feedback is appreciated. Sorry about the crappy cell phone pics.
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Darth Polymnus
03/30/2013, 05:28 PM
Looks like a nice set up. How many gallons? Water looks cloudy. Was the substrate stirred up?
gone fishin
03/30/2013, 05:34 PM
I like it nice and open. On the right hand side do you have enough room to get a magfloat by the rock.
r1racer
03/30/2013, 08:24 PM
125g...I put the live rock in after the water and substrate and clouded it up a bit. There's just enough to squeeze the float passed. I'm thinking maybe the right side needs some tweaking. Too level for my taste but then again I guess coral placement is everything.
Windirmere
03/30/2013, 08:27 PM
I think the bit on the right could be broken up a little bit love the left
surgy
03/30/2013, 08:28 PM
beautiful
whiteshark
03/30/2013, 09:05 PM
As long as you like it that's all that matters :). Personally I like two things in scapes: illusion of depth and open spaces. The first is difficult to archive in a narrow tank but doable if you put taller stacks in the back and smaller ones in the front. The second is achieved by allowing light to hit open areas of substrate. This is where I personally would change your scape. Just remove those bridge pieces and I think it would look better. Just my opinion though.
squishifishi
03/30/2013, 09:16 PM
looks pretty good! I can't wait to see it all filled in with corals:)
there's lots of open space so you can be creative with coral placement!!!
OrQidz
03/30/2013, 09:40 PM
It looks good! Did you say that's a 125? Those must be big rocks! I was guessing 20L just by the rock vs height of the tank ratio.
It's going to look great with corals!
r1racer
03/31/2013, 06:17 AM
As long as you like it that's all that matters :). Personally I like two things in scapes: illusion of depth and open spaces. The first is difficult to archive in a narrow tank but doable if you put taller stacks in the back and smaller ones in the front. The second is achieved by allowing light to hit open areas of substrate. This is where I personally would change your scape. Just remove those bridge pieces and I think it would look better. Just my opinion though.
I agree...I think it will look better in three separate sections.
cap032
03/31/2013, 09:05 AM
Looks good. I think you did a good job of getting some depth with a few pieces that jut out on the bottom right.
r1racer
03/31/2013, 08:54 PM
Probably will stick to this for now...I think the coral placement and type will make or break the setup more than the scape. I just didn't like the idea of wasting rock.
http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/r111racer/Snapbucket/213F1C1E_zps7f95a7d4.jpg
http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/r111racer/Snapbucket/A38740F5_zps934b3da5.jpg
http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/r111racer/Snapbucket/90CDDDB9_zpsc6594598.jpg
whiteshark
03/31/2013, 10:25 PM
That looks better IMO. You don't have to waste the rock though. It can go in a fuge or sump.
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