AGA 2023 Aquascaping Contest: #426

First impression: Nice tank. Nice colors.
I miss an open view to the background to create depth.
The various plant groups are situated very close to each other.
I think the Echinodorus ocelot grows too big for this tank.
No information about the number of Hemigrammus rhodostomus. Miss a fish at the surface.
Technology well hidden and out of sight.

— Bart Laurens

I love the restraint applied to the foreground - so rare! I love the open light foreground substrate - thank you for not filling every inch of the foreground densely with plants. What a relief! Gorgeous healthy plants. I love the Cyperus - why don’t more people use this plant? I love the rich colors and the sense of depth. But I do not love the red plant in the middle. The black & white photo submitted shows the lack of leaf shape and size contrast in the middle back of the tank. This is a reminder to always take black and white photos of your tank - this will highlight your contrast weakness in leaf size and shape. Here you have an over-reliance on color for contrast which is easier than achieving contrast using all 4 levers - color height shape and size. Thirteen species of plants in a 60 cm tank is twice as many species as this tank can accommodate. Avoid red next to red.

— Vin Kutty

I really like the first impression of this layout. However the foreground appears a bit too barren and making more use of it could even give the tank MORE sense of depth (which already is impressive).

— Marco Aukes

#426: 94.4L Dutch Aquascape on a summer day

soung bin Im Incheon, South Korea

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#426: 94.4L Dutch Aquascape on a summer day

soung bin Im Incheon, South Korea E-mail

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soung bin Im Incheon, South Korea