Can I please have some help designing my rockscape?

[ReefKing101]

I’ve been changing my rock works heaps over the months trying to find the perfect position lol. I think it made it hard as the pieces were all fairly small. Anyway this is what I just came up with from the bridge scape I had before.

 

[redfishbluefish]

I am not the person to really help, because I struggle with rock-scaping, big time. But that said, what really helped me was years ago I was told to think tripods. Put down three rocks and find a big rock to place on top. This creates places for the fish to hide. Continue this across your tank, and build up with the same idea.

Here's my most recent build....and here was the original "dry" plan.

And here is what I finally ended up with, connecting the two right side "piles" connected together.

Plenty of places for the fish to hide.

 

[ReefKing101]

I am not the person to really help, because I struggle with rock-scaping, big time. But that said, what really helped me was years ago I was told to think tripods. Put down three rocks and find a big rock to place on top. This creates places for the fish to hide. Continue this across your tank, and build up with the same idea.

Here's my most recent build....and here was the original "dry" plan.

And here is what I finally ended up with, connecting the two right side "piles" connected together.

Plenty of places for the fish to hide.

That’s a great idea and yours looks fantastic. I’m just not sure I have the correct rocks for that style. Especially in a tank as small as mine (25g)

 

[Weasel1960]

I haven’t started my build yet but I would recommend first looking at Aquascaping videos on the Bulk Reef Supply website, they have some good ones. Also check out You Tube.

 

[Tobe71]

Google "Rule of thirds"

 

[CoastalTownLayabout]

Avoid central positioning, off centre always more interesting.

 

[Paul B]

I would take those small rocks and cement them together using regular mortar like you use for bricks. The backbone of my reef I built like that. This piece is almost 3' long built out of smaller rocks. Then add more rocks or build larger pieces like this.



That piece and others are under here.

 

[ReefKing101]

Ended up changing to this. With my rocks l think I’m very limited. Will never again buy rocks online without choosing them personally

 

[Twoddler]

Yeah I agree, buy in person, you can see what your getting. Your last scape looks a lot better btw

 

[lumpadelic]

This video on negative space aquascaping gave me some great ideas!