(Bio)³ Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Does anyone have any minimalist aquascape going on? I'm working on a new build and I plan to do it minimalist style. One of my inspirations and favorites I've seen so far is http://www.spsholic.com/entry/MRkangTank There are a couple other tanks on that site that I love also. If you have a pic of a favorite, a pic of yours or a link to a nice minimalist design please share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I love the way the rock work is!!! Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisweil Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 that is amazing. i just did a very minimalist tank. it's a freshwater tank, but I think it is cool and worth looking. pics are in the fish gallery forum. my friend designed it. Personally I prefer minimalist tanks. Maximize the volume you have. Maybe it doesn't look perfect on day 1 but it will look amazing once the coral grow out. One of my favorite tanks just had three pieces of rock on the sandbed then they let the coral grow out and fill the water column. I wish I could remember where I saw it. I seem to remember that it a gorgonian tank. It was stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 that is amazing. i just did a very minimalist tank. it's a freshwater tank, but I think it is cool and worth looking. pics are in the fish gallery forum. my friend designed it. Personally I prefer minimalist tanks. Maximize the volume you have. Maybe it doesn't look perfect on day 1 but it will look amazing once the coral grow out. One of my favorite tanks just had three pieces of rock on the sandbed then they let the coral grow out and fill the water column. I wish I could remember where I saw it. I seem to remember that it a gorgonian tank. It was stunning. I saw that tank, it was a great design... almost made me send them and email and ask if they would do mine I'm planning to mimic that rock work, out of ever minimalist tank I've seen I love how that one spans the tank but doesnt touch, it takes minimalist and mixes it with traditional. Also if anyone wants to help sketch ideas of cool minimalist designs I'm open to all options... the rock scape is one place I'm still very unfamiliar with, always room to learn and be inspired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisweil Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 She's good. I like to think I'm pretty good at aquascaping but I wouldn't have come up with that in a million years. If you do want a consult I know she would be down. She told me she wants to do another tank. PM me if you're down. She is an artist so she can do anything from sketches to the actual setup. I was pretty **** impressed when she showed up on Sunday morning and rolled up her sleeves to do the rockwork herself! I'd love to see the same principals done with saltwater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefninja Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Wow! That tank really is incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) Here's a few that I have bookmarked: http://glassbox-desi...ick-thors-reef/ Still one of my favorites: http://www.rimlessreef.com/ The most minimalist: http://reefbuilders....o-population-1/ Edited October 18, 2012 by jestep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1658490&highlight=minimalist+aquascape 51 pages of glory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 For jestep: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1288059 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 http://www.reefcentr...alist aquascape 51 pages of glory! Nice. Got that one saved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 The most minimalist: http://reefbuilders....o-population-1/ I really like this one and it would be perfect on my desk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1658490&highlight=minimalist+aquascape51 pages of glory! Ya I saw all the google links and other forums but I don't want those links. I want to bring the pics here, have ideas here, make arc a link on google just like all the rc ones that pop up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 Here's a few that I have bookmarked:http://glassbox-desi...ick-thors-reef/ Still one of my favorites: http://www.rimlessreef.com/ The most minimalist: http://reefbuilders....o-population-1/ That bonsai tank is pretty! Not a big fan of bare bottom tanks but I could do a single coral poco for fun one day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+boognish Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I started off trying to go minimalist with my 175, but didn't quite end up there... I visited all of the links posted above, plus about 50 more... I ended up with a happy medium between a stack of rocks and minimalist by using pillars to get the height I wanted and leaving as much exposed sand as possible. I need to post some more current pics now that there is some coral in there. http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/13468-175-gallon-bowfront-build/page__st__40#entry165298 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I dunno y'all, some of those don't look very minimalist. By minimalist do you mean "not the rock from bottom to top wall of doom"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 It's definitely subjective. The elegance cube should be minimalist by any standard. Otherwise, I generally consider low rock to tank volume, and effective use of negative space. Doesn't need to be bare bottom in my book but the negative space element is crucial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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