My First Rock Layout

45 comments on "My First Rock Layout"

• zchauvin
  October 27, 2011 at 10:07 am
  

  Looks good but I would take that rock dead center out. It will give a open look to the front for hc or whatever your growing to stand out, not just be intertwined in the rocks imo
  
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• kwc1974
  October 27, 2011 at 1:30 pm
  

  what are you going to plant?
  
  You are tight to think that the rock feel too low once planted, pull up on some of the lower ones.
• singolz
  October 27, 2011 at 1:59 pm
  

  +1 to pulling the center it would look Alot smoother, other than that it looks great
• Michael
  October 27, 2011 at 2:07 pm
  

  Criticizing my own rock layouts, the small, low rocks that look so cool before planting rapidly get covered up when things grow in.
• davemonkey
  October 27, 2011 at 2:33 pm
  

  Thanks for all the feedback! I pulled up some of the rocks a bit. I considered pulling out the center one as suggested, but I've finally decided on keeping it. Once it's planted, that rock will be the difference between a "hard" textured tank or a "soft" textured one. Every tank I've done in my life has been soft...I want to make this one different.
  
  Kevin, you had mentioned HC and I was a bit leary of using it, but I think I may end up going with that. I have access to some local dwarf hairgrass but I'm concerned about the height.
  
  Any suggestions for a background plant? No background?
  
  By the way, the tank will have a black/dark grey backing on it.
• totziens
  October 27, 2011 at 4:54 pm
  

  I like the rest of the rocks except the centre one that looks too smooth and the structure does not seem to fit with the rest of the rocks. Maybe you would like to try reposition it, hide it partially in the soil or even replace it.
• bigstick120
  October 27, 2011 at 6:39 pm
  

  I would vary the size some more, as well as the height. You have 1 large, 1 med, then the rest small. When plants fill in you will have probably wont see most of the small rocks. The rock itself looks nice, local find?
• zchauvin
  October 28, 2011 at 7:55 am
  

  If your set on that center rock I would flit it around. The texture doesn't match the others and that's really the only thing. Perhaps push it to one side or the other also, mostly your small rocks compliment the larger pieces and with the mixed sizes and having that larger center to front with smaller rocks your kinda defeating the purpose.
  
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• singolz
  October 28, 2011 at 8:49 am
  
  Originally Posted by zchauvin
  If your set on that center rock I would flit it around. The texture doesn't match the others and that's really the only thing. Perhaps push it to one side or the other also, mostly your small rocks compliment the larger pieces and with the mixed sizes and having that larger center to front with smaller rocks your kinda defeating the purpose.
  
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  very well put and I agree 100% however it is your tank. if you like the center rock, keep it. after all it's you who's goin to be staring at your tank and not us. anyhow tank looks good
• davemonkey
  October 28, 2011 at 12:19 pm
  

  Thanks for the continuing feedback guys. Today I played a little with the stones, added another one, moved a couple a bit, lifted some...I think it's going to look really good if I can decide on a plant to use. It will still be some time before planting up, though at least I do have all the equipment already.
  
  Bigstick, Kevin (kwc1974) told me where he got it but I can't remember. He had a large container full of it...mush of it was more blocky and had some gorgeous bands of quartz running through them. I had a few of those pieces, but these more jagged pieces ended up being better in this size tank.