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Mar 29 2013

IAPLC 2012 Booklets Available

Image of IAPLC Booklet 2012 The ADA International Aquatic Plants Contest (IAPLC) Booklet for the 2012 contest is now available!

The 2012 contest had the largest number of entries ever: 2,021, from 63 different countries, demonstrating the popularity of ADA and the Nature Aquarium.

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Jul 24 2012

IAPLC 2012 2nd Round Grading - James casts his votes!

International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2012: Voting Begins!
The top 200 aquascapes have been selected by the IAPLC steering commitee which includes Practical Fishkeeping Magazine Editor Jeremy Gay. You can see the top 200 entries (in no specific order) on this page.

2nd round grading is in progress; the contest participants, aquarium stores selected by ADA and aquarium magazine editors of the world will vote on the layouts from these 200 candidates over the internet.

James Findley carefully graded and selected his three votes... his comments on his choices include;

"complex and effective use of plants and wood. A real slice of riverbank"

"some fine root like wood in use and good use of free space centrally. Minimal use of plant species throws further attention to the decor used here"

"A very original layout and minimal use of plant species further heightens the graphic qualities of this scape"

We will publish James' full reviews at a later date along with identifying the three he voted for.

Final selection of the Grand Prize winner, and top 100 world ranking layouts will be decided by counting the results of the votes at the Nature Aquarium Party on October 27th at Tokyo International Forum.

See the top 200 layouts for yourself...

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Apr 30 2012

New UK IAPLC Judge: Jeremy Gay

Congratulations to Jeremy Gay, editor of Practical Fishkeeping Magazine, for being invited to be a member of this years International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest, otherwise known

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Aug 05 2011

The Power of ADA: A History of Takashi Amano and ADA

Takahsi Amano and Aqua Deisgn Amano

The name ‘Takashi Amano’ has become synonymous with the Nature Aquarium and aquascaping. Takashi Amano was born in 1954 in Niigata, Japan. Mr Amano started his career as a famous Japanese landscape photographer in 1975.

Takashi Amano: World Class Photographer

After visiting the world’s largest tropical rainforests in the Amazon, Borneo, West Africa and the pristine forests of Japan, Mr Takashi Amano produced a range of stunning photographs entitled ‘Untouched Nature”.

As a photographer, Takashi Amano works with iconic large format cameras to capture the minute, intricate details of nature. This ability to appreciate nature’s fine detail is expressed clearly in Mr Amano’s famous quote – ‘To know Mother Nature, is to love her smallest creations’.

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Feb 14 2012

New Photo Galleries Online!

We are pleased to announce that we have added two new photo galleries to our website...

IAPLC 2011 contest Results (top 27 Places)

This gallery includes a video slideshow of the top 27 placements as well as individual photographs with written details including official comments for the first handful. Some truly inspiring aquatic layouts from some of the best aquascapers in the world... don't hesitate to go straight there and take a look!

Takashi Amano in Hannover 2012

This year famous aquascaper and founder of ADA, Mr Takashi Amano was in Hannover and our team were lucky enough to have the opportunity to meet Mr Amano and get to know him better. Mr Amano gave a talk on his travels of the Amazon and his amazing 15 ton Nature Aquarium. He also did a planted tank demonstration to show what can be achieved using ADA. He was also a judge in The Art of the Planted Aquarium contest. These photos, captured by some of our team, are a detailed record of his visit to Hannover.

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Oct 14 2011

IAPLC 2011 Top 27 World Rankings

The Top 27 from the IAPLC/International Aquatic Plants Contest have been released!

You can see them here The IAPLC 2011

Congratulations to all the entrants. The IAPLC 2012 is now open - it is the new generation of IAPLC and involves a round of public voting!

Hopefully we will get a record number of UK entrants this year, to really represent the UK in aquascaping!

Jul 28 2011

ADA IAPLC Results 2011 Out Now!

The ADA International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2011 Rankings have been released!

Congratulations to everyone who entered, the UK has had some truly fantastic results this year!

We don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen their placement just yet, so you can see the results for yourselves here;

http://en.iaplc.com/results11/pdf/ranking2011e.pdf

Nov 11 2010

ADA IAPLC 2010 Top 27 Aquascapes HD Video Slideshow

International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2010 top 27 world rankings.

We have made a full 1080p HD video slideshow of the top 27 ranking aquascapes... you can watch it on our YouTube channel or on our website. Don't forget to set the quality to the highest your Internet connection can cope with... for highest quality full HD set it to '1080p'.

» Watch the video and browse the gallery on our website.

» Watch it on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/user/TheGreenMachineLtd

You may also read a note on the contest from Takashi Amano here ».

May 24 2010

Final Call to Enter the IAPLC 2010

The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2010 closes on the 31st May (Japanese time). It is advisable to submit your entries in advance of the deadline to allow for time differences.

The IAPLC is the worlds largest aquascaping contest and all entries are featured in the annual IAPLC booklet so it provides a fantastic opportunity to see your work in print.

For more information, photographic advice and to enter online please visit http://en.iaplc.com/

Call in to our showroom/store to pick up a leaflet, or download one from the website above.