World Ranking No.26Aquascaper: Truong Thinh NgoCountry: VIETNAMAquascape Title: Everlasting HeartSize: W120 x D45 x H40 (cm)Evaluation:The layout with an image of trees using driftwood and mosses is seen in recent years. From the layout title, it is believed the creator had an image of open forest in African savanna. But when we see this layout from this view point, the ferns on both sides provoke a feeling of strangeness. This part should be substituted by…
World Ranking No.25Aquascaper: Abdullah TezerCountry: TURKEYAquascape Title: The Masai MaraSize: W100 x D40 x H50 (cm)Evaluation:This is a mountainous layout with an image of Mount Huangshan in China. The texture of rocks and their arrangement are very good. The planting in the space between the stones are intricate, and a majestic landscape scale and perspective is expressed here. The aquatic plants in the foreground became too thick. The layout looks better if this foreground part…
World Ranking No.24Aquascaper: Zhang Jian FengCountry: MACAUAquascape Title: Huangshan MountainSize: W90 x D45 x H45 (cm)Evaluation:Many varieties of plants are used in this Iwagumi layout. The main stone is placed on a high position by making a mound, and the layout has a distinctive power. But there are no unity in other stone shapes and arrangement, and the layout gives a disordered impression. Same is true in the selection of aquatic plants and fish, and…
World Ranking No.23Aquascaper: Wei Cheong ChungCountry: MALAYSIAAquascape Title: Frog MountainSize: W90 x D45 x H45 (cm)Evaluation:This layout reminds a terrestrial landscape with oddly-shaped rocks. This style of layout was found in the previous contests, but this layout is unique in the arrangement of mosses. But there was not much variation in arrangement of rocks, and one cannot feel much depth in the layout. The foreground part is flat, and monotonous. It requires a little ingenuity.
World Ranking No.22Aquascaper: Pasquale BuonpaneCountry: ITALYAquascape Title: The Pillars of the Earth (How to disappear completely)Size: W160 x D52 x H60 (cm)Evaluation:Red and yellow color stemmed plants, Cryptocoryne sp. and rocks are well arranged in this layout. Warm color rocks matches well with the color of stemmed plants and Cryptocoryne sp. Although this is a concave composition, the volume of left and right side is almost same. The layout could be better if there is…