Is all up to you. The reason why the sides are left open is for better
access and glass cleaning. In the wild, reefs prefer shallow (up to 70 feet
uptimum) flat benthos waters but there is a wall that breaks down, this wall
may be a good array but light is not going to be an easy setup.
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"Steve" wrote in message
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I'm about to move my 40 gal reef (Fri) to set it on a new stand. As long
as I'll have almost everything removed, I wonder if anyone has any good
guidelines on aquascaping. I know that all should "firm" so things don't
tumble (like they do now). I want to maximize the number of corals I can
place in the tank (it's sad when you run out of room). I know to leave
nooks and crannies for creature hiding places and water circulation and to
leave room to be able to clean the glass.

I have seen many tanks with a high center area and little on the sides,
and others with a level platform all across. Is there any advantage to
either of these setups? Which will allow more coral placements? Is sloping
from the rear to the front wise?

Any suggestions will be welcomed.

Steve