As an artist, I'm a pretty good engineer. OK?
My second wife, who was an artist, always seemed to think all my taste was in my mouth, too.
That said, the drawing looks awfully symmetrical about the center, which most artists avoid for the best aesthetic effect. In art, it is known as the "Salt and Pepper" look. Of course your driftwood and other factors may tend to break that up a bit, and I cannot really visualize them.
A 3/5 to 2/5 imbalance can make it look more natural, IMHO. I'm no great fan of Amano, but he does use many such rules to very good effect.
I guess it depends a bit on whether you lean toward the formal English Tea Garden look, or Amano's totally wild world. The most memorable tanks, to me, have usually been in between those extremes, somewhere.
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