For this year's Dutch aquascapes we have esteemed judges Marco Aukes (Netherlands) Bart Laurens (Netherlands) and Vin Kutty (United States).
— Erik
Happy to see some very strong Dutch Style tanks again this year. Even before I see the scoring of the other judges I predict it will be very close between places 1-3.
At the same time we see 1 example of an extremely powerfull and strong scape which I love but actually is not a true Dutch Style.
For the ones where I commented that the tanks are not matured enough yet; practise makes perfect so keep on working thise scapes in the coming year and re-enter them please!
— Marco Aukes
Another great year of Dutch tanks. People seem to have taken moss walls and curtain plants to heart. I'm in love with the top 3 to 5 tanks but even a couple of those have red-plant-in-center problem. Fifteen of the 21 entries have look-at-me red plants right in the middle. Hmm. I'm sure someone can pull it off but it's best to leave the geometric center to bland green stuff.
Czech Republic
United States
Iran
Brazil
Taiwan
Indonesia
Spain
South Korea
Philippines
Argentina
Singapore
Japan
India
Poland
Estonia
Comments
At the same time we see 1 example of an extremely powerfull and strong scape which I love but actually is not a true Dutch Style.
For the ones where I commented that the tanks are not matured enough yet; practise makes perfect so keep on working thise scapes in the coming year and re-enter them please!