aquascaping ideas?

[VPOOL13]

starting my 45 over. Haven't purchased any liverock yet? so looking for good ideas?
and how do putties and wire framing work?

 

[315hottuna61]

Get at least 10# of good live rock and some base rock.Loctite super glue GEL works good for a temporary use ( or permanent , but you will probably want to rearrange sometime down the road)

 

[NanoReefer]

many people recommend MarcoRocks Aquarium Products for dry rock. i have seen it and its super porous awesome rock! but +1 on the super glue gel. You are going to want 45-90 pounds of rock. 1-2 pounds per gallon.

 

[beeguiles]

Personally i love the pukani dry rock from bulk reef supply. It is very light weight so you get more for your money. They fit together like puzzle pieces, which makes for a more natural look. I use super glue gel and jb waterweld epoxy putty. I like arches and caves.

 

[little_fish]

The marco rock is also extremely light weight, all good dry rock will be.

I wouldnt use metal to hold the rocks together, i would use zip ties or epoxy.

 

[jcegt87]

or acrylic rods

 

[felixfish]

If this is any input I used a minimalistic stacking with my rock. The rest is in my sump.


PICT0515 by felix_434, on Flickr

 

[VPOOL13]

Thats awesome

 

[SarahSmile]

The minimalist look just doesn't allow for a ton of hiding spots tho, I mean, that's ok if you are going to understock and get fish that aren't skittish or if you're getting all peaceful fish but I wouldn't do it. Comfortable/stressfree fish = Diseasefree/Happy fish. JMO

 

[felixfish]

My fish all have there holes and hideout spots. I only have 5 in the tank.

 

[monkiboy]

The minimalist look just doesn't allow for a ton of hiding spots tho, I mean, that's ok if you are going to understock and get fish that aren't skittish or if you're getting all peaceful fish but I wouldn't do it. Comfortable/stressfree fish = Diseasefree/Happy fish. JMO

yeah i agree. i had a pretty sweet minimalistic thing going for two weeks and i started to see a bit more aggressive behavior and the fish didn't act the same. added fifity pounds back into the tank with all kinds of hiding spots and caves, and all back to normal.

keep your fish happy with the new design!

 

[VPOOL13]

yes i would place more rock i just liked the caves and openness to it. i do want a pillar in mine just dont really know how to make it yet??

 

[felixfish]

with my 3 chromis, royal gramma, and coral beauty there all pretty good pals. :-)

 

[315hottuna61]

Felix, how about posting a pic of ur chromis

 

[felixfish]

Can't see the last chromis, but here is another shot

Untitled by felix_434, on Flickr

 

[315hottuna61]

They are pretty. Thanks for the pic.