The plan I like to use is to have two diaginal sections of rock when looking
from the top. Then I aim one circulation pump to flow through this valley.
Also the higher you stack your rock on a slope from the front of the tank
the more room you will have for coral placement.

The question on stabilization, this is another thing where different people
use different methods. My person cjoice is to epoxy the rocks together.
However I had seen one great landscaped tank where the they used 6" diameter
PVC pipes on end to sit the rocks on.

Dennis



"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