Andrew 185 tank build (1 Viewer)

[andrew7b]

having to right side in the middle will block off alot of light. You have to see that rock in person it's big. It's still in working progress.

 

[i_am_poor]

You need a second set of eyes at your house to help you aquascape. Ek and another buddy helped me out with mine and it turn out great.

 

[andrew7b]

i_am_poor

Anyone is welcome to my home. Actually that is somewhat I have in mind on the aquascape. I need to make another small tower LF franot on the overflow. I want to leave some room for several clams in the near future.

 

[bluering09]

Great work, wanna c more picts!

 

[bcallahan]

I think it looks good. Natural looking and not too much rock. And FWIW (which ain't much), I don't like most people's aquascaping. Most tanks' scaping looks contrived.

 

[gadus1]

i like it better than most of the aquascaping but they are right about the shade....

 

[andrew7b]

I will have some low light coral in that spot where its shady or a RBTA there. I don't have my T5 on yet it should give it more light there.

 

[ReefWatcher]

Tank

That looks great!You may need to readjust the right side to spare more lights.

 

[andrew7b]

Ok, I reaquascape the middle and rt side. Tell me what you think now. Is that enough light.

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[andrew7b]

 

[R-BallJunkie]

It looks good, BUT if I was to offer some constructive advice, I would open up middle, and ditch the 5 rocks dead center, open it up a bit. The large piece, RS, looks great. If you get rid of middle LR, I would peninsula off into 2 separate formations; you could put some low light LPS down there.

 

[i_am_poor]

The left side looks great but I dont feel the right side. The tabling rock blocks too much light below it and its also too high. I just think theres not much usuable real estate on the right side =)

 

[andrew7b]

Chuck, I do agreed w/ the middle. I may reconstruct it.

Mike, As for the right side you can put alot of frag on the top. I did thought about flip it over but it be to short. I hate to give up that show piece. It give it a different look.

 

[andrew7b]

OK how does it looks now

 

[AquaNerd]

i freaking love it. leave it as is!

 

[R-BallJunkie]

that looks better....at least the right side,i like allot.



left side, meh....
where are your pumps going? gottal keep that in mind as well.
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[tas5tas]

chuck,
He already has vortechs on the side walls....kinda hard to see at first look though

 

[bcallahan]

Since you're asking , I like the configuration at 4:31 better than the last config. The left side in the last one looks more like a man-made, interlocking rock wall. You need to alter it slightly to create relief and spacing.

Of course, if you're going to cover everything with corals, it may not really matter since you can create the relief later when you had corals.

 

[bcallahan]

that's "add," not "had."

 

[andrew7b]

It's look alittle better in person then picture. I have two vortech rt one will be mounting @ top/ lf one will be on bottom. That will take care water movement top and bottom. I think once I have coral in it everything will fill it nicely.