I found a fascinating article about aquascaping. This really got me thinking about trying to create something that looked natural, but was also functional. I wound up with a design that is part bridge, mound, curved wall, and terrace. The flat terrace rocks are hard to come by naturally, so I found a couple pieces of bowl rock that I used to give the tank a multilevel appearance. I also wanted to leave some open space for the active swimmers, so the right side of the tank has less rock. I wanted to cover up a bit the overflow in the back left corner, so I wrapped the mound around it. Also, I wanted to have plenty of places to put coral at different elevations (and light intensities) and with various flow options in the tank. Finally, I wanted to provide the fish with more tunnels and hiding places. The new arrangement allows the fish to swim in a straight line almost the entire length of the tank either in the back, middle, or front of the tank.
So far, the Yellow Tang and Coral Beauty seem to love the new arrangement the most, exploring just about every nook and cranny already. The fire shrimp has found a new home that, thankfully, is much easier to see. But the Clownfish still spend a lot of time swimming near the return and top of the tank, pretty much ignoring the rearrangement.
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