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05-09-2008, 08:45 PM
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 question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? i have a 40 gallon tank but all the tanks i see or most that i see, look nice cause they have all there rocks pressed up against the tanks back glass i have mine in the middle and with some space between the back i mean should i push my rocks back against my back glass to make space ???
__________________ 40 gallon Reef- One Yellow Wrasse, 3 Chromis, Hermits, Snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, one fighting conch, and Corals- one hammer coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one orange mushroom frag, purple glove xenia, Tan xienia, green star polyps, one Cynarina coral, one kenya tree coral, one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock and one plate coral.  |
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05-09-2008, 09:18 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? This is personal preference. It is really hard to build the rock structure without some of it touching the back of the tank. Mine has pieces leaning on the back of the tank, but I also made sure that there is a lot of room back there for flow. It's kind of nice because I still get to watch the fish back there and have more room up front. I believe seeing some nice clean sand up front adds a nice touch and brightens up a reef.
__________________ 90 Gallon Mixed Reef 6 Gallon Reef |
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05-09-2008, 10:02 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? I agree, it is personal preferance I have the majority of my rock touching my back glass, hey it is your tank, so make it your own. good luck. got questions, just ask.
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05-09-2008, 11:19 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? You know I used to have my LR in the middle but after a while I pushed it all to the back and bought an extra powerhead to make sure there was flow in all the dead spots.... By pushing it against the back glass I was able to build shelves for all the sps I was getting. |
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05-10-2008, 02:20 AM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? I have my main stack more forward along the center with space behind, then at the top there are a few rocks propped from the stack back to the back glass, so behind the rock is very open for flow. I also have a free standing pillar on one end.
__________________ 75g reef, 1True Percula Clown, Yellow Tang, 2 Firefish, Solarensis Wrasse, Torch, Porites, 6 Nassarius, 25 astrea, 6 cerinth, 12 hermits, |
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05-10-2008, 10:06 AM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? lets see some pics for examples
__________________ 40 gallon Reef- One Yellow Wrasse, 3 Chromis, Hermits, Snails, one Sand Sifting Tiger Starfish, one fighting conch, and Corals- one hammer coral, one Green striped and purple mushroom rock, one orange mushroom frag, purple glove xenia, Tan xienia, green star polyps, one Cynarina coral, one kenya tree coral, one Fox coarl, one button polyp rock and one plate coral. |
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05-10-2008, 05:55 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? I can put up some from my origional stack, but it has changed some. Im not taking fresh pics till I get my cyano issue cleared up.
__________________ 75g reef, 1True Percula Clown, Yellow Tang, 2 Firefish, Solarensis Wrasse, Torch, Porites, 6 Nassarius, 25 astrea, 6 cerinth, 12 hermits, |
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05-10-2008, 06:26 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? My tank pic is under the voting thread for may.... |
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05-16-2008, 10:16 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? You run the risk of dead spots when stacking rocks along the back wall. You can build a pvc frame and secure the live rock with cable ties to create some interesting caves, etc. |
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05-26-2008, 03:47 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? build them up to the sides. i think it looks way better than having them in the back |
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05-26-2008, 04:55 PM
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| Re: question about my Reefs Aquascape ????? already built it like a month ago its a pretty late response to an old thread |
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