A new perspective on aquarism
Aquarium design is a serious undertaking for those participating in international aquarium competitions, such as sponsored by the Houston-based Aqua Gardeners Association. We offer an overview of the best works of talented designers, which are more like fairy landscapes created with a magic wand.
«Pillars of the earth». Written by Pascal Buonpane from Italy. Aquarium volume – 400 liters.
Aqualscape can be safely called the art of creating incredible underwater aquarium gardens. The work requires aquarium plants, stones, driftwood, talented hands and time. Sometimes it takes months of painstaking work to create a masterpiece..
«Road to sky». Written by Timujin Sagel from Istanbul, Turkey. Aquarium volume 270 liters.
International aquascape design competitions bring together amateurs from all over the world. So, in 2013, 2,100 contestants from 60 countries took part in China. The entries are definitely different from the usual landscapes created at home. But you can always use interesting ideas, and then the Wild-Wild West, Russian taiga, valleys of China, Californian beaches will appear in the aquarium.
«Whisper of pines»
«Whisper of pines» created by Serkan Cetinkol from Istanbul, Turkey. The volume of the aquarium is 150 liters. Elapsed time – 4 months.
«Morning in the forest»
«Morning in the forest». Author – Pavel Bautin from St. Petersburg, Russia. The volume of the aquarium is 400 liters, eight types of plants are used. It took 6 months
«The road to heaven»
«The road to heaven». Author – Dmitry Parshin from Moscow, Russia. The volume of the aquarium is 600 liters. It took 9 months.
«Lost forest»
«Lost forest». Author – Lukasz Kucharski, Lodz, Poland. The volume of the aquarium is 400 liters. It took 7 months.
«Charm of light»
«Charm of light». Written by Tumijin Sagel from Istanbul, Turkey. The volume of the aquarium is 270 liters. It took 5 months.
«Mountain mini ridge»
«Mountain mini ridge». Posted by Melinda Konschik, Hungary. The volume of the aquarium is only 20 liters, but it took 3 months.
«Looking up»
«Looking up». Author – Irina Kryshtopa, Alchevsk, Ukraine. The volume of the aquarium is 250 liters. It took 4 months.
«Abandoned forest»
«Abandoned forest». The volume of the aquarium is 117 liters, 16 species of plants were planted, which took 7 months to fill the space.
«Wild West»
«Wild West». Written by Stepan Erdelic from Dyakovo, Croatia. The volume of the aquarium is 160 liters. It took 5 months.
«Dance of stones»
«Dance of stones». Author – Alexander Moskalenko from Khartsyzsk, Ukraine. The volume of the aquarium is 160 liters. It took 3 months.
«Naiads hands»
«Naiads hands». Posted by Laszlo Tart from Herenda, Hungary. The volume of the aquarium is 247 liters. It took a year for the plants to fill it up before photographing.
«Green Grand Canyon»
«Green Grand Canyon». The author is Igor Kapitan from Slovenia. Aquarium volume – 63 liters.
«Pandora, the land of flying lights»
«Pandora, the land of flying lights». The author is Marko Velikonya from Slovenia. Small islands of volcanic stone are created in the 450 liter aquarium, which are attached to the glass.
However, with some effort, you can create such beauty with your own hands..
And having created such splendor, it can be easily fit into the interior, designers offer a lot of interesting solutions.
