Help me re-work my aquascape a touch. I'm flat out of ideas.

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I want to tweak this a bit. The right side ( ----> ) I'm happy with, but the left is driving me bonkers. Would maybe separating it from the right and building it up higher help pull it together? I don't really want to eliminate any LR from the tank, as I have no sump! Sorry for blues only. All ideas/criticism welcome.. except changing the far right side, LOL. I love my cave and frag plug area :) . "golden rule" ratio applies well to that side of the tank.. but then the left screws it up, that may be why I'm wanting to mess with the left, hah

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I would try taking some of the flatter shelf like pieces on left side.Lay one of them down for a base then stack up to make a separate structure. I think you can make a small arch with the smaller pieces in the front and on the very top. I think the laying slanted of your rocks make it look like the rocks fell over.
 
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not much hope, huh? lol.
I'll try separating the two out starting with a heavier base and building up on the left. Ideally that side should be lower than the right, correct?
 

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I take care of 200gal tank that has two separate piles which an open area in the middle really like how it breaks up the tank . On side is tall like a mountain, the other side is your traditional long stacked reef
 

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Yeah, break it up into two or three islands that aren't the same height. Have one closer to the back and the other closer to the front. If you do three islands, one could be really small. Just don make them all the same. Use big rocks on the bottom and epoxy them together. Then you can always tweak the shape by moving around smaller loose rocks on top.

You'll get better flow and swimming lanes for fish. Also, try to keep all rock from leaning against the glass.
 
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