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AGA Aquascaping Contest 2009, Extra Large Tank

Blueaquarium — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:45:46 +0000

1st Place : 480L (127 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “”Blooming river”" Luis Carlos Galarraga, Sao Paulo SP Brazil

	First time entry.
Tank Size	160 x 60 x 50 cm (63 x 24 x 20 in)
Volume	480L (127 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	“Blooming river”
Plants	Rotala sp. “Nanjenshan”, Rotala sp. “green”, Rotala rotundifolia, Ammannia senegalensis, Ludwigia glandulosa, Limnophila aromatica, Myriophyllum sp. “matogrossense”, Althernanthera reineki, Blyxa japonica and Glossostigma elatinoides.
Fish/Animals	60 Paracheirodon axelrodi, 5 Characidium sp. and 5 Crossocheilus siamensis.
Decorative Materials	Black granite rocks and fine river gravel.
Background	Black cart.
Lighting	8X 54W T5 JBL (Natur, Tropic and Color)
Filtration	4X Eheim Ecco 2234
Additional Information	Fertilization: Tropica Plant Nutrition + and Seachem line. Aquamazon AS-3000 pressurized CO2 system.

2rd Place : 412L (109 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Shou Stone Ridge” Michael G.W. Wong, Hong Kong China

	First time entry.
Tank Size	150 x 50 x 55 cm (59 x 20 x 22 in)
Volume	412L (109 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Shou Stone Ridge
Plants	1) Glossostigma Elatinoide, 2) Echinodorus Tenellus, 3) Staurogyne sp., 4) Anubias barteri var nana “Petite”, 5) Taxiphyllum sp “Flame Moss”, 6) Hydrocotyle sp, 7) Cryptocoryne sp “Dwarf”, Fissidens sp
Fish/Animals	Cardinal Tetra, Amano Shrimp, Puntius denisoni, Dwarf Gold Pleco, Neritina Ruby Snail
Decorative Materials	ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia II, ADA Powersand, ADA Bacter 100, ADA Clear Super, ADA Tourmaline BC, Penac P, Penac W, Shou Stones
Background
Lighting	T5HO (80W x – 9 Hours per day
Filtration	Tetra EX120 Canister Filter x 2, AquaClear PowerHead 30 Undergravel Filtration x 2
Additional Information	ADA Brightly K, Tropica AquaCare Plant Nutrient, Seachem Flourish Trace, Ferka Bottom Fertilizers….. 250g Water Softener Resin added into filter (replaced every four weeks)….. Pressurized CO2 System (9 Hours per day) 2 bubbles per second….. pH 6.6 – 7.0, KH 3, GH 3dH

3rd Place : 450L (119 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Beyond the Nature” Gary Wu Kwok Fai, Discovery Bay Hong Kong China, HKSAR

	First time entry.
Tank Size	152 x 51 x 58 cm (60 x 20 x 23 in)
Volume	450L (119 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Beyond the Nature
Plants	1 Vesicularia sp. 2 Taxiphyllum sp.(Flame Moss) 3.Eleocharis ”parvula” sp 4. Blyxa echinosperma 5.Staurogyne sp.
Fish/Animals	Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, Otocinclus Affinis, Blue Shrimp, Amano Shrimp
Decorative Materials	Seachem Fluorite, ADA Manten Stone, Ryuo Stone, ADA Bright Sand
Background
Lighting	12 x Philips 18W T8
Filtration	2 x Tetra P120 External Filters
Additional Information

Honorable Mention : 400L (106 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Oriens et occasus(East and west)” pasquale buonpane, Piedimonte Matese CE Italy

	First time entry.
Tank Size	160 x 52 x 60 cm (63 x 20 x 24 in)
Volume	400L (106 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Oriens et occasus(East and west)
Plants	Hemianthus callitrichoides,Fissidens fontanus.
Fish/Animals	70 Paracheirodon innesi,10 Otocinclus sp,5 Crossocheilus siamensis,15 Caridina japonica,300 Neocaridina “Red Cherry”.
Decorative Materials
Background
Lighting	4×58w T8(6500°k)
Filtration	Closed external.
Additional Information

Source : aquatic-gardeners.org

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AGA 2008 Aquascaping Contest, Extra Large Tank 400 Litre

Blueaquarium — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:09:14 +0000

1st Place : 432L (114 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Flies the dragon” Chow Wai Sun or Dave Chow, Hong Kong China

	First time entry.
Tank Size	120 x 60 x 60 cm (47 x 24 x 24 in)
Volume	432L (114 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Flies the dragon
Plants	Anubias barteri var.nana “Petite” Echinodorus tenellus Microsorum pteropus “Philippines” Microsorum pteropus “Narrow” Nymphaea sp. (from Santarem) Fissidens sp. Rotala sp. (Nanjenshan) Taxiphyllum sp. Vallisneria nana Vesicularia ferriei
Fish/Animals	Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Otocinclus sp. Crossocheilus siamensis
Decorative Materials	ADA Amazonia, Powersand Special, ADA Nile sand
Background
Lighting	PL 55 Watt X 8 (9 hours daily)
Filtration	Canister filter (1,200L/hr) X 2 Biological ceramic rings, Filter foams
Additional Information	Aquatic Gardeners, Creative Aquascape Union

2rd Place : 450L (119 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Glacier Valley” Wu Kwok Fai Gary or Gary Wu , Discovery Bay New Territories China, HK

	First time entry.
Tank Size	152 x 51 x 58 cm (60 x 20 x 23 in)
Volume	450L (119 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Glacier Valley
Plants	1 Monosolenium tenerum (“Pellia”) 2 Vesicularia sp. 3 Taxiphyllum sp.(Flame Moss) 4 bryum billardieri 5 Taxiphyllum sp. 6 Eleocharis ”parvula” sp
Fish/Animals	Rummy-Nose Tetra, Blue Shrimp, Amano Shrimp
Decorative Materials	Seachem Fluorite, ADA Manten Stone, Ryuo Stone, ADA AQUA RIO NEGRO SAND
Background
Lighting	12 x Philips 18W T8, 10 hours per day with a break 2 hours in between
Filtration	2 x Tetra P120 External Filters
Additional Information	Aquatic Gardenters, Creative Aquascape Union

3rd Place : 412L (109 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Mystical Forest” Kam Wong, Hong Kong Hong Kong

	First time entry.
Tank Size	150 x 50 x 55 cm (59 x 20 x 22 in)
Volume	412L (109 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Mystical Forest
Plants	1) Fissiden fontanus, 2) Glossostigma elatinoides, 3) Eriocaulaceae sp, 4) Cryptocoryne Wendtii “Brown”, 5) Microsorum pteropus “Narrow”
Fish/Animals	Red Phantom Tetra, Cardinal Tetra, Rummy Nose Tetra, Gold Ram sp), SAE, Otocinclus vittatus, Neritina Ruby Snail, Neritina Spiky Snail, Amano Shrimp, Dwarf Pleco
Decorative Materials	ADA Aqua Soil Africana, Elos Bottom Mineral Fertilizer, ADA Bacter 100, ADA Clear Super, ADA Tourmaline BC, Penac P, Penac W, Driftwood, Wood Stones
Background	Black Posterboard
Lighting	T5HO (80W x – 9 Hours per day
Filtration	Tetra EX120 Canister Filter x 2, AquaClear PowerHead 30 Undergravel Filtration x 2
Additional Information	ADA Brightly K, Tropica AquaCare Plant Nutrient, Seachem Flourish Trace, Ferka Bottom Fertilizers….. 250g Water Softener Resin added into filter (replaced every two weeks)….. Pressurized CO2 System (9 Hours per day) 2 bubbles per second….. pH 5.5 – 6.2, KH 3, GH 2dH, Aquatic Gardeners, Bublesaquarium

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AGA 2007 Aquascaping Contest

Blueaquarium — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:15:28 +0000

1st Place : 160L (42 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Field of Dreams” Hui Kam Man or Cliff Hui, Hong Kong Hong Kong


Tank Size	100 x 40 x 40 cm (39 x 16 x 16 in)
Volume	160L (42 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Field of Dreams
Plants	1) Hemianthus micranthemoides 2) Ludwigia brevipes 3) Rotala rotondifolia 4) Vesicularia sp.Taiwan 5) Hemianthus calltrichoides”cuba” 6)Glossostigma elatinoides 7) Echinodorus tenellus
Fish/Animals	Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Crossocheilus siamensis Ancistrus sp.
Decorative Materials	ADA Power Sand Special ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia ADA Sarawak Sand Penac W Wooden Rocks
Background
Lighting	T5HO 39W x 4 + T8 30W x 2
Filtration	Tetra EX120 x 2
Additional Information	TMG, ADA shade, ECA, seachem iron, ADA bottom, aquatic-gardeners.org, Creative Aquascape Union

2rd Place : 122L (32 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Fairy Valley” by Susana Cheung and Dave Chow, Hong Kong China

	First time entry.
Tank Size	60 x 45 x 45 cm (24 x 18 x 18 in)
Volume	122L (32 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Fairy Valley
Plants	1) Anubias barteri var. nana (mini) 2) Utricularia graminifolia 3) Fissidens sp. 4) Marsilea hirsuta 5) Microsorum pteropus “Philippine” 6) Vesicularia ferriei 7) Taxiphyllum sp. Hygrophila corymbosa “Compact’ 9) Eleocharis acicularis 10)Eleocharis minima
Fish/Animals	Pterophyllum altum Nannostomus trifasciatus Otocinclus sp.
Decorative Materials	ADA Amazonia, Penac W, Clear Super, Bacter100, daiftwood.
Background
Lighting	Metal Halide Lamp 150 Watt X 1 ( 7hrs daily )
Filtration	Internal Filter ( 850L/hr ) X 1 Biological Ceramic Rings, Filter Foams
Additional Information	aquatic-gardeners.org, Creative Aquascape Union

3rd Place : 165L (44 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Colors of Nature” by Kam Wong, Happy Valley n/a Hong Kong

	First time entry.
Tank Size	91 x 38 x 51 cm (36 x 15 x 20 in)
Volume	165L (44 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Colors of Nature
Plants	(1) Utricularia graminifolia, (2) Bacopa sp from Japan, (3) Limnophila sessiliflora, (4) Bacopa clorata, (5) Ludwigia sp, (6) Ammannia gracilis, (7) Rotala macrandra sp “Green”, (8) Rotala sp Green, (9) Rotala macrandra sp “Mini”, (10) Rotala sp “Najenshan”, (11) Ludwigia ovalis sp “Red”, (12) Limnophila sessiliflora, (13) Ludwigia sp from Pantanal, (14) Lindernia sp Green, (15) Arthraxon hispidus
Fish/Animals	Cardinal Tetra, Blue Ram sp, Gold Ram sp, Black Phantom Tetra, Bentosi Tetra, SAE, Otocinclus vittatus, Silver Hatchetfish, Amano Shrimp, Neritina Zebra Snail, Super Red Cherry Shrimp
Decorative Materials	ADA Aqua Soil Africana, ADA Power Sand Special (S), Stones
Background	Black Posterboard
Lighting	T5HO (39W x 4) – 10 Hours per day
Filtration	Kotobuki Powerbox90 Canister Filter
Additional Information	Substrate Additives – ADA Bacter 100, ADA Clear Super, ADA Tourmaline BC, Penac P, Penac W….. Pressurized CO2 System (10 Hours per day) 3 bubbles per second….. ADA Brightly K, ADA ECA, ADA Green Gain, Tropica AquaCare Plant Nutrient, Seachem Flourish Trace, Seachem NPK, Ferka Bottom Fertilizers, aquatic-gardeners.org, Bubblesaquarium.com

Honorable Mention : 151L (40 gallon) Aquatic Garden: “Valley of the Sunset” by Chase Inouye, Honolulu Hawaii USA

	First time entry.
Tank Size	91 x 46 x 41 cm (36 x 18 x 16 in)
Volume	151L (40 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Valley of the Sunset
Plants	Ludwigia “Cuba”, Ludwigia “Guinea”, Eriocaulaceae type 2, Utricularia graminifolia, Eleocharis parvulus, Glossostigma elatinoides, Didiplis diandra, Ammania senegalensis, Rotala macrandra “narrow leaf” Hemianthus callichtricoides
Fish/Animals	Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Decorative Materials	Lace rock, ADA Amazonia aquasoil, ADA Powersand special, silica sand
Background
Lighting	Jalli compact flourescent, 96×4=384
Filtration	Aquaclear
Additional Information	aquatic-gardeners.org

Source : aquatic-gardeners.org

AGA 2006 Aquascaping Contest : 1st Place : ISLAND by Plamen Teodosiev Petrov

admin — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:53:52 +0000

Tank Size	95 x 36 x 36 cm (37 x 14 x 14 in)
Volume	120L (32 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	ISLAND
Plants	1-Glossostigma elatinoides,-2- Hemianthus micranthemoides, 3- Vesicularia dubyanA , 4 Eleocharis
Fish/Animals	Tanichthys albonubes Lin Shuyen, 1932. Otocinclus affinis Sneindachner, 1877. Neocaridina sp. – “Bee shrimp” , Neocaridina denticulata sinensis (red) Red Cherry Shrimp
Decorative Materials	Rock
Background	PVC
Lighting	2-SYLVANIA GRO-LUX 30 W, 2- SYLVANIA F30W/154 Daylight , 1- SYLVANIA F30W/133 Coolwhite.
Filtration	Fluval 104
Additional Information	CO system

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

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AGA 2006 Aquascaping Contest : 2nd Place : Mizu Ikebana by Roy Deki

admin — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:39:27 +0000

Tank Size	46 x 46 x 46 cm (18 x 18 x 18 in)
Volume	91L (24 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Mizu Ikebana
Plants	Blyxa Aubertii, Blyxa japonica, Mini moss, Crypt petchii, Anubias nana, Rotala rotundifolia, Christmas moss.
Fish/Animals	40 Cherry red shrimp, 6 Amano shrimp and 20 Boraras maculata.
Decorative Materials	Hardscape is manzanita branches and locally collected rocks
Background
Lighting	72 watts power compact 6700k
Filtration	Sponge filter with powerhead
Additional Information	Pressurized co2 @ 2 bps…Flourite substrate with Silica sand foreground

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

Technorati Tags: Anubias nana, blyxa aubertii, blyxa japonica, christmas moss, crypt petchii, mini moss, rotala rotundifolia

AGA 2006 Aquascaping Contest : 3rd Place : Sunday Silence by Roy Deki

admin — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:59:23 +0000

Tank Size	90 x 45 x 45 cm (35 x 18 x 18 in)
Volume	182L (48 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Sunday Silence
Plants	1.Rotala spec.’Green’2.Rotala rotundifolia 3.Heternanthera zosterifolia 4.Microsorum’narrow’ 5.Anubias barteri var.nana 6.Eleocharis parvula 7.Rotala macrandra sp’narrow’ 8.Willow moss 9.rotala rotundifolia 10. Java moss 11.Cryptocoryne wendtii’brown’
Fish/Animals	1.Rosbora borapetensis 2.Gyrinocheilus aymonieri 3.Clithon brevispina 4.Neocaridina
Decorative Materials	Substrate:ADA powersand’S', ADA Amazonia soil, ADA bright sand, driftwood 6 pieces, ADA aqua gravel’LL’, mountain rock.
Background	Black cardboard
Lighting	ADA 903 two set with Na 32W x 6
Filtration	eheim 2028, eheim 2222
Additional Information	ADA Step 2, ECA, SEachem iron, Brighty K, Green gain.

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

Technorati Tags: anobias barteri var nana, eleocharis parvula, heteranthera zosterifolia, microsorum narrow, rotala rotundifolia, rotala spec green

2005 AGA | 1st Place : Setting Sun by Yu-Lin Chen

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:55:49 +0000

Tank Size	90 x 45 x 45 cm (35 x 18 x 18 in)
Volume	180L (48 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	setting sun
Plants	1.Euteralis sp./2.Hemianthus micranthemoides/3.Rotala rotundifolia/4.Rotala indica/5.Utricularia bifida L./6.Eleocharis parvula/7.Microsorium pteropus var.‘narrow leaf’/8.Ludwigia repens/9.Heteranthera zosterifolia/10.Blyxa japonica/11.Hygrophila polysperma var. rosanervig
Fish/Animals	Hemingnammus bleheri/Caridina japonica
Decorative Materials	Sand/driftwood
Background	Blue background
Lighting	T5 39W4 + T8 30W2
Filtration	Eheim 2213*2

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

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2005 AGA | 2nd Place : Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain by Wayne Sham

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:44:53 +0000

Tank Size	90 x 45 x 45 cm (35 x 18 x 18 in)
Volume	182L (48 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Wind, Forest, Fire and Mountain
Plants	1. Riccia fluitans 2. Glossostigma elatinoides 3. Didiplis diandra 4. Blyxa japonica 5. Hygrophila polysperma var. “Rosanervig” 6. Rotala rotundifolia 7. Hydrocotyle Verticillata 8. Heternanthera zosterifolia. 9. Potamogeton oxyphyllus 10. Echinodorus tenellus 11. Ranunculus papulentus
Fish/Animals	1.Hyphessobrycon flammeus 2. Siamensis algae eater 3.Neocardina sp.
Decorative Materials	1.)ADA Power Sand Special (S) 2.)ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia 3.)Penac W 4.)OHKO stone
Background
Lighting	ADA 903 (NA32WX3) + T5HO
Filtration	Eheim 2028

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

Technorati Tags: blyxa japonica, diplidis diandra, glossostigma elatinoides, hydrocotyle verticillata, hygrophila polysperma, ratala rotundifolia, riccia fluitans

2005 AGA | 3rd Place : Rocky Mountain by Gary Wu

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:29:19 +0000

Tank Size	97 x 24 x 41 cm (38 x 9 x 16 in)
Volume	95L (25 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title	Rocky Mountain
Plants	1. Bacopa caroliniana 2. Rotaia rotundifolia 3. Rotala indica 4. Riccia fluitans 5. Glossostigma elatinoides 6. Heteranthera Zosterifolia 7. Didiplis diandra 8. Vesicularia Dubyana 9. Cratonneuron filicinum 10. Ludwigia sp(Cuba)
Fish/Animals	1 Beckford’s Pencilfish, 2 Blue shrimp
Decorative Materials	ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia, Weathered stone
Background	Black Foam
Lighting	4 x Philips 39W T5HO FL, 1 x 18W T5 UV FL, 10 hours per day with a break 2 hours in between
Filtration	Eheim 2213 Canister filter

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

Technorati Tags: bacopa caroliniana, diplidis diandra, glossostigma elatinoides, heteranthera zosterifolia, riccia fluitans, rotaia rotundifolia, rotala indica

2005 AGA | Honorable mention : By Rony Suzuki

admin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:19:05 +0000

Tank Size	110 x 30 x 30 cm (43 x 12 x 12 in)
Volume	99L (26 gallons)
Category	Aquatic Garden
Title
Plants	Heteranthera zosterifolia, Eleocharis parvula, Vesicularia dubyana
Fish/Animals	Hyphessobrycon amandae (40), Characidae sp. (10), Rasbora einthovenii (02), Corydoras sp. (02), Otocinclus cf. affinis (06)
Decorative Materials	Driftwood and Rocks
Background	Black card
Lighting	02 x 40w – 6500k
Filtration	Internal filter (AT 005F)
Additional Information	Fine gravel, laterite, processed earthworm castings (using Mr. Vladimir Simoes Method)

Source : Aquatic Gardeners

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