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Hokusai Katsushika - Albert Escrihuela Cáceres / Spain - Silver Prize - IAPLC 2020 - Moss-Covered Rock Ravine Framed by a Bright Opening

Hokusai Katsushika - Albert Escrihuela Cáceres / Spain - Silver Prize - IAPLC 2020 - Moss-Covered Rock Ravine Framed by a Bright Opening

This image presents a densely planted underwater ravine built from dark, layered rocks and heavily mossed branches or ledges. A school of small, vividly marked fish occupies the central passage, while a bright opening behind the hardscape supplies th...
PURE - Josh Sim / Malaysia - Silver Prize - IAPLC 2020 - Layered Driftwood Forest with a School of Striped Fish

PURE - Josh Sim / Malaysia - Silver Prize - IAPLC 2020 - Layered Driftwood Forest with a School of Striped Fish

This image presents a densely planted underwater forest organized around sweeping, interlocking driftwood. Fine-leaved growth covers much of the wood, while open water in the central lower area gives a school of vertically striped, long-finned fish r...
How to Prevent Snail Shell Erosion in a Planted Aquarium

How to Prevent Snail Shell Erosion in a Planted Aquarium

Aquarium snails can look healthy while their shells slowly weaken. Pale patches, pits, rough edges and widening holes are often blamed on a lack of calcium, but shell health depends on a larger system: dissolved minerals, carbonate buffering, acidity...
Undying - Steven Chong / United States of America - Gold Prize IAPLC 2020 - Layered Driftwood Arches Frame A Bright Underwater Forest

Undying - Steven Chong / United States of America - Gold Prize IAPLC 2020 - Layered Driftwood Arches Frame A Bright Underwater Forest

This image presents a densely planted aquatic scene organized around several dark, interlocking driftwood forms. The wood creates tunnels, ledges, and strong horizontal layers, while a bright open area behind the structure supplies depth and contrast...
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Hokusai Katsushika - Albert Escrihuela Cáceres / Spain - Silver Prize - IAPLC 2020 - Moss-Covered Rock Ravine Framed by a Bright Opening

This image presents a densely planted underwater ravine built from dark, layered rocks and heavily m...

PURE - Josh Sim / Malaysia - Silver Prize - IAPLC 2020 - Layered Driftwood Forest with a School of Striped Fish

This image presents a densely planted underwater forest organized around sweeping, interlocking drif...

Undying - Steven Chong / United States of America - Gold Prize IAPLC 2020 - Layered Driftwood Arches Frame A Bright Underwater Forest

This image presents a densely planted aquatic scene organized around several dark, interlocking drif...

Eden - Siak Wee Yeo / Malaysia - Grand Prize IAPLC 2020

This review examines the submitted aquarium image for IAPLC 2020, where the supplied contest context...

Final Call: Only One Day Left to Enter CIAC 2026

The clock is ticking for aquascapers around the world. Registration for the CIPS International Aquas...

Introducing AquaRank: A Transparent World Ranking for Aquascapers

Aquascaping has grown into a truly international art form. Every year, thousands of aquascapers subm...
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