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Grand Prize
World Ranking #0001
Title: Moment in Time
Nguyen Tien Dung
VIET NAM
W120xD45xH40 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Echinodorus tenellus
Fissidens fontanus
Taxiphyllum sp.
Ludwigia brevipes
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Microsorum pteropus
Microsorum pteropus "Windelov"
Fish & Invertebrates
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Bố cục của giải thưởng lớn lần này được 3 vị giám khảo chọn là bố cục đẹp nhất trong số 1,342 tác phẩm dự thi (số lượng tác phẩm dự thi kỷ lục). Bên cạnh kỹ năng bố cục xứng đáng nằm trong tốp đầu, tác phẩm đã cho thấy kỹ thuật bố cục bậc thầy không khiếm khuyết dựa trên những quy tắc bố cục căn bản. Sự kết hợp hài hòa giữa góc phải/trái theo tỉ lệ 3:2 cùng với bộ lũa rất đẹp đã thể hiện được sự cân bằng và ổn định trong bố cục. Cây cắt cắm được cắt tỉa khéo léo đã phô diễn được vẻ đẹp về màu sắc của từng cụm bố cục. Trong số rất nhiều bố cục khác lạ của tác phẩm dự thi, đây là một điển hình của bố cục hồ thủy sinh theo quy tắc căn bản.
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Gold Prize
World Ranking #0002
Title: Magic Forest
Chan Shih Hsien
TAIWAN
W180xD60xH60 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Vesicularia sp.
Taxiphyllum barbieri
Vesicularia antipyretica
Microsorum pteropus "Windelov"
Bolbitis heudelotii
Eleochalis acicularis
Echinodorus tenellus
Glossostigma elatinoides
Cryptocoryne parva
Elecharis sp.
Vallisneria nana
Anubias barteri var. nana ePetitef
Bolbitis heudelotii sp.
Chlorella sp. gMARIMOh
Microsorum pteropus
Fissidens fontanus(Bach.Pyl.)Steud.
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Fish & Invertebrates
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Paracheirodon simulans
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Crossocheilus siamensis
Caridina japonica
Neocaridina denticulate
Ý tưởng buộc rêu ở gốc và dương sĩ hướng thẳng trên nhánh của lũa khá thú vị. Đặc biệt là nét độc đáo của Microsorum pteropus windelov là sự lựa chọn rất hợp lý. Tuy nhiên rất khó để duy trì kích thước của Microsorum. Năm nay có khá nhiểu tác phẩm dự thi sử dụng rêu và dương sĩ như tác phẩm này.
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Silver Prize
World Ranking #0003
Title: Time of Eternity (Yaku Island)
Yuji Yoshinaga
JAPAN
W90xD45xH45 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Hydrocotyle maritima Honda
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Eleocharis sp.
Fantinalis antipyretica
Fish & Invertebrates
Megalamphodus sweglesi
Neocaridina denticulate
Kỹ thuật đỉnh cao với bố cục núi và dốc đá được tái hiện tuyệt vời. Mặc dù được thể hiện trong không gian nén chặt nhưng sự bố trí nhiều kích cỡ đá hài hòa và Hemiathus caritricoides len lỏi quanh cách phiến đá rất hoàn hảo. Cây cỏ vẫn phát triển trong tốt trong điều kiện nước hơi cứng do đá trong bố cục ảnh hưởng. Nhìn chung bố cục rất ấn tượng tuy nhiên lại thiên về cảnh quan trên cạn, chưa phù hợp với bố cục thủy sinh, rất nhiều giám khảo cân nhắc và giảm điểm bởi yếu tố này.
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Silver Prize
World Ranking #0004
Title: Awakening
Josh Sim KH
MALAYSIA
W90xD45xH45 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala macrandra
Rotala sp.
Vesicularia dubyana
Fissidens fontanus
Bolbitis heudelotii
Microsorum pteropus sp.
Fish & Invertebrates
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Otocinclus sp.
Caridina japonica
The use of straight driftwood is interesting. Judging from the overall impression, it is probably creator paid more emphasis on perspective, and on the natural feeling. Therefore, he intentionally used slim size driftwood in the central part, and emphasized the perspective. A passage leading to the back was produced by cosmetic sand in the middle and this also emphasized its effect. This layout has a problem in selection of driftwood as well as different images of left and right side scenery, but it seems original layout composition lead to a high appraisal from judges.
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Bronze Prize
World Ranking #0005
Title: Looking for Mystery
Wang Chao
CHINA
W120xD55xH50 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Eleocharis acicularis
Vesicularia montagne
Bolbitis heudelotii
Microsorum pteropus
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Fish & Invertebrates
Hemigrammus ocellifer
Ancistrus sp.
Crossocheilus siamensis
When producing an aquarium layout by using stones and driftwood, it is normal to mainly use either material and compose the layout. But in this case, the layout was composed by both stones and driftwood at the same strength and volume. This point became the originality of this work, and its strong and audacious composition is attracting the viewers. Fully grown Eleocharis acicularis in the background is holding together two different layout materials well.
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Bronze Prize
World Ranking #0006
Title: Towering Peaks
Chow Wai Sun
HONG KONG
W152xD45xH55 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hydrocotyle maritima
Limnophila sp.(Vietam)
Rotala verticillaris
Fissidens fontanus
Fontinalis hypnoides
Fish & Invertebrates
Paracheirodon simulans
Otocinclus sp.
Crossocheilus siamensis
Neocaridina sp.
From the texture and shape of rocks, we see creatorfs high rock arrangement skills. By using several aquatic plants in combination, it produced a slight variant, and broke the monotony common to this type of layout. Many layouts with a mountain scene were found in this yearfs contest, but this is the best and we feel excellent layout sense from this layout.
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Bronze Prize
World Ranking #0007
Title: Forest-Breath
Lin Tin Chuan
TAIWAN
W127xD60xH50 (cm)
Aquatic Plants
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Hygrophila polysperma var.
Fontinalis antipyretica
Vesicularia antipyretica
Bolbitis heudelotii
Microsorum pteropus "Windelov"
Elecharis sp.
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Anubias barteri var. nana
Sagittaria subulata
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Myriophyllum matogrossense
Microsorum sp.
Nymphoides coreana
Pellia endiviaefolia
Fish & Invertebrates
Hemigrammus bleheri
Trigonostigma espei
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Ancistrus sp.
Caridina japonica
Neocaridina denticulate
When looking only the driftwood arrangement, the gravity center is in the upper side, but stability is still found in this layout. That is the biggest attraction of this work. The use of Microsorium sp. with long roots is interesting and it produced a natural feeling. It seems natural feeling of dense forest is the theme of this layout, judging from the overall impression and title. If so, the use of hybrid plants like Hygrophila polysperma var. should have been avoided.
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World Ranking #0008
Title: Ups and Downs
Nguyenthi Xuanthuy
VIET NAM
W120xD45xH40 (cm)
The selection and arrangement of driftwood is excellent, and the creator recognizes the importance of composition. The whole layout balance is also excellent, and we can see the experienced aquascaperfs techniques.
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World Ranking #0009
Title: Peaceful
Ngo Truong Thinh
VIET NAM
W100xD40xH40 (cm)
We see the creatorfs high techniques in his rock arrangement and plant trimming. The layout could be better by replacing the cosmetic sand space with plants.
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World Ranking #0010
Title: Fearless: Spirit of The Rainforest
AJ Judy Prajitno Putra
INDONESIA
W300xD80xH75 (cm)
The arrangement of driftwood is interesting, and this is ambitious layouts with powerfulness of a large size aquarium. But it is regrettable to see the roughness in the foreground substrate.
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World Ranking #0011
Title: Rain Forest
Hsu Yung Lin
TAIWAN
W127xD60xH60 (cm)
We see dynamic power in the excellent use of driftwood, which is frequently found in layouts from Taiwan. But the image of stones does not match the driftwood, and it brings discomfort in the overall impression.
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World Ranking #0012
Title: Forest Path
Yee Kin Cheong
MALAYSIA
W90xD45xH45 (cm)
The way driftwood pointing the top is interesting, and it is like seeing a scene of different world. The vertical lines produced by driftwood and plants are keys in this layout.
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World Ranking #0013
Title: Treasure
Cliff Hui
HONG KONG
W100xD50xH50 (cm)
The big stone ambitiously placed in the left foreground decides the impression of this aquascape. But in reality, it was exaggerated by visual effects of extra-wide angle lens, and we encourage taking pictures with standard procedure in a normal situation.
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World Ranking #0014
Title: The Phoenix and The Dragon
Wong Kam
HONG KONG
W150xD45xH52 (cm)
We see the aquascaperfs careful layout maintenance skills in excellent condition of Fissidens sp. attached on the driftwood. But it is not enough as a layout component. It is desirable to have an accent by stones or colorful plants.
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World Ranking #0015
Title: Over the Blue
Tatsuo Harada
JAPAN
W120xD45xH45 (cm)
An iwagumi layout produced by well-studying the Nature Aquarium, and rock arrangement is very good. But it would be difficult to make a higher ranking without challenging an original layout style.
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World Ranking #0016
Title: A Silent Morning
Zentaro Watanabe
JAPAN
W120xD30xH45 (cm)
We can feel the power of stones from the arrangement of stones. It became an original layout expression by combining stones ferns plants usually attached on the driftwood.
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World Ranking #0017
Title: A Breezeway in the Valley
Eishi Yamamoto
JAPAN
W60xD30xH36 (cm)
Natural scenery was described by long-stretched twigs and ferns. More lively feeling could have been produced by having more volume of aquatic plants in the aquarium.
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World Ranking #0018
Title: Roar of Yellow River
Zhang Jianfeng
MACAU
Horizontal lines in the middle part depict the flowing Yellow River. But it could have been better by replacing Riccia and Glossostigma, with cosmetic sand.
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World Ranking #0019
Title: Mystique River
Yeo Siak Wee
MALAYSIA
W90xD45xH45 (cm)
A flow of water was described by white sand, and the layout was designed from a mountain stream as motif. It was produced with fussing over details; arrangement of stones along the river flow, for example, but the layout could be better by having more power in the layout design.
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World Ranking #0020
Title: Wind from the South
Hidekazu Tsukiji
JAPAN
W120xD45xH45 (cm)
The selection of stones is excellent, and two main stones were arranged very well. But it could be better by taking balance of stones and trimming lines of stemmed plants.
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World Ranking #0021
Title: Cloud
Hironori Handa
JAPAN
W90xD45xH45 (cm)
The combination of stones and aquatic plants is excellent, and their volume is overwhelming. The disadvantage is that the creator could not express the perspective perfectly while keeping it in mind.
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World Ranking #0022
Title: Oriens et Occasus (East and West)
Pasquale Buonpane
ITALY
W160xD52xH60 (cm)
The iwagumi style itself is orthodox, but the creator arranged Fissidens sp. around the stones, and created a unique aquascape. It is regrettable the picture had a problem.
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World Ranking #0023
Title: Swampland
Szymon Fiedorowicz
POLAND
W167xD37xH40 (cm)
It is natural to see weeds growing around the fallen tree, but it could be better by having another driftwood on the right side. The details should have been produced more carefully, including untouched both left and right corner.
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World Ranking #0024
Title: Whispers of Stones
Nguyen Ngoc Tri Nhan
VIET NAM
W120xD45xH40 (cm)
The arrangement of stones is interesting, but the stemmed plants in background including Myriophyllum sp. do not match with stones. The picture was taken at the right moment when fish were in a central position.
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World Ranking #0025
Title: The Lost Canyon
Artur Frankowski
POLAND
W130xD40xH40 (cm)
It is a good example of panoramic size tank layout, but it could be better by having a variation in height of stemmed plants in the right and left side.
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World Ranking #0026
Title: Rainny Season on My Home
Jullawong Papunta
THAILAND
W90xD45xH45 (cm)
The creator selected small leaf stemmed plants and arranged a detailed composition. Therefore, he succeeded to create a much wider looking layout in a 90cm tank.
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World Ranking #0027
Title: Mysterious Bermuda
Jamie Lin
TAIWAN
W120xD60xH55 (cm)
The creator used different sizes of trunk like layout material, and expressed perspective in the layout. It does not look natural, but it provides a wondering feeling of eyes drawn into in the back of the aquascape.
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