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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 16502052" data-attributes="member: 158020">මාළුපොකුණ_ලස්සන_කරමු<img src="http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/8821/f78p.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Incredible Art of Aquarium Landscaping<img src="http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9832/3prr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Designing aquariums is serious art for folks who take part in international aquascaping contests like Russia's International Planted Aquarium Design Contest and the International Aquascaping Contest hosted by the Houston-based Aquatic Gardeners Association  (AGA). Aquascaping is the craft of designing underwater landscape for  fish tanks that involve arranging aquatic plants, rocks, stones,  cavework, or driftwood in an aesthetically pleasing manner. Competitive  designs may invoke a number of distinct styles such as a miniature  landscape of the Wild West with submerged cacti, or the taiga of Russia,  the valleys of China, or even beaches. Some of these aquascapes can  take months to prepare. The International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest  (IAPLC) is the largest aquascaping competition in the world where  hobbyists from all over the globe enter. As many as 2,100 aquascapers  from more than 60 countries competed with each other during the 2013  edition of the contest for the grand prize of 1 million Yen. Artists  from Asian and Eastern European countries generally dominate the top  slots where the craft is very popular, but thanks to the Internet,  westerners are slowly catching up to the game.    <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mAovqfGxGzc/U0dzaWzkQjI/AAAAAAAAxUM/cp461aKArN4/aquascaping-5%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Whisper of the pines,  designed by Serkan Çetinkol of Istanbul, Turkey. The aquarium contains  150 liters of water and is pictured after 4 months of growth.)    <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CvKlcTL6kUU/U0dzcu-LwGI/AAAAAAAAxUU/EmtxuJSOcMQ/aquascaping-1%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Forest Morning, designed by Pavel Bautin of Saint Petersburg, Russia. The 400-liter tank contains 8 types of plants and took 6 months to grow.)    <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xC0dhTxsMQU/U0dzfOmTM-I/AAAAAAAAxUc/YwMfiYnYkBs/aquascaping-2%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Way to Heaven, designed by Dmitriy Parshin of Moscow, Russia. This 600-liter tank took 9 months to prepare.)    <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9mqSyvIhBNk/U0dziVYSsKI/AAAAAAAAxUk/V4ZNG9F9tLw/aquascaping-3%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (Forgotten Forest, designed by Łukasz Kucharski of Lodz, Poland. The tank size is 400 liters and pictured after 7 months of growth.)    <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-x9Y_n_OHui0/U0dzl8jRyPI/AAAAAAAAxUs/eIYwoZ_ijIg/aquascaping-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Charm of Light, designed by Timucin Sagel of Istanbul, Turkey. This is a 270-liter tank and is aged at 5 months.)    <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Lne-Om-YI7I/U0dzrBlvK7I/AAAAAAAAxU0/AqPk4tcSSkE/aquascaping-6%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (The Mini Mountain Range, designed by Melinda Koncsik of Nagykőrös, Hungary. This tank contains only 20 liters of water and took 3 months to prepare.)    <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dQcoW4YFtzQ/U0dztNSg3lI/AAAAAAAAxU8/f03cvAGd42U/aquascaping-7%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Lookig up, designed by Irina Kryshtopa of Alchevsk, Ukraine. This tank is 250 liters in size and is 4 months old.)    <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Bx6M8cP8xGs/U0dzvXfhu0I/AAAAAAAAxVE/GGNZV7URfPo/aquascaping-8%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Lair Forest,  designed by Tibor Szecsei of Nagykőrös, Hungary. The tank is 117 liters  in a size and contains as many as 16 different plant types that took 7  months to grow.)    <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vlAGKsQGN04/U0dzw063MGI/AAAAAAAAxVM/lxsXprhWikg/aquascaping-9%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Wild West, designed by Stjepan Erdeljić of Djakovo, Croatia. Tank is 160 liters in size and is 5 months old.)    <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Mui_EhWcn9k/U0dzySWES8I/AAAAAAAAxVU/JIKgUjM8M7I/aquascaping-10%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Stones Dance, designed by Alexander Moscalenko of Khartsyzk, Ukraine. This 160-liter tank took 3 months to grow.)    <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J7WIRPKmZ3U/U0dzz2BeGOI/AAAAAAAAxVc/wo79pPqYsOY/aquascaping-11%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (The Arms of Naiad,  designed by Laszlo Tart of Herend, Hungary. The tank contains 247  liters of water and is photographed after 1 year of plant growth.)    <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tPoJWc1ST7E/U0dz1VRZWYI/AAAAAAAAxVk/oN_QC0YoA04/aquascaping-12%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (The Green Grand Canyon, designed by Igor Kapitan of Slovenija. This tank is 63 liters in size.)    <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MGo5KEUBqZc/U0dz2mexJ0I/AAAAAAAAxVs/gldSZYpwmaM/aquascaping-14%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (PANDORA, the land of flying sparks,  designed by Marko Velikonja of Slovenia. This 450 liter tank contains  small islands made of lava stone and epoxy resin and attached to glass  with strong magnets to make them appear as floating.)    <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-GZSmk54zDtw/U0dz409mCnI/AAAAAAAAxV0/84AcEeRRbbU/aquascaping-15%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Stairway to Heaven, designed by Timucin Sagel of Istanbul Turkey. This tank is 270 liters in size.)    <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-te4LRTPn_rY/U0dz61du6yI/AAAAAAAAxV8/bz5AanrKhE0/aquascaping-16%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (The pillars of the earth, designed by Pasquale Buonpane of Italy. This tank is 400 liters in size.)     <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ecI4NGZrAVo/U0dz8g5MjMI/AAAAAAAAxWE/exeIGq7yMEo/aquascaping-17%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    (Mountain Flowers, designed by Zhenzong Su of China. This tank is 350 liters in size.)</blockquote>

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