Aquascaping

[timmyus]

hi guys do anyone perhaps have any articles or step by step pics of guys designing backgrounds for the tanks. New to the aquascaping thing

 

[Mekaeel]

heres my CLS LR stand.1 done,2 more to go

 

[Mekaeel]

the end result

 

[timmyus]

great do u have pix fitting the rocks on to it?

 

[Mekaeel]

not as yet buddy,im gonna be moving my tank soon so as progress takes place i will post pics.the idea is to build the rocks around the stand forming a type of pyramid,each rock drilled 6-8mm and cable tied to each other

 

[IMarine]

good luck

not as yet buddy,im gonna be moving my tank soon so as progress takes place i will post pics.the idea is to build the rocks around the stand forming a type of pyramid,each rock drilled 6-8mm and cable tied to each other

Good luck

 

[Mekaeel]

Good luck

hell,i thought you might come over and help me drill it

 

[IMarine]

no prob

hell,i thought you might come over and help me drill it

No prob any time

 

[Mekaeel]

lol see you next week

 

[Mike]

The idea of aquascaping is to build space rather than snug fit walls of rock, loads of escape holes for the fish, loads of space for flow.

 

[Warr7207]

the end result

Are you connecting all your LR to that centre pole ?

 

[Mekaeel]

not exactly,they will be around the centre pillar,not actually gonna lean on the pole.wide at the bottom and norrowing to the top

 

[Warr7207]

Ok, so the centre pipe is for return water ? Sorry need to pick your brain, I want to change some things and make the reef bullet proof (no falling over)

 

[Mekaeel]

the centre pipe aswell as all the piping is drilled.its gonna be connected to a 2500lph pump.kinda CLS LR stand.and all of the rocks will be cable tied or maybe puttied together

 

[Warr7207]

Nice little project, I must think about the CLS stand idea, keep flow everywhere and get rid of debris stuck in the LR.

 

[Mekaeel]

i still gotta build another 2 more dude.or my other option wil be build a twin and make a sort of bridge in between them

 

[Warr7207]

Wow, that could look stunning, imagine coral growing on the bridge with fish swimming around this structure.

Have you seen any examples ?

 

[Mekaeel]

yip www.reefcentral.com check out the December(i think) tank of the month.similar idea

 

[Warr7207]

yip www.reefcentral.com check out the December(i think) tank of the month.similar idea

Can't find the bridge design, but wow these are some wicked tanks

 

[Mekaeel]

theres no actual bridge design but rather the way all the pvc piping work is done,its something i have in mind,still contemplating