High-Quality Entries
The submitted works this year demonstrated the diversity of styles and creativity of the scapers. From artistic aquascapes to those focused on ecological balance, each piece had its unique beauty and originality. This shows that the art of aquascaping is gaining more and more attention and investment from people.
AGA Website: Room for Improvement
However, alongside the successes, the AGA website has also received mixed reviews from the community. One of the biggest shortcomings mentioned by many is the website's failure to fully display the judges' comments. This makes it difficult for viewers to understand the evaluation criteria and why certain works were awarded.
The lack of professional comments from the judges not only diminishes the value of the contest but also limits learning and skill improvement opportunities for other scapers. Through these comments, people can gain valuable experiences and apply them to their own works.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 28L
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01 - Flooded forest - Alen Hodzic - Croatia.
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02 - Mountain Depth - Chung Hin Leung - China.
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03 - Five Stones - Justin Schiess - USA.
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04 - Dusks Embrace Over Yakushima - Agnieszka Schoeneck - Poland.
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05 - Calm - Adam Dziadek - Poland.
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06 - Shrimp Nest - Selcuk Durmaz - Turkey.
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07 - The Legend of Akakor - Aldo Santana - Brazil.
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08 - The Poetic Resistance of Limnophila aquatica - Clayton Medeiros - Brazil.
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09 - Admiration - Chung Hin Leung - China.
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10 - Autumn - Chung Hin Leung - China.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 28L - 54L
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01 - Gratitude - Jeffrey Miotke - USA.
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02 - Sagascape - Daniel Fernandes - Brazil.
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03 - Bromo - Mawan Huda - Indonesia.
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04 - A Piece of Nature - Lang Viktor - Hungary.
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05 - Shadowstone Cavern - William Kruizinga - Netherlands.
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06 - Kartajaya Forest - Muh Falah - Indonesia.
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07 - Suralaya Peak - Arih Nugroho - Indonesia.
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08 - Insomnio - Juan Bedoya Vasquez - Colombia.
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09 - Rocky Shore - Tamas Fabian - Hungary.
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10 - Solitude - Flaviu Zapartan - Romania.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 55L - 79L
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01 - Colors In The Field - Gustavo Pimenta - Brazil.
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02 - Return - Thiago Eloi - Brazil.
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03 - Caves - Luis Cardoso - Portugal.
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04 - Imperfect - Weradet Kaewyuang - Thailand.
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05 - FLOW - Robi Chen - Indonesia.
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06 - Shelter - Pok Man Lau - China.
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07 - Pico dos Marins - Felipe De Camargo - Brazil.
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08 - Orogenesis - Bruno Fiorenza - Italy.
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09 - Paraiba Encantada - Cliverton Da Silva - Brazil.
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10 - Rio Minho - Cleir Dubois - Portugal.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 80L - 161L
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01 - Petrified - Daniel Basseto - Brazil.
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02 - Boundary of Life - Dokyun Lim - Afghanistan.
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03 - Untamed - Tanja Pechhold - Germany.
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04 - Gruta da Lapa Doce - Fernando Moraes - Brazil.
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05 - Riven - Jozef Scury - Slovakia.
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06 - BRUMA - Juan Tambornino - Argentina.
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07 - Always Green - Ki-Yeong Kim - South Korea.
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08 - Creek Shadows Gorge Light - Tianxu Yang - USA.
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09 - Legacy - Ivo Menezes - Brazil.
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10 - Aurora Borealis - Aniket Mukherjee - India.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 162L - 219L
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01 - RIU GES - Bernat Hosta Rovira - Andorra.
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02 - Unified Flow - Karsten Dunne - Germany.
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03 - Forest of Memory - Han-Hsuan Chen - Taiwan.
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04 - Flow - Asaftei Cristian - Romania.
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05 - Gotjawal - Seungjin Choi - South Korea.
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06 - Lost Sanctuary - Fritz Shann Lee Rabaya - Philippines.
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07 - Geological Heaven - Luigi Carboni - Brazil.
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08 - WONOGIRI - Danang Nugroho - Indonesia.
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09 - Katana - Stephano Diaz - Ecuador.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden less than 220L - 319L
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01 - Veins of Nature - Muhammad Yusuf - Indonesia.
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02 - Be The Flow - Durvesh Gaikar - India.
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03 - Burning - Pham Manh - Vietnam.
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04 - Deep - Asaftei Cristian - Romania.
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05 - Origin of Forest - Jin Liang - China.
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06 - Almost Sunset - Rennier Katigbak - Philippines.
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07 - Covered in Green Again - Katsuki Tanaka - Japan.
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08 - The Threshold of Autumn - Park Junwoo - South Korea.
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09 - Rolling Hills - Pavol Kulanda - Afghanistan.
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10 - DESCEND - Matthew Israel Manes - Philippines.
TOP 10 Aquatic Garden greater than 320L
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01 - Great Wave - Luis Galarraga - Brazil.
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02 - Rolling River - Ismael Soria - Spain.
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03 - Meteor - Dong Jin Shin - South Korea.
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04 - WAY TO HEAVEN - Raul Gargallo - Spain.
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05 - MANGROVE PARADISE - Nobphacha Yimyou - Thailand.
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06 - DEEPGREEN - Taegi Yoon - South Korea.
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07 - Viridescent Harmony - Pavol Kulanda - United Kingdom.
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08 - RUINS - Trinh Ha Le - Vietnam.
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09 - Pantanal - Carlos Souza - Brazil.
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10 - Grasping - Steven Chong - United States of America.
Conclusion
This year's AGA aquascaping contest was a memorable event, but there are still some limitations. Hopefully, in the coming years, the organizers will continue to improve the contest to make it more professional and meet the community's expectations.
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