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Well I am taking baby steps but, things are starting to come together.  The tile is in place where the tank will sit.  Tyler is building me a custom sump.  I ordered some marco rock and it shipped today, and I also purchased my skimmer.  

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Nice! I think you will like your skimmer. I just bought a vertex about 2 weeks ago. So far I have been very happy with it.
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Welcome to the sight ... The best advice I ever recieved that has proven for me is to take it slow... Enjoy!!
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Well, my Marco rock arrived today. Sump is still under construction, thanks Tyler. I placed my sand in the tank and made my first attempt at my aqua scape.  I will have to look at it for a bit to see if it grows on me.  I will see if I can get some pictures tomorrow.  Critics welcome.  Is there anything I need to keep in mind as I make my final decisions with rock placement?
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My 2 cents would be keep it far enough away from your glass so you can get a cleaner around it and keep as much off the sand bed as possible...

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And stack it so you have very little touching the sand, so you can get water flow over most of your sand.
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Originally posted by skimace7 skimace7 wrote:

My 2 cents would be keep it far enough away from your glass so you can get a cleaner around it and keep as much off the sand bed as possible...

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I looked all over the different reef sites for pictures of other peoples that i really liked so I could get more ideas. I tried to leave enough space between my glass and rocks so that I'll have room for some coral to grow out and still be able to get my magnet cleaner by it. I also used acrylic rods and some of that aquarium putty stuff to do my rockscape. I would make sure you love it before you fill it with water. its a lot easier to change it with no water in there. Im kinda jealous... this was one of my favorite parts of setting up my tank Thumbs Up
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