Trial Textures

In this image I tried to use an image as the

 texture- in this case I used

 two different water ripples 

Although both still apply to my worlds and relate to the flowing nature of the water and how it reacts, the texture becomes the focus. I believe that it makes them look busy and although the original texture is water, they come out quite harsh. For instance the second image looks like it is stone in some respects.