IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 15 ‘Memory Area’

Memory Area Quoc Hung Vu VIETNAM W120×D45×H40(cm) The layout is composed well as iwagumi layout. The selection and arrangement of stones are very good, and the aquatic plants also match with the color of stone. The creator spread cosmetic sand like a flowing river, but it did not create a depth. The perspective could have been more emphasized if a larger stemmed plants thicket on the left side, and smaller thicket on the right.

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 14 ‘Sado Story’

Sado Story Zheng Ren Chao CHINA W168×D60×H60(cm) This is interesting design layout, recreating a natural cedar tree of Sado. Branches are impressively expressed, using slender curved driftwood. This central part should be the highlight of layout, but driftwood at both ends have thick trunks, causing the weak impact of the central tree. In order to make layout theme clear, creator could make the driftwood on the both ends slender, and emphasized the central tree.

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 13 ‘Mountain of Imagine’

Mountain of Imagine Chonladar Rattanawichien THAILAND W200×D40×H40(cm) The creator combined several types of mosses, and made a layout with green contrasting density. But the composition is divided into two parts, and the left and right composition seem unconnected. It is not easy to make a good composition in panoramic size aquarium, but considering the whole composition is necessary for a high-quality layout. It could have been better if the creator limited the number of aquatic…

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 12 ‘Shou Stone Ridge’

Shou Stone Ridge May Kwan HONG KONG W150×D50×H55(cm) The layout was composed by meticulously arranging perforated rocks. It gives us an impression the creator took time for planting between the rocks, and composing the whole layout well. It is very regrettable the black joint part of the back corner appeared very clearly, which limits the spatial width. It is interesting layout, but this point became the subject of point loss.

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 11 ‘Drizzle’

Drizzle Wang Chao CHINA W120×D55×H50(cm) The creator expressed a natural feeling well with stones, driftwood, cosmetic sand and mosses. The way stemmed plants in the background grow also looks natural. The overall impression and natural look is very positive, but the arrangement of driftwood, and their angles did not make a good impression. The layout could be different if driftwood angles were a bit lower as they seem too wide.

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