World Ranking No.8Aquascaper: Yuji YoshinagaCountry: JAPANAquascape Title: Great Nature on the DeskSize: W45 x D24 x H16 (cm)Evaluation:This is a mountainous layout in a 45cm wide flat aquarium tank. Utilizing asperity and white band of Ryuoh Stone, the creator succeeded to make a large scale layout in a small size tank. The plant arrangement is also delicate. But one drawback is the use of different color/texture stones on the left side.
World Ranking No.7Aquascaper: Chow Wai SunCountry: HONG KONGAquascape Title: VERVE!Size: W200 x D66 x H66 (cm)Evaluation:The third Bronze Prize winner is a unique layout from Hong Kong. The creator of this layout is famous for arranging driftwood uniquely, and every year he sends dramatic layout. This year the layout with boldly composition produced by driftwood in a large size aquarium is very powerful. But some arrangements of driftwood and stones got negative remarks due to…
World Ranking No.6Aquascaper: Koji KogureCountry: JAPANAquascape Title: Unspoilt ScenerySize: W90 x D45 x H45 (cm)Evaluation:The second Bronze Prize winning layout is a mountainous layout from Japan. This type of layout is usually produced by heaping up Ryuoh Stone high for expressing a steep rock mountain, but in this layout the creator expressed a waterfall and mountain stream by white band of Ryuoh Stone and white cosmetic sand, and succeeded to make a large scale layout.…
World Ranking No.5Aquascaper: Fa Loy LeeCountry: MALAYSIAAquascape Title: BrogaSize: W150 x D60 x H45 (cm)Evaluation:The first Bronze winning layout is an Iwagumi layout from Malaysia. Using a panoramic aquarium tank and a large main stone, creator made a layout with a sedately impression. A dark shadow under the overhanging main stone has a heavy impression, but white cosmetic sand in the center, and bright stemmed plants in both sides negate those dark impression. The ratio…
World Ranking No.4Aquascaper: Cliff HuiCountry: HONG KONGAquascape Title: AlongsideSize: W120 x D45 x H50 (cm)Evaluation:The second silver winner is from Hong Kong, and his layout gives a good impression of natural feeling and perspective. He combined both stones and driftwood, and expressed a natural feeling by attaching several species of moss on those layout materials, and emphasized perspectives by spreading cosmetic sand from open space in the center toward the backside. The use of driftwood…