Critique my hardscape Suggestions

[Bingia]

Hi everyone! Here I have my new tank and I'm trying different hardscape with the same rocks. Let me know your favourite!

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[Ryan Young]

I think the third one is pretty cool, with the extra piece of wood it looks more like a root system and the rock wall is really unique

 

[Bingia]

I love the rock wall in the first 4 pictures too and once I m happy with the hardscape I want to give value to it with the right plants

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[Adam Chambers]

I like the hardscape in 6 but feel you could pull the section on the left forward and rotate 90 degree. Then try some different wood placement after that nice rocks.

 

[Bingia]

I like the hardscape in 6 but feel you could pull the section on the left forward and rotate 90 degree. Then try some different wood placement after that nice rocks.

You mean with highest side towards the front of the tank?

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[Adam Chambers]

Yep. It would give it some asymmetry to break the lines up and from what wood you have I could see that you could get it to arch over from rear left to front right, the smaller wood piece similar angle to picture three but placed between the rocks. That would give you some good planting sections visually. Allow for substrate to be high side on right and flow around the rear of the left rock and towards the front.

 

[Bingia]

Yep. It would give it some asymmetry to break the lines up and from what wood you have I could see that you could get it to arch over from rear left to front right, the smaller wood piece similar angle to picture three but placed between the rocks. That would give you some good planting sections visually. Allow for substrate to be high side on right and flow around the rear of the left rock and towards the front.

Cool idea! I'll try and post the picture on sunday. Thanks

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[Adam Chambers]

No problem. It may look way better in my head than it does in real life but I am hoping it works for you I am hoping all my rock arrives early next week to start hardscaping. Just cleaned up my old wood to sell as I want to start afresh with this tank.

 

[Dantrasy]

7th (second last) gets my vote. Just raise up the rock on the left.

 

[Archer]

7th (second last) gets my vote. Just raise up the rock on the left.

Same here, if it's an iwagumi style please make one rock dominant as at the moment seems both are same size in view.

 

[Bingia]

Same here, if it's an iwagumi style please make one rock dominant as at the moment seems both are same size in view.

I know there should be one rock dominant but I was trying to follow the lines on the rocks. I'll try to raise up the rock tomorrow and I'll post the picture.

Can the first layout (without woods)be a good iwagumi?

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[Archer]

I know there should be one rock dominant but I was trying to follow the lines on the rocks. I'll try to raise up the rock tomorrow and I'll post the picture.

Can the first layout (without woods)be a good iwagumi?

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IMO I think iwagumi is more like following what your layout may seem if it's nature. Maybe bank the substrate a little higher on the back and then try add smaller pieces of rocks to get the nature feel. I am no expert and a newbie myself, but maybe using small plants will make your layout look bigger.

 

[ahjoe0digi]

I think the last 3 should be OK, I don't like the woods because it's a bit unnatural in terms of shape and size, (either same size rock with smaller wood or same size wood with smaller stone) . Beside that some smaller stone scattered around bigger stone should create some sense of scale and feel more natural. Stones should compose of different size. In most case you can use golden ratio of 1.628:1 in many aspects such as stone placement, stone size difference(ex:largest and 2nd largest stone size ratio). Placement of main stone( easier to scape with main stone as starter but it's not compulsory)
Some work of others, hope you like it:

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[Archer]

I think the last 3 should be OK, I don't like the woods because it's a bit unnatural in terms of shape and size, (either same size rock with smaller wood or same size wood with smaller stone) . Beside that some smaller stone scattered around bigger stone should create some sense of scale and feel more natural. Stones should compose of different size. In most case you can use golden ratio of 1.628:1 in many aspects such as stone placement, stone size difference(ex:largest and 2nd largest stone size ratio). Placement of main stone( easier to scape with main stone as starter but it's not compulsory)
Some work of others, hope you like it:

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Love the rock and hardscape samples! Wish I can get a hand of those big rocks someday.


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[Bingia]

Very nice hardscapes! I'm trying to place one rock to look bigger than the other even if the have similar size

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[Adam Chambers]

See your image looks like you are pretty close to replicating this. If you spun the rock on the right around and dug the base in a little then it could finish off what you have done there nicely.

 

[Bingia]

I'm trying but doesn't look nice..the rock on the right is huge I can't dug more than that

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[Bingia]

This is the final layout, what do you think?

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[ahjoe0digi]

I like this one

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[Archer]

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This is the final layout, what do you think?

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I think with good variety of plants and how they are positioned, this will be an amazing scape


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