Does this look dumb or is it just me?

[J-P]

I added these rocks and it just looks odd.

any suggestions?

[Flutter]

Haha, I like it. I have bad senses though. I think that if anything should be changed it should be the brownish rock sticking up. That's the only thing that looks a bit off to me though I do like how it adds height... No idea.

[Pufferpunk]

That's because they are all so different. Looks a bit awkward.

[J-P]

what would look better the darker (black) or the lighter?

[Pufferpunk]

Do you have more of those rocks? I'd say just use the dark & silver(?) ones.

[J-P]

I have so many it is not funny..

I'll go through the pile again and get more consistent colors. The majority is black but has some of the lighter colored ones.

[Pufferpunk]

Are there silver ones? Because that would look really cool with the black sand & black rocks.

[mvbroadbill]

thats a pretty good selection ya got there.

[J-P]

the larger ones you see in the photo are about 4' long! I take a pry bar and move them around and look for the "smaller" ones that are still hefty

[j_wishbone]

do you boil them first or something...so you dont introduce any nasties....

yeha i think i like black substrate with silver rocks!!! cool!

[pufferpuggirl]

I think you need a background

[sPuffalopagus]

Hi J-P,

There are AWESOME looking setups using stones as the main focal point in aquarium setups.
An example of this is the IWAGUMI style of design used by Takashi Amano in some of his tanks.
You could draw out some of these principles and use them to create a very 'zen' feel in this tank.
The HUGE selection of rocks available to you means that there is a huge potential of creating a fantastic aquascape for your tank.

Hope this helps.
Jason

[J-P]

do you boil them first or something...so you dont introduce any nasties....

yeha i think i like black substrate with silver rocks!!! cool!

Yep I boil them for about an hour then let the soak in a cooler box before putting them in

Hi J-P,

There are AWESOME looking setups using stones as the main focal point in aquarium setups.
An example of this is the IWAGUMI style of design used by Takashi Amano in some of his tanks.
You could draw out some of these principles and use them to create a very 'zen' feel in this tank.
The HUGE selection of rocks available to you means that there is a huge potential of creating a fantastic aquascape for your tank.

Hope this helps.
Jason

Jason, thanks!
I have some of Amano's journals here. He uses special rocks found in rivers. He actually has classes on rock selection.. go figure!

I'll move some stuff around and re post