Honest opinion
 

Here is a few pics of my 25gal cube tank. I am not sure if I like the aquascaping as it currently stands.
Please give your honest opinions and suggestions.
The zoo frags and my open brain are sitting up front because I havent decided on placement. The brain will be tough to place because of its large cone skeleton.
I feel much of my rock is too big and tough to place, I have broken a few pieces up.
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I don't mind the look at all, it's not as bad as you think. :biggrin:

The only thing I can maybe think of is that the structure is close to the glass (on the left side in particular is where I'm sort of looking at it). I don't know if it's possible to narrow the diameter any, or somehow taper the structure more perhaps?

The side profiles are awesome though. :cool:

Thanks for the kind words Tony.

All the rock is actually an inch or more from the glass, the picture is rather deceiving.

Also, I seem to be having a problem with microbubbles. The drain from my overflow creates alot of bubbles in my sump, the water passes through an over-under-over bubble trap but the bubbles still make it into the display. Any suggestions?

I really like the look... wish I could accomplish something like that... oh wait , I can... just need a cube first :smile:

Good job.. I think it looks awesome.

I don't mind it either. I think my only suggestion might be to try and move your powerheads lower in the tank and hide them a bit behind some rock. You want flow lower in the tank as well and as both of your returns are positioned high having lower flow will help keep some of the particles that you want in suspension for you skimmer or to be caught by whatever you filtration you have.

When I get around to redoing my return plumbing I will be dropping one of the return outlets alot lower in the tank, as well as have then pointed in different directions. Once this is done I doubt I will need that MJ1200.

Now for the great debate, to stay Barebottom or add sand?????

i'd stay bare bottom. looks good with a cube

Stay BB ... less nitrate buildup.. less overall buildup of detritius in the sand, etc... plus.. if you turn that cube into an SPS dominated tank.. it's better suited for it.

I too think cubes look nice without sand.

Just my opinion.

Looks good. Alternatively though I would open up the rock work a bit. Instead of breaking up the rock if it difficult to place maybe try a few drill holes in the rock and some small dia pipe or epoxy to hold it in place. Placing the rock away from the glass would help with flow and glass cleaning. I suck at placing rock. It never works according to the original plan.