Mpls MN Andrew

72 Gallon Bow is the target. Fine sand around edges, fine pebble with a selection of 6" up to 4' wide stone and perhaps 3 to 6 of them. This will be a semi-hardscape with mainly java fern and plenty of rainbows and hardy guys. Minneapolis water has about a 7.5 to 7.8 Ph out of the tap. I think that's the basics.

Now for your suggestions for the rock type. Out of these three photo's which rock is suitable?

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PS>Get a look at my desk view. This is going to be sweet! (this was photo-stitched, BTW)

hamsterman

rocks in group 2 have the best character (those in the back left), but appear a bit large. I'm not a huge fan of 1 and 3 because of their straight cuts which look unnatural. My preferences are in this order 2>1>3

AquaMan31725

Just get whatever rock looks the best. That's what will really set your aquarium apart from other ones. A rock with a good color too. Like a bright red rock, that would look nice.

Kevin Jones

In my opinion, smaller rocks look better in bowfront aquariums, as there is a slight magnification effect with the curved glass.

Mpls MN Andrew

Check out these bad boys!

Top two are sandstone and dissolved right away (whata mess). They looked great but not suitable for a tank.

Large bottom rock has beautiful stripes from being push by glassiers for thousands of years. This will be my center piece.

Kevin, Interesting comment about a bow tank enlarging the image due to its curve. This rock will look massive. It's about a foot and a half wide.

Justindew

Make sure you do the old acid test before sticking them in your tank.