Minimalist Aquascaping

E.intheC · 06/20/2009, 02:02 PM

Show your pics of your minimalist aquascaping!

I know there have been some threads about this in the past, but I can't seem to find them.

Feel free to add the links as well.

Thanks!

thedoctor06 · 06/20/2009, 04:03 PM

E.intheC · 06/20/2009, 04:54 PM

Very nice! Nice open rockscape

JGross4 · 06/20/2009, 04:58 PM

E.intheC · 06/20/2009, 06:18 PM

I like that one as well, JGross. Barebottom looks nice

Peale · 06/20/2009, 06:27 PM

II love the minimal look...I have it because I just switched my 30 gallon over to a 65...there is a LOT of empty space! The 65 is the same length as the 30, but 6 inches taller...lots of room up there now!

E.intheC · 06/20/2009, 09:28 PM

Show some pics peale! I'm sure it looks great. I love minimalist rockscapes!

sleeperls · 06/20/2009, 10:45 PM

I like this as well. Take a look at the pics in your 40br thread.

burnah · 06/21/2009, 04:55 AM

50 gallon breeder, picture from yesterday

10 gallon tank from 3 years ago, i wanted to create this look again with my 50

SunnyX · 06/21/2009, 07:23 AM

I try and keep it as simple and clean as possible:

burnah · 06/21/2009, 07:31 AM

very nice, very natural in comparison to my memories from diving. congratulations sunny, your tank is inspiring!

Rich D · 06/21/2009, 07:40 AM

wow sunny, that tank is absolutely gorgeous!

E.intheC · 06/21/2009, 07:48 AM

I was hoping you'd post on here, Sonny.. your tank is always amazing looking.

E.intheC · 06/28/2009, 09:06 AM

there have to be more pictures

uhuru · 06/28/2009, 10:29 AM

this was one of my favorites, I haven't seen any updates in a long time though:

I can't find his thread on this forum and I don't think I'm allowed to link other reef forums

E.intheC · 06/28/2009, 12:03 PM

uhuru, that's a great tank setup. You should try and contact the tank's owner though, to make sure it's okay with him/her that you're posting it here.

stripevt · 06/28/2009, 12:13 PM

not much so far just moved from a 20 gal.

919 · 06/28/2009, 12:56 PM

I like how people think they have a minimalist tank, then they have wonderfully tacky magnet cleaner stuck right smack on the glass.

If you are going to claim to be minimalist, at least make the effort to take off the magnet after you are done using it...

jasonrp104 · 06/28/2009, 01:02 PM

Welcome! Nice to meet you!

stripevt · 06/28/2009, 01:03 PM

I believe he was asking about rock work being minimalist. My bad for have a magnet in the pic, geez.

919 · 06/28/2009, 01:08 PM

I never said that any of the tanks looked bad, infact they all look great. Magnets are just one of my reef keeping pet peeves.

uhuru · 06/28/2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by E.intheC
uhuru, that's a great tank setup. You should try and contact the tank's owner though, to make sure it's okay with him/her that you're posting it here.

he had a thread here (from the archives):

http://www.reefcentral.org/forums/sh...&pagenumber=20

but if you really think its inappropriate I guess we can ask a mod to remove the pic?? I can no longer edit that post. I have talked to him before though (through another forum) and I really don't think he would mind. If he didn't want people to see it he would have taken that pic down since its hosted by his own webpage.

E.intheC · 06/28/2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by stripevt
I believe he was asking about rock work being minimalist. My bad for have a magnet in the pic, geez.

I personally have no problem whatsoever with a magnet on the glass. I keep one on there most of the time as well.

I also find it hard to believe that you can have clean glass without scraping or using a magnet of some sort.

Let's keep this thread positive, and relaxing, as minimalist aquascaping goes

hamilton · 06/28/2009, 03:42 PM

these tanks look great!

NyReefNoob · 06/28/2009, 03:42 PM

i dont take magnet out cause if i did the razor would rust, E i have pic's on MR havent figured out how to load them yet, i have always went with little rock, but nice shaped ( minly cause i am cheap ) leave more open space for fish and corals and flow

06/20/2009, 02:02 PM	#1
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	Minimalist Aquascaping Show your pics of your minimalist aquascaping! I know there have been some threads about this in the past, but I can't seem to find them. Feel free to add the links as well. Thanks! __________________ -Eric

06/20/2009, 04:54 PM	#3
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	Very nice! Nice open rockscape __________________ -Eric

06/20/2009, 04:58 PM	#4
JGross4 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orlando Posts: 475	__________________ November 2009 nTOTM Current Tank Info: Elos System 70, Giesemann Infiniti Lighting, Profilux Controller/Dosing, Tunze Flow, Bare Bottom, SPS Reef

06/20/2009, 06:18 PM	#5
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	I like that one as well, JGross. Barebottom looks nice __________________ -Eric

06/20/2009, 06:27 PM	#6
Peale Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 296	II love the minimal look...I have it because I just switched my 30 gallon over to a 65...there is a LOT of empty space! The 65 is the same length as the 30, but 6 inches taller...lots of room up there now! __________________ 40B drilled with glass-holes nano overflow box and 1/2" return, Mag 5 return pump, Vortech MP40w, NEP 36" T5 with ATI bulbs, BRS dual reactor, 16 gallon Reef Octopus sump and Reef Octopus skimmer, BRS 5 stage plus RO/DI, and a RKL to contol it all.

06/20/2009, 04:03 PM	#2
thedoctor06 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 188

06/20/2009, 09:28 PM	#7
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	Show some pics peale! I'm sure it looks great. I love minimalist rockscapes! __________________ -Eric

06/20/2009, 10:45 PM	#8
sleeperls Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: orange city, IA Posts: 305	I like this as well. Take a look at the pics in your 40br thread. __________________ The longer one holds onto a memory, the longer one lives in the past. The deeper the memory they hold onto, the more beautiful the past will become.

06/21/2009, 04:55 AM	#9
burnah Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: eisenstadt - austria Posts: 649	50 gallon breeder, picture from yesterday 10 gallon tank from 3 years ago, i wanted to create this look again with my 50 Last edited by burnah; 06/21/2009 at 05:03 AM.

06/21/2009, 07:23 AM	#10
SunnyX Moved On Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,991	I try and keep it as simple and clean as possible:

06/21/2009, 07:31 AM	#11
burnah Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: eisenstadt - austria Posts: 649	very nice, very natural in comparison to my memories from diving. congratulations sunny, your tank is inspiring!

06/21/2009, 07:40 AM	#12
Rich D Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: CT Posts: 828	wow sunny, that tank is absolutely gorgeous! __________________ “Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you.” Current Tank Info: 120 display 40 gallon approx. sump

06/21/2009, 07:48 AM	#13
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	I was hoping you'd post on here, Sonny.. your tank is always amazing looking. __________________ -Eric

06/28/2009, 09:06 AM	#14
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	there have to be more pictures __________________ -Eric

06/28/2009, 10:29 AM	#15
uhuru Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbus Posts: 2,949	this was one of my favorites, I haven't seen any updates in a long time though: I can't find his thread on this forum and I don't think I'm allowed to link other reef forums __________________ August 2011 TOTM

06/28/2009, 12:03 PM	#16
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	uhuru, that's a great tank setup. You should try and contact the tank's owner though, to make sure it's okay with him/her that you're posting it here. __________________ -Eric

06/28/2009, 12:13 PM	#17
stripevt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: blacksburg Posts: 286	not much so far just moved from a 20 gal. __________________ Shawn "who ever said nothing is impossible, has never tried to slam a revolving door now have they" unknown Current Tank Info: 6.5 gallon restart

06/28/2009, 12:56 PM	#18
919 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 84	I like how people think they have a minimalist tank, then they have wonderfully tacky magnet cleaner stuck right smack on the glass. If you are going to claim to be minimalist, at least make the effort to take off the magnet after you are done using it...

06/28/2009, 01:02 PM	#19
jasonrp104 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: vt Posts: 1,113	Welcome! Nice to meet you!

06/28/2009, 01:03 PM	#20
stripevt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: blacksburg Posts: 286	I believe he was asking about rock work being minimalist. My bad for have a magnet in the pic, geez. __________________ Shawn "who ever said nothing is impossible, has never tried to slam a revolving door now have they" unknown Current Tank Info: 6.5 gallon restart

06/28/2009, 01:08 PM	#21
919 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 84	I never said that any of the tanks looked bad, infact they all look great. Magnets are just one of my reef keeping pet peeves.

06/28/2009, 03:42 PM	#24
hamilton Registered Member. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 56	these tanks look great!

06/28/2009, 03:42 PM	#25
NyReefNoob skimmer freak Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill, ny Posts: 1,209	i dont take magnet out cause if i did the razor would rust, E i have pic's on MR havent figured out how to load them yet, i have always went with little rock, but nice shaped ( minly cause i am cheap ) leave more open space for fish and corals and flow __________________ custom 45g cube all in one, ai hydra 26, 2 mp10w, ac jr. ,bubble magnus triple doser, bm nac5 hob skimmer My dad always said the only stupid questions are the ones not asked Current Tank Info: custom 45g cube AIO