need help with rock placement

[duke62]

alright i finally got enough rock to make my tank healthy but not beautiful.i have a 110 and now have 180 lbs of rock.but i do not have the imagination or creativity to place it in a nice pattern.if anyone is good at this art and would like to come by and help me out i will greatly appreciate it.im in long island and will probably be home all of next week.thank you

 

[Mr.First]

Yo Duke, the only way to get good at it is to do it yourself....

 

[LeslieS]

find a picture of some rock work that you like. print it out. try to make yours look like the picture. it will probably come out better

 

[duke62]

yeah i know all that but i tried all night to make it look good but it doesnt.the picture idea is a good idea but i know most of the time its done with pvc pipe and im not quite sure how to do it.i guess ill figure something out

 

[DEEPWATER]

Duke ,,

try ot aquascape the rock out of the tank ,then put it in as best as you can the same way

Bigger rocks on the bottom

 

[DEEPWATER]

1st ask yourself ,,,self ,do i want pillers ,caves ,more open space ,or more like a reef legde..then start your project ,this way you have more of an idea of what you want your tank to look like

 

[Vic8361]

It takes time. It's like putting a puzzel together you have to keep looking at the tank and the rocks you have and try and fit them together little by little.
Try to have the rocks under water in as many containers as posible that way you could see each piece indivisual. It's harder when all the rocks are in one container and on top of each other the piece you need could be on the bottom if you know what I mean.
Try putting in a few pieces at a time and walk away from the tank come back and look at it again, it's your piece of art so take your time you'll find what works for you .
Hope this is of some help I hate posting some times because of my writting skills but I try.
Another note you might not need to get all the rock in there somtimes this is the problem just to much rock

Vic

 

[duke62]

yeah u know what the problem is i get to frustrated and then i rush to get the project done.ill try again tomorrow i guess because i am real unhappy with the way it looks.i just hate to the fish all stressed out.

 

[Mr.First]

Have your father in law do it !!!

 

[lola]

were on the island r u located

 

[sarahandkevin]

I had someone help me set up my rock work - at first. It was really helpful to see how someone did it. and then from there- as things settled and toppled or needed to fuss with the corals I got better at it. the person came back one other time. So I think it is a really nice idea to have someone who has done it befor help and learn from. at this point I am totally in love with my rock work.

Sadly I am a VERY newbie and live far away with no car.

Fingers crossed for ya

 

[reefman]

just close your eyes n do it. :biggrin:

 

[duke62]

believe me thats what it looks like

 

[masterswimmer]

This is a great opportunity to put your flavor into the tank. What looks good to someone else might not work for you. So having someone come in to do it for you will only result in your tank looking like someone else's creation.

I recommend taking a tarp and laying it out, putting all your rock on it (have lots of towels handy) and design your 'scape with the vision spread out. It's much easier to 'see' the end result if you know what pieces (size and shape) you have available to you.

One more thing, don't be afraid to use a hammer and cold chisel or dremel to sculpt the rock to fit a certain space.

This is how I 'prepped' my rock wall:

End result:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

duke, our reefscapes are our own masterpieces. take your time and don't get fustrated with it... ive learned through experience its within us reefer to design our own aquascapes... everyone and there mother can help you but would u appreciate as much if you did it yourself... i would say no... duke as previously stated check out tank pics and even go on RC.com and check out tanks of the months and see what tanks aquascapes you like... print it and try to do just that... you will appreciate it 100% more then if someone did it for you.... bring out the inner reef and show us what you can do.... you very capable of doing it, just show us..... :biggrin: good luck man..

 

[scarf_ace1981]

it's been two days duke. did you aquascape yet? let us see

 

[DEEPWATER]

Use the force duke ,use the force