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Colourful River Bank - IIAC 2019 #22 - Filipe Oliveira / Portugal

25 February 2025

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With this layout I've tried to bring a breeze of fresh air to the aquarium hobby by using more species of aquatic plants than usually we see in competition; this without losing the feeling of the true Nature Aquarium. Really hope this layout can inspire more people following this direction by mastering the growth of plants instead of just building amazing structures of hardscape.

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Colourful River Bank

Author: Filipe Oliveira / Portugal

Aquarium Size/W90 x D60 x H45 (cm)

Comments from Gary Wu

A comprehensive layout, the shape on both size too symmetric and a little bit overgrown, all hardscape driftwood almost hide under the vegetation. the red stem plant on the left trim nicely. The wavy water surface with color reflection make this open space too busy. On a colorful layout, try to balance the color and open area, otherwise, the viewer will lost the focus.

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