Aquatic Scapers Europe - International Aquascaping Contest 2010 Results

     Nano Category:

    1st Place - Manuel Recarey González (Spain) - Bosco

Tank size / Volume: 48 x 28 x 28 cm / 38L

Fertilization: KNO3, K2SO4, KH2PO4
CO2 / Bubbles per second / CO2-System: Yes / 2 / Reactor external
Lightning: 2 pll 24w and 36 w
Substrate: aqualit, arena
Plants: Proserpinaca palustris, Taxiphyllum sp., Riccardia chamedryfolia,
           Cryptocoryne sp.
Fish & Invertebrates: Microrasbora erythromicron, Red cherrys
Hardscape: Wood

     2nd Place - Bonetti Pascal (France) - Rainy season

Tank size / Volume: 20 x 20 x 25 cm / 10L

Fertilization: Dennerle A1 daily NPK
CO2 / Bubbles per second / CO2-System: Yes / 0.5 / Pressurized
Lightning: 1 x dennerle,11W - 9 hours per day
Substrate: Dennerle, deponitmix
Plants: Bolbitis heudelotii, Fissidens fontanus, Riccardia graeffei
Fish & Invertebrates: Boraras brigittae, Neocaridina heteropoda var.red
Hardscape: Redmoor wood, stones, white sand

     3rd Place - William Ng (Singapore) -Tunnel of light

Tank size / Volume: 45 x 27 x 25 cm / 30L

Fertilization: ADA Brighty K, ADA Green Brighty Step 1, ADA green gain,
                  ADA ECA, ADA Green Brighty Special LIGHTS
CO2 / Bubbles per second / CO2-System: Yes / 1 / Pressurized cylinder with
                                                          inline diffuser
Lightning: 4 x 16W T5HO - 8 hours per day
Substrate: ADA Aqua Soil-Amazonia II
Plants: Hemianthus callitrichoides, Glossostigma elatinoides, Eleocharis
           parvula, Eleocharis Sp "Japan", Elatine Triandra
Fish & Invertebrates: Paracheirodon axelrodi, Caridina sp., Caridina cf.
Hardscape: Seriyu stones

     Standard Category:

     1st Place - Marcel Dykierek (Germany) - Anyplace ... Anytime

Tank size / Volume: 120 x 50 x 50 cm / 300L

Fertilization: AquaRebell Mikro Spezial - Flowgrow, Seachem Flourish Iron,
                  Seachem Flourish Trace, "Own" Macro-Mix
CO2 / CO2-System / CO2-Extras: Yes / 2kg Bottle with Glass Diffuser /
                                              pH controlled (Dennerle)
Lightning: 2x 54W T5 HO - Narva BioVital, 2x 28W T5 HE - Narva BioVital
Substrate: Natural Gravel, 1-2mm
Plants: Anubias barteri var. nana, Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus,
          Echinodorus latifolius, Fissidens fontanus, Glossostigma elatinoides,
          Isoetes velata, Juncus repens, Lagenandra meeboldii 'rot',
          Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow', Microsorum pteropus 'Taiwan' 
          Microsorum pteropus 'Short Narrow Leaf',
          Microsorum pteropus 'Trident'
          Vallisneria nana
Fish & Invertebrates: Paracheirodon axelrodi, Carinotetraodon travancoricus,
                              Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white,
                              Caridina multidentata
Hardscape: "Red" driftwood

     2nd Place - Piotr Beczynski (Poland) - Spring is coming

Tank size / Volume: 90 x 45 x 45 cm / 182L
Fertilization: KNO3, ADA step 2, Brighty K, ECA, Green Bacter
CO2 / Bubbles per second / CO2-System: Yes / 2 / 0,5kg CO2 cylinder
Lightning: 4x39W T5 , 10 hours per day
Substrate: power sand, Amazonia I, Amazonia II, tourmaline
Plants: echinodorus anqustifolius, monosolenium tenerum, staurogyne sp.
           ludwigia arcuata, microsorium sp., fissidens fontanus, fontinalis
           antipyretica, vesicularia dubyana, echinodorus tenellus, hemianthus
           callitrichoides, bolbitis heudelotii, cryptocoryne
Fish & Invertebrates: rasbora heteromorpha, rasbora espei, caridinia
                              japonica, crossocheilus siamensis
Hardscape: manten stone, forest's wood

     3rd Place - Siak Wee Yeo (Malaysia) - Mountain Banshee - IKRAN

Tank size / Volume: 60 x 30 x 30 cm / 54L

Fertilization: ADA step 1, ADA brighty K

CO2 / Bubbles per second: Yes / 3

Lightning: T5HO 24 watt x 2

Substrate: ADA Amazonia 2, ADA Power sand Special
Plants: Fissiden nobillis, Fissiden fontanus, Japan hairgrass, Flame moss, 
          Hemianthus Callitrichoides
Fish & Invertebrates: Microrasbora kubotai, Crossocheilus siamensis, 
                              Otocinclus affinis, Caridina japonica, Cherry shrimps
Hardscape: Wild collected stone