Without a doubt the category that most captivated my eyes. Getting into the top 10 of it is really complex. It was really difficult to make a ranking since there are more than 15 works whose level is amazing. My congratulations to all the participants and especially to the winners.
— Juan Puchades
This size of tank is just about the perfect size to aquascape. It's large enough that you have a lot of choices to use plant size to create depth and several different dimensions to create very creative hardscapes. This category has some of the best aquascapes in the contest this year.
— Kris Weinhold
There are so many high level works of expression and completeness. So wonderful!!
— Masashi Ono
Wow wow wow. This size category consistently tends to have some of the best work and this year doesn't disappoint. I think any in the top ten could have won if the others weren't there!!!
Now to the sad part... To add to what Andre has said very few of these tanks that have been disqualified would have lowered their scores appreciably by simply using allowable global edits to show us their work. Please do not tarnish our beautiful hobby with cheating. It breaks my heart.
— Karen Randall
This is Formula 1 for aquascapers! This is where the magic happens! Great aquascapers of the world all compete in this category parading their works of art and their talent. If you want to learn or get inspired this is the place !!! Each year it becomes more difficult for judges to evaluate works so similar in technical complexity. May it last for many years.
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Now to the sad part... To add to what Andre has said very few of these tanks that have been disqualified would have lowered their scores appreciably by simply using allowable global edits to show us their work. Please do not tarnish our beautiful hobby with cheating. It breaks my heart.