The Power of ADA: The Philosophy of ADA

Takashi Amano and Aqua Design Amano Aqua Design Amano, otherwise known as ADA, was founded by famous aquascaper Mr. Takashi Amano.  ADA is a product of Mr Amano’s love of nature and his  unusual ability to recreate the natural world. Read more about The History of Takashi Amano and ADA here. ADA provide absolutely everything you need to create your very own Nature Aquarium.  All of ADA’s items are researched, developed and tested, in their experience,…

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IAPLC 2010 Top 27 Aquascapes

International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) 2010 top 27 world rankings. Aqua Design Amano Co., Ltd. hosted the International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2010. It is the 10th anniversary contest, and we have received the record breaking number of entries this year, 1,819 applications from 55 countries. It shows that this contest has been recognized and Nature Aquarium is getting popular globally. Comment from Takashi Amano International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest started from the dawn…

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An Introduction to ADA

ADA stands for Aqua Design Amano, which is Takashi Amano’s company. Takashi Amano pioneered the ‘Nature Aquarium’: he used CO2 injection to enhance plant growth which meant that for the first time in the history of the planted tank it was easy to achieve beautiful, lush, green, natural plant growth that mimicked nature – hence the term ‘Nature Aquarium’. Takashi Amano went on to develop a product line of Nature Aquarium goods, which are now…

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