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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 5 ‘Karst’

Bronze Prize (World Ranking No.5) Title: Karst Name: Zeng Qing Jun Country: CHINA Aquarium Size: W150×D60×H60（cm） Aquatic Plants: Fontinalis antipyretica Pogostemon helferi Glossostigma elatinoides Fish & Invertebrates: Paracheirodon axelrodi Evaluation: The first Bronze prize winner is from China. The creator used unique shape stones and expressed famous karst landscape of “Guilin.” The moss attached on the stones look natural, but the plants in the foreground do not look nice. Many plants with different leaf shapes…

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 6 ‘A Day When Walk on a Jungle Trail’

Bronze Prize (World Ranking No.6) Title: A day when walk on a jungle trail Name: Chen I Sheng Country: TAIWAN Aquarium Size: W210×D60×H60（cm） Aquatic Plants: Riccardia chamedryfolia Vesicularia sp. Taxiphyllum barbieri Fissidens fontanus Pellia endiviaefolia Hemianthus callitrichoides Echinodorus quadricostatus Sagittaria subulata Glossostigma elatinoides Eleocharis vivipara Eleocharis sp. Microsorium pteropus”WINDELOV” Microsorium pteropus Microsorium pteropus var. Anubias barteri var.nana’Petite’ Anubias barteri var.nana Bolbitis heudelottii Vallisneria nana Cryptocoryne beckettii Cryptocoryne bullosa Staurogyne sp.(from Rio Cristalino) Riccia fluitans Fish…

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 7 ‘Forest Silent’

Bronze Prize (World Ranking No.7) Title: Forest silent Name: Grigoriy Polishchuk Country: UKRAINE Aquarium Size: W120×D50×H50（cm） Aquatic Plants: Cryptocoryne wendtii Cryptocoryne beckettii Cryptocoryne lutea Vesicularia dubyana Anubias barteri var. Valisneria nana Hemianthus micranthemoides Echinodorus tenellus Microsorum pteropus Fish & Invertebrates: Tanichthys albonubes Otocinclus affinis Caridina japonica Neocaridina denticulata Evaluation: A typical concave composition layout from Ukraine is selected for Bronze prize. Composition of the layout materials and balance of the whole layout were highly evaluated.…

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 8 ‘Into the Green’

Into the green Long Tran Hoang VIETNAM W155×D81×H50（cm） This is a unique layout produced with characteristic shape stones tied with ferns and mosses. The left and right balance is good, and all the composition is organized well. But the white cosmetic sand seems unnaturally white. In order to enhance the natural look of stones, the cosmetic sand close to the natural color should have been used, or the foreground filled with aquatic plants.

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IAPLC 2010 World Ranking 9 ‘Infinite Wonder’

Infinite Wonder K.P. Wong HONG KONG W120×D45×H45（cm） The layout is composed with natural looking complex shape stones. The composition is excellent, and it gives us an impression of seeing a magnificent scenic place. However, using too many colors of aquatic plants was disadvantageous. Especially the bright red color stemmed plants do not match these stones. Mosses and Anubias were planted between the stones. This layout could have been better if planted only with green color…

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