AGA international aquascaping comp. a must see!!

so i thought i'd go have a look since i havnt in a while and wow! the tanks from last year blew me away they really did. i highly recommend taking a looksee. heres a lil taster one of my favs

 

That tank is rediculous! How? How do you do that? :huh:

 

That tank freaks me out a little... What the heck is the white stuff pretending to be water rapids? There are some serious scapes in these international contests! Some amazing talent in the world today.

 

You sure that's a tank?? It's mind boggling..

 

They use very fine silica sand to create these underwater waterfalls... About 25 years ago you could buy this Incan style ornament that was air pump driven that did this - used to have one (Busted,hey - i was like 10 or something....lol) in one of my tanks....

 

I know the method you are talking about shawn but I think the white stuff in this tank is filter wool.

 

this is a really weird tank...cant wrap my head around it.

 

+1 @Vis

you are quite correct it is filter wool, used on the day for effect.

 

+1 @Vis

you are quite correct it is filter wool, used on the day for effect.

 

I've heard they use a certain type of filter will, with a stategically placed pump with spray bar under it on the day of the show to give it the effect of movement. I believe the effect doesn't last very long because the filter wool can become displaced and break apart. But I know of the system Azurekoi was talking about. @azurekoi... did that system work on spraying the sand UPWARDS (with it collecting behind the waterfall effect) or did yours work pushing the sand from the top down?

 

hi @Zoom

i dont know if i can post the link here so please advise.

but this tank is 65L NO co2 and the wool is filter wool. dont think any power head was used to create any flow look, as its just a stil pitcure, probably placed there for picture day. he/she is running a external 680l filter.

 

wow, just got the link on the net, this guy can scape! only two T8's!

 

haha i know but some of the jugdes has some stuff to say about the water fall..

one was like water falls dont accur under water.

 

@azurekoi you have to check out the paludarium section its absolutely incredible. there was a dude that did one with the dimensions 9cm x 9x 9!

 

Thanx @windfire - I check them religiously....lol

 

lol cool beans @azurekoi just thought i'd share. did you check out that site i emailed you about? my orchid is flowering "does happy dance". i love it!

i got some serious inspiration and tips from looking through the AGA tanks. i'm hoping my comp tank is going to look better than ever!

 

Did anyone notice the waterfall pool in the posted pick? Nifty idea he used there. I would have never thought of that

 

really guys just google AGA aquascaping comp and you can then check the last couple of years entries. i think last years standard was extremely high!