Rock placement on a 55

[Bullsnark]

OK, so I’m setting up at 55, and I have the most gorgeous rocks I’ve ever seen. They called him sponge boulders, but they are extremely hard rock that is partially lava rock, partially some other rock, and a lot of crystals. The crystals don’t appear to be water-soluble at all, so I am going to set up the placement of the rocks before they go into a salt bath so I can work on the base+ substrates while they soak. Pictures will be left to right from above, then the front. 
I tried to make the big rock on the left-hand side where you can see it from three directions because it has great features on all three sides and the top, and the rock on the right side has stuff on the front and side. A couple of the other rocks could be flipped or turned, but I’m not an artist, so I am open to suggestions  

[lefty o]

my theory when decorating a tank is to make it pleasing to your eye, and not worry about what others think. you will be the one viewing the aquarium, it needs to be pleasing to your eye.

[Bullsnark]

On 9/1/2021 at 10:44 PM, lefty o said:

my theory when decorating a tank is to make it pleasing to your eye, and not worry about what others think. you will be the one viewing the aquarium, it needs to be pleasing to your eye.

I moved a couple things around and put sand under it. Added water and salt so it can sit overnight. Tomorrow I am going to drain it all, add plants, and refill. Hopefully in a few weeks I can put some fish in there. 

[Tanked]

On 9/2/2021 at 1:28 AM, Bullsnark said:

I moved a couple things around and put sand under it. Added water and salt so it can sit overnight. Tomorrow I am going to drain it all, add plants, and refill. Hopefully in a few weeks I can put some fish in there. 

As @Bullsnark said: "it needs to be pleasing to your eye".  That being said, normally I would never put the largest rock on the end of the line of smaller rocks.   However, first thing my eye saw in the last photo was a rocky ridge forming a large dragon.  Adding a few short plants such as anubia to fill the gaps could make this quite impressive without hiding the rocks.   ...You did ask🙂

[Patrick_G]

I’m also in agreement with @lefty o . It should look good to you. That’s the number one most important thing. 

Now if it were me and I had those prime looking rocks I think I’d try a inverted U shaped scape with more height to the rocks. 
I like this scape from another forum, you can see that the rocks come about 2/3 up on each side. 

 

[Bullsnark]

On 9/4/2021 at 2:29 PM, Patrick_G said:

I’m also in agreement with @lefty o . It should look good to you. That’s the number one most important thing. 

Now if it were me and I had those prime looking rocks I think I’d try a inverted U shaped scape with more height to the rocks. 
I like this scape from another forum, you can see that the rocks come about 2/3 up on each side. 

 

 

On 9/2/2021 at 12:28 AM, Bullsnark said: