90gal

All,
I put in some large driftwood to help capitalize on the 90 gallon depth, and also help to smooth out things (the 1.6 design theory of balance). Anyway, pieces of leftover flagstone to create a little lift area and accent the driftwood, then two other pieces of driftwood. I know my plants suck right now due to light starvation, but I have a CF setup in the mail. I'm looking for thoughts or opinions on the hardscape. Thanks!

Rob

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travis

The large piece of wood on the left will work with your layout but I think the rest of the wood will likely be too small to be seen well when your plants fill in.

You've got the off-balance scheme set-up well but if you're going for a natural look, I don't think that the flat rock arrangement on the left will fit in too well. With no rocks on the right side to balance it out I think it might make the left and right sides look like two different aquascapes.
The current rock arrangement will also take up a lot of ground space that could be use for plants. But I'm always looking for more plant space Have you considered setting the rocks on edge, jutting up at angles, for a more natural appearance?

90gal

Thanks for the feedback. Do you think if I created a more layered look and added flagstone horizonatally across the entire mid-tank that it would raise the visual horizon, front to back (raising the back - like bleachers) it would make it look more natural? My only concern would be a dominant horizantal design. I guess I could counter that with a larger horizontal driftwood piece???