12G Long Iwagumi Build - A Reefers First Planted Attempt

[CalmSeasQuest]

For the record - I really like what this has evolved into, although I can't take much credit for it. It's more a product of the many suggestion and comments that everyone has taken the time to provide - Thank You!

• I shifted the left grouping to the right so the oyaishi sits precisely 12" from the left wall of the tank (1/3 of the tank length.)
  
• I tightened the intra-stone spacing in the the groups
  
• Although it shows poorly in the photographs, I created a ridge that runs the length of the tank, and gently arcs from the front-left corner to the right rear corner. I think this provides a "connection" between the groupings despite their distance.
  
• Strangely enough, the most challenging stone to place was the small "bump" stone that sits by itself. I must have moved, rotated and tried removing that stone a thousand time. Without it - the separation of the groups seemed to "contrived". I'm curious to see everyone's opinion.

Sorry for all the reflections - I was short on time this morning...

[jerrybforl]

I like it very much! It does flow a lot more than the previous attempts. What are your plans for plants?

[ChadRamsey]

i also like this layout. good flow. and has a very clean look.

[Gilles]

I also like it a lot, however... The small stone in the middle looks to much 'placed' and divides your tank into 2 sides (optically). Maybe you can either rotate it 90 degrees to the front (maybe that shape is better?) or move it either to the left grouping or the right grouping. Possible on the far right, and on the back of your tank (if that what we see is the front )

Hope not to give you to much doubt now...

[jerrybforl]

I would move the small stone in the middle to either side. It sits right in the middle and draws your eye down to it.

[Tom Barr]

I also like it a lot, however... The small stone in the middle looks to much 'placed' and divides your tank into 2 sides (optically). Maybe you can either rotate it 90 degrees to the front (maybe that shape is better?) or move it either to the left grouping or the right grouping. Possible on the far right, and on the back of your tank (if that what we see is the front )

Hope not to give you to much doubt now...

I'd move that small stone in the middle over to the Left side foreground and shore up the sediment higher.
I'm not feeling that offset stone on the left, the larger one on the right, a different angle or go the same direction as the other stone, but not the same angle might look better, try and see what you think.