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  1. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] A Hunting Ground - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2015

    The water flow running through the left front side from the right far corner is well expressed. A sense of depth created by driftwood is overemphasized, but the layout's balanced composition helps...

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  2. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Congo - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2017

    Featuring the skillful expression of perspective using driftwood and overwhelming natural feel, this creation has the contents and dignity suited for the Grand Prize winning layout. Particularly,...

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  3. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Destiny - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2013

    The second Silver Prize went to the layout featuring an impressive arrangement of driftwood and shade plants including ferns. Combination of different sizes of driftwood attached with ferns...

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  4. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Dream On - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2019

    This year's Grand prize goes to Mr. Josh Sim of Malaysia. What inspires us the most about this work is its novel and powerful approach to the composition brought out by fine planting details. This...

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  5. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Embrace - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2021

    The second Bronze Prize went to an aquascape which is a fusion of a interesting composition and beauty of aquatic plants. As a trend of recent contests, compositional eccentricity tends to be...

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  6. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Eternal - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2023

    This work, with its impactful and unique driftwood, won the first Silver Prize. The gap between the small rocky peak at the far end and the large piece of driftwood boldly placed at the very front...

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  7. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Longing - Gang Zhao / China - IAPLC 2023

    This work, which skillfully combined stones and driftwood to express a deeply gouged valley, won the Gold Prize following the Grand Prix. The perspective is beautifully expressed by taking advantage...

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  8. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] Pure - Josh Sim / Malaysia - IAPLC 2020

    The first Silver prize is awarded to a mysterious aquascape, mainly using shade-loving plants such as ferns and moss. The dynamic arrangement of large driftwood, which is the framework of the...

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  9. News & Press

    [TheStoriesOfTop7] SYNERGY - Matthew Israel Manes / Philippines - IAPLC 2021

    The first Bronze Prize went to an aquascape with impressive exposed layered rock surfaces. By arranging materials to make them look like a valley with rock cliffs rising to the left and right,...

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  10. News & Press

    Aquascape Setup Trending

    Aquarium setup is the process of creating and maintaining a suitable environment for aquatic life in a tank. It involves choosing the right tank size, filter, lighting, substrate, heater, plants,...

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  11. News & Press

    Dream - IIAC 2019 #4 - Josh Sim / Malaysia

    "Dream" represent a transformation in my aquascaping style over the last 12 years. I was making complicated forest layout for the major part of my aquascaping journey and sophisticated forest is...

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  12. News & Press

    Embrace - IIAC 2020 #56 - Josh Sim / Malaysia

    This tank was created in March 2020 when Malaysia had the first lockdown due to Covid19 for six weeks. I have not done any layout with rocks for the past 5-6 years, so i have decided to try a rock...

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  13. Aquarium Contests

    Eternal - IAPLC 2023 - World Ranking 3 by Josh Sim

    There is no right or wrong in aquascaping. As long as you are happy with the final outcome, you are doing the right thing! All of the above are purely based on my personal opinion, i did not mean to...

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  14. Aquarium Contests

    Eternal - Top 3 IAPLC 2023 - Josh Sim/Malaysia

    My dream would be to bring back the Nature Aquarium as the main style in this aquarium hobby.

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  15. News & Press

    How to take great aquarium photos for the contest

    Warning: super long and boring post. Feel free to skip. I am not a good photographer. OK, I am not even a good aquascaping photographer. But in the past 13 years, I took my aquariums contest photos...

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  16. Famous Scapers

    Josh Sim

    He is one of best scapers from Malaysia. His layouts are always very powerfull and very detailed. So, high are the rankings ! And he manages to present two impressive layouts per year since 2012......

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  17. Nature Aquarium

    Layout title - How should we name our competition tank?

    The best layout title depends on the context and purpose of the layout - Josh Sim / Malaysia

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  18. Nature Aquarium

    Photo Editing - Preparing for Aquascaping Contest

    This is a touchy sensitive topic. In a way it is like drugs (performance enhancing substances) in sports, many drugs are banned but many athletes are taking them nonetheless. If we dont get caught...

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  19. News & Press

    Planted tank can go on without fertilizer?

    Have you ever wondered what is the longest period that a fully planted tank can go on without fertilizer and still maintaining the plant in healthy condition?

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