APSA Aquascaping Competition Results 2014

shihr · Apr 15, 2014

1st Place
IVAN BEHRTEL (Ivan)!

120x45x45

Results:

Artistic Creativity (20 pts) Plant Condition (20 pts) Total Impression (60 pts) Total (100 pts)

APSA17 18.5 54.5 90
Cliff18 19 55 90
Sean15 18 49 82
Marcelo17 20 45 82
Total (average) 16.8 18.9 50.9 86.5

APSA said:

Nice natural feel! Plants are in very good condition. the ug carpet looks nice and groomed. very nice touch with the movement on the water surface, making the tank come alive.

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Cliff said:

Very nice plant arrangement, can effectively show the beauty of aquatic plants. Leafs arrange of the left hand side of the open space create a very good perspective and attraction. Strong layout.

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Sean said:

The plants in this scape look fantastic. Healthy and vibrant. The use of multiple foreground plants to create a natural scene is amazing, and does not look out of place. The use of mosses to cover hardscape is also well done, although in some places, possibly a little too bushy? The vibrant Autumn colours of the plants leave me with a feeling of tranquility. The balance of this tank is really good overall, and I like the layout. It is a jungle style tank with definite areas of plant mastery.

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2nd Place
Trevor (Trev Pleco)!

1800x610x700

Results:

Artistic Creativity (20 pts) Plant Condition (20 pts) Total Impression (60 pts) Total (100 pts)

APSA18 19.5 47 84.5
Cliff16 15 45 76
Sean19 18 46 83
Marcelo17 20 47 84
Total (average) 17.5 18.1 46.3 81.9

APSA said:

We like the overall impression of the tank. Extremely healty plants! The detail work is really well executed!

The dip in the front middle really takes away from the scape. You should have used another colour of sand to highlight the path.

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Cliff said:

Very nice stone arrangement,the whole lyout is very settle, and well balance

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Sean said:

This layout is simply beautiful. The more I look at it the more detail I see. The rockwork is simply stunning, except for the left hand front corner. The rock level seems too uniform in the front, with all 3 major rocks sitting at the same height. This for me does not give a natural impression. It just feels too linear. The Hydrocotyl also looks a bit messy in the left hand side, whereas on the right, it looks very natural and grown in well. The fish compliment the scape very well as well. The only thing that really bugs me is the fissidens balls in the foreground. I feel that they are unnessesary, and could easily be removed without disrupting the feeling of the scape, and possibly improving it. It just feels like little topiary plants in the front, which does not feel natural.

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3rd Place
Gerhard du Toit (GDT78)

90x40x40

Results:

Artistic Creativity (20 pts) Plant Condition (20 pts) Total Impression (60 pts) Total (100 pts)

APSA16 18.5 46.5 81
Cliff12 15 35 62
Sean15 19 38 72
Marcelo17 17 40 72
Total (average) 14.5 17.4 39.9 71.8

APSA said:

Nice natural feel! Plants are in very good condition. the ug carpet looks nice and groomed. very nice touch with the movement on the water surface, making the tank come alive.

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Cliff said:

The space from the two sides seems abit too wide, but that may be an layout made for the reason that can view by all four sides of the tank? I love the plant arrangement.

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Sean said:

I like the layout very much, but the camera angle does not compliment the scape. The Plant selection was good as well. The plants look good, and the fish look healthy, but a lot could have been done to clean up the scape before taking the final picture. The Substrate also looks far too thick in the front. Overall, a really nice tank though.

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APSA Honory Placement
Danelle Vivier (Razer2007)

120x45x45

Results:

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Judge|Artistic Creativity (20 pts)|Plant Condition (20 pts)|Total Impression (60 pts)|Total (100 pts)
Aquatic Plants South Africa|18|15|51|84
Cliff|18|10|35|63
Sean|17|12|35|64
Marcelo|15|16|35|82
Total (average)| 17 |13.3| 39.9| 69.3
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APSA said:

Love the detail! Take out equipment for a competition photo. Tank needs to grow in a little more.

Sword is not adding much to the scape and is a little distracting.

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Cliff said:

A very strong impression by the wood, very nice woods arrangement

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Sean said:

The hardscape in this aquarium is beautiful. Very dramatic and perfectly positioned. The wood with the river stones works really well for me, and the plants just needed a few months to really mature. This would be a showstopper if allowed to mature. It is a pity that the equipment was not removed before the picture was taken. The glass should also have been cleaned properly. All of these easy to fix issues, lose the tank a lot of points. Some moss growing on the wood, would have also made it feel a bit more natural. Other than that, all this tank needs is time.

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shihr · Apr 2, 2014

Prizes:

The Planted Tank

1st - ADA 60P with Aquasky 602
2nd - ADA 60p With Aquasky 601
3rd - Mini M with Aquasky 361
Honorary - Set of ADA Curved Scissors

Jungle Aquatics

1st - R1000 online gift voucher
2nd - R500 online gift voucher
3rd - R250 online gift voucher

BetterWeather Aquatic plants

1st - R500 online gift voucher
2nd - R300 online gift voucher
3rd - R250 online gift voucher
Honorary - R100 online gift voucher

Sams Aquarium

1st - Dolphin C1300

APSA

1st - APSA Floating trophy
2nd 3rd and honorary - Trophies, and medals

shihr · Apr 11, 2014

4th Place - Rickus Schoeman

5th Place - Danelle Vivier

6th Place - Marc Hawke

7th Place - Marc van Jaarsveldt

8th Place - Angus Shippey

9th Place - Daneil Born

10th Place - Andre

11th Place - Marna Fourie

12th Place - Wade For Ming

13th Place - Hennie Roux

14th Place - Michael Harvey

15th Place - Herman Bester

16th Place - Sunny Tam

17th Place - Ferdie

18th Place - Dewald Coetzer

19th Place - Brenton Simpson

20th Place - Ernst Bleeker

shihr · Apr 2, 2014

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