IAPLC 2010 (ADA Contest 2010) : World Ranking No.1-27
May 7th, 2011 by Blueaquarium
Grand Prize (World Ranking No.1)
Title: Forest Scent
Name: Pavel Bautin
Country: RUSSIA
Aquarium Tank: W150×D50×H60（cm）
Aquatic Plants:
Eleocharis acicularis
Fantinalis antipyretica
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hemiantus caritrichoides ”Cuba”
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Hydrocotile leucocephala
Micranthemum umbrosum
Microsorium pteropus
Myriophillum elatinoides
Myriophillum matogrossense(Green)
Myriophillum pinnatum
Rotala nanjean
Rotala rotundifolia(Green)
Fish & Invertebrates:
Boraras maculata
Caridina japonica
Neocaridina denticulate
Evaluation: This year’s grand prize winner is from Russia with an innovative image of forest. 4 juries selected this layout as the best layout. The creator combined many different size straight woods, and expressed a perspective of the forest in a 150cm width aquarium. Myriophyllums planted in the back were closing their leaves due to the nyctinasty movement, as the picture might be taken during the evening, but this worked positive in this case and looked like needle leaf trees. It is regrettable not finding any fish inside, but the nature of forest was skillfully created and the creator’s idea was highly evaluated.
Gold Prize (World Ranking No.2)
Title: Loess plateau
Name: Zhang Jian Feng
Country: MACAU
Aquarium Size: W90×D45×H45（cm）
Aquatic Plants:
Rotala nanjean
Riccardia chamedryfolia
Fish & Invertebrates:
Trigonostigma espei
Caridina japonica
Evaluation: The gold prize winning layout sent from Macau had a strong color impact. Riccardia chamedryfolia was attached on red table rocks, and it attracted people’s attention. Mr. Zhang made use of those unique table rocks, and expressed a plateau. But all the rocks are leveled at the same height, and it is regrettable for lacking the power and natural feeling. The layout is themed on “Loess plateau.” It could have been better if the plants were arranged to express a wider landscape of plateau.
Silver Prize (World Ranking No.3)
Title: Colour of life
Name: Xuan Thuy Nguyen Thi
Country: VIETNAM
Aquarium Size: W120×D45×H40（cm）
Aquatic Plants:
Glossostigma elatinoides
Hemianthus micranthemoides
Limnophila sp. Vietnam
Marsilea hirsuta
Rotala rotundifolia sp.
Rotala sp. red
Echinodorus tenellus
Vesicularia sp.
Fish & Invertebrates:
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Otocinclus
Caridina japonica
Evaluation: The silver prize winner is from Vietnam, and the creator made a good arrangement of rocks and stemmed plants. The rocks are all in same texture, and unique, which make a good ambience in the layout. Stemmed plant trimming technique is also notable. However, we could not see much natural feeling in the layout, as all the elements were meticulously created, and the whiteness of cosmetic sand in the central part seems a bit artificial. The fish also does not match the layout. All these points may have downgraded assessment of this layout.
Silver Prize (World Ranking No.4)
Title: The view
Name: Yutaka Kanno
Country: JAPAN
Aquarium Size: W120×D45×H45（cm）
Aquatic Plants:
Fontinalis antipyretica
Vesicularia sp.
Amblystegiaceae sp.(from São Paulo)
Fish & Invertebrates:
Paracheirodon simulans
Caridina japonica
Neocaridina denticulata
Evaluation: Another Silver prize winner is from Japan. The layout looks like a piece of modern art, expressing a space in the cave with the dynamic arrangement of driftwood. Some kinds of Willow moss are used, but it gives too much of a monotone impression. The layout could have been completely different if the creator chose to express a different world by using red stemmed plants around the mouth of cave. It could make a visual effect as if we were looking at different outside world by sitting in the cave.
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 were planted in small amount, gave an impression of lacking unity. Those plants seem to be just planted and not grown yet. The layout may become disorganized when all those plants are fully grown. The pebble size in foreground seems too big, giving a rough impression to the layout.
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 & Invertebrates:
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Crossocheilus reticulatus
Crossocheilus siamensis
Ancistrus sp.
Sturisoma panamense
Evaluation: Mr. Chen from Taiwan created a natural looking layout by using both driftwood and stones. The arrangement of shade plants such as ferns and mosses also contributed to make a good ambience of jungle. However, the base composition is not so clear, especially the right side seems roughly arranged. The open space on the right end is a big disadvantage as the joint part of the back corner appears clearly. The composition would have become clearer if this space were filled by layout materials or aquatic plants.
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. When watched carefully, we can also see some problems in the layout. Anubias on the right side is too big, and looks unnatural. The arrangement of cryptocoryne in the middle-ground and Vallisneria in the back look nice, but they grew too thick. The cosmetic sand in the middle looks dirty. Creator’s ability to maintain the layout for a long period was evaluated, but its technique caused degrading.
World Ranking No.8
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.
World Ranking No.9
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 plants.
World Ranking No.10
Whitehead Gap
Li Da Wei
CHINA
W120×D50×H50（cm）
Distinctive texture of stones and nicely trimmed stemmed plants are perfectly matching. The use of cosmetic sand in the foreground also improves the natural look. It is very regrettable thicket of stemmed plants in the background was not filled completely to the right end. The layout could be more natural if they were taller and had more inclination at both sides so that they cover the joint part of the aquarium.
World Ranking No.11
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.
World Ranking No.12
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.
World Ranking No.13
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 plants.
World Ranking No.14
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.
World Ranking No.15
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.
World Ranking No.16
After a long time
Kazutaka Murase
JAPAN
W180×D60×H60（cm）
The creator expressed an impressive aquascape by combining the driftwood and stones. Mainly using mosses and ferns, he created a natural feeling well. But the layout is rough around the edges, especially at the open space on both upper parts. The selection of cosmetic sand in the foreground was right, but the color seems too white, and artificial. Soft beige color cosmetic sand could make the layout more natural.
World Ranking No.17
Rio Negro II -the inland of Igarape-
Koji Nakamura
JAPAN
W180×D80×H60（cm）
The driftwood with many slender branches is the theme of this layout. The selection and angle of driftwood are excellent, but the whole composition looks unbalanced. If the position of left and right driftwood were switched, the whole layout look stabilized. The selection of aquatic plants is good, but the layout could have become more perfect if the surroundings of driftwood were created more meticulously.
World Ranking No.18
Lofty Spirit
Chow Wai Sun
HONG KONG
W200×D66×H66（cm）
This is a dynamic impression layout, using monstrous shape driftwood. The creator attached mosses meticulously to the driftwood, and it draws attention instantly, but from the view of natural feeling, the curve line of driftwood is too steep. A large open space on the right made the whole layout looks unbalanced. The layout could be more organized if set up in a less wider aquarium tank.
World Ranking No.19
Whisper of Mountain – Rising to the Summit
Lin Ting Quan
TAIWAN
W127×D60×H50（cm）
The layout presented a natural canyon. The plant was meticulously arranged, but as a whole layout, it has some difficulties, because it is not clear where the gravity center is. The layout is roughly divided by 2:3 ratio, but the heaviest stone is located on the left side. The gravity center would become clear if the stone were placed on the right side.
World Ranking No.20
Vine
Gary Wu
HONG KONG
W152×D51×H58（cm）
The creator made a triangular composition layout by using normal driftwood and twiggy wood. The combination of unique shape driftwood, and natural aquatic plant arrangement made a good ambience in the layout. But the open space on the right seems too big, and the layout could be better if set in a shorter tank.
World Ranking No.21
Knot
Jiang Wei
CHINA
W130×D50×H55（cm）
The whole layout was meticulously created by arranging stones and mosses. The green moss color is vivid, and it matches well with soft color cosmetic sand. It is regrettable the layout is completely divided into two, and left and right layout seems unconnected. It could have been better if left and right layout were organized well by planting in the central part.
World Ranking No.22
Enchanted Forest
Michael G.W. Wong
HONG KONG
W120×D60×H60（cm）
The way of driftwood arrangement is new and interesting. The driftwoods on both left and right side look like roots and branches of the tree, but the one in the center seems floating due to the buoyancy. This driftwood in the center makes the whole layout unbalanced. It could have been better if the driftwood were shifted to the right, and laid to the ground.
World Ranking No.23
A Sheer Morning
Hironori Handa
JAPAN
W120×D45×H45（cm）
This is a well organized concave composition layout. The left and right balance is good, and the layout has a depth. The idea of combining stones and slender driftwood is excellent, but the use of pebbles in the central part broke the balance of layout. It could be better layout, if this central pebble part were filled with aquatic plants.
World Ranking No.24
Profound
Lee Do Jae
KOREA
W100×D50×H50（cm）
This layout was also meticulously created by combining stones and driftwood. The plants were carefully planted in details. However, the rock arrangement and the direction of driftwood were all disorganized, and the whole layout lost focus. The layout could be better if all these points were well organized.
World Ranking No.25
Green breeze in May
Junichi Itakura
JAPAN
W120×D45×H45（cm）
The natural look of stones and bright green color aquatic plants are well harmonized. Twiggy driftwood also became a good accent in the layout. Densely planted green stemmed plants around the stones match well with the rock arrangement, but the red stemmed plants gave impression of only growing halfway. The layout composition would have been clearer without them.
World Ranking No.26
Tree Crown
Takehiko Honoki
JAPAN
W120×D60×H45（cm）
This layout is organized well with a clear concave composition. The selection of driftwood and fish is excellent, however the left side was relatively heavy as the thick driftwood tip was exposed. Slender driftwood was also used on the right side, lying horizontally. But the layout balance becomes good if slender driftwood was placed more upright position, and the thick driftwood in lying position.
World Ranking No.27
Deep Green
Minako Hara
JAPAN
W180×D45×H45（cm）
This panoramic layout was composed by dynamically arranged driftwood. The driftwood shape is good, and the plant arrangement looks natural. Composition seems well organized, but the weight of driftwood seems unbalanced between left and right side. Usually the left side should be heavier, so the big driftwood on the right should have been placed on the opposite side.
Source : The Green Machine
Tags: ada contest 2010, iaplc 2010
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