SCAPING INPUT NEEDED!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by IanWR

I did vote for cutting, but I only mean the rock on the right. Leave the branch, but bring down the height of the right tower to about where your line is. It makes the rock more asymmetric. Perhaps consider using the the rock you take off the top as a low 3rd rock between and in front of the other 2?

I didn't vote, but I agree with this, and like the idea of the 3rd rock in front too. Personally, I would put the branch structure on the right side of the tank with the branches reaching into the middle of the tank, and the solid structure on the left side of the tank. Then put that third rock just off center under the branches of the branch structure. I think that would look more balanced. Right now your rock is a bit overpowering of the space. I like the structures you made though - good work!

Not all SPS grow hugely upwards - stags do, lots of deepwater species do. I wouldn't mount a stag on the top of the branch rock. Haha. That would just look weird anyway. Many of the different SPS shapes (Milles come to mind) would likely outgrow your tank sideways before they would outgrow your tank upwards.

One last thing, the epoxy loops you're using to hold the solid structure to the acrylic won't stick very well. I would pop that up and put some crazy glue under it, or drill a hole in the acrylic and use acrylic glue to put an acrylic rod in. You can rough up the rod with a hack saw and get the expoxy to attach to that. Either way, epoxy doesn't stick real well to smooth surfaces.