Ideas for rockscaping

[taz_boy]

alright...after playing ard wif woodscaping..i'm deciding to try out rockscaping..

even though i'm into this hobby for like 3yr +, i must admit that i'm still a noob at scaping.

i've got some ohko rocks from another fellow hobbyist and i did some playing around with the positioning of the rocks.

however, don't seem to get the nice effects i see from other rockscaping threads, please do provide comments on them, i think i will make a trip down N.A to source for more Ohko rocks.

Tank size: 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft
Substrate: Lapis (no budget to change to other substrate at the moment)
Plants: Foreground = Hairgrass + Jap hairgrass; Midground = japonica + others
background: have not decided.


Idea 1:


Idea 2:


Idea 3:

[route]

idea 2 looks great!

[Jervis]

Idea 2 for sure

[oblivion]

idea 2 but with more smallish rocks as complements
and maybe slightly bigger main rock for the right side

[steep70]

idea 2 but buy somemore bigger rock for the right :P

[taz_boy]

thanks..any more comments or suggestions.

need more suggestions before i go for "rock" shopping

[Shadow]

2 with more rock on the left. Also try to get same type of rock.

[taz_boy]

thanks shadow...

more rocks: i guess u refer to medium size rocks?

and by the way. does it look weird to have 2 big rocks on the left, pointing different direction?

The 2 big rocks i have, i really not sure how to play around with their orientation. but glad peeps down here suggested Idea 2

[Cpark188]

Either 2 or 3 would be nice for my opinion, but most important is the plants that you select will not over growth that covers the rocks. As you mention HG, Jap. HG, japonica or grosso will be fine. Keep us update.

[Fei Miao]

idea 2 but with more smallish rocks as complements
and maybe slightly bigger main rock for the right side

Agreed with lee1224, work with odd numbers of rocks.

[taz_boy]

feimiao, odd numbers as in for each side? like 5 rocks on left side of scape , and 3 on the right?

or in total odd number of rocks?

[Merviso]

I actually like idea 3... ...Can just imagine a slow flowing river meandering inbetween the two cliffs...

[oblivion]

and by the way. does it look weird to have 2 big rocks on the left, pointing different direction?

The 2 big rocks i have, i really not sure how to play around with their orientation. but glad peeps down here suggested Idea 2

i would base myself on a general guide of the 2nd rock on the left be roughly around 2/3 size of the biggest rock

then the rock on the right be again roughly 2/3 size of the 2nd rock on left

Agreed with lee1224, work with odd numbers of rocks.

feimiao, odd numbers as in for each side? like 5 rocks on left side of scape , and 3 on the right?

or in total odd number of rocks?

odd numbers on each side
imagine each side as a group by itself
total rocks in each group be in odd numbers