Iaplc2014

[tcy81]

So far only TCY81 who have tank prepared for competition . If you need some advice you can pm me your tank pic, will if we can improve it from there. For 45cm tank, you need to design your scape such that it make your tank look bigger than it should be, that mean no big leaf plant.

Competition is not just creating beautiful scape, there are also background work like understanding Judges preference .

Finally finish setting up my 3ft tank, really hope can do a proper job in maintaining my tank till IAPLC 2014. actually after setting up my 3ft , i really doubt i have time to maintain my 45cm...

[Shadow]

Can lah, 45 does not take long to maintain but it also depend on the scape. Normally, if you copy amano scape, it easier to maintain compare to Taiwan/Hong Kong type of scape.

[hiisoka]

already setup a nanoscape to warm up and get back into the groove.
mainly to practice hardscape placement.


still finalizing sketches for the main tank.
but due to space constrain i cant go for anything bigger than a 60cm tank

need a lot of work on photography though.

[tiintinn]

Hi guys,

am interested in submitting for IAPLC 2014, but probably need lots of comments to tweak the layout, do I post the current state of image here?

[Shadow]

up to you, you can create own thread or you can post here or you can also pm me .

[tiintinn]

Okie, below are 2 image taken from phone camera

Attachment 37711Attachment 37712Attachment 37713

Do let me know what you think, thanks lots

[tiintinn]

Dear all, will remove the previous thread and start a new thread for advise, thanks

[Shadow]

In my opinion, you tank scape is quite nice. If I were you, I will remove all the nana, remove all the stem plant at the back and add HC or glosso on the foreground. I thing slightly smaller wood would be better, say 10% smaller. Currently it feel like not enough empty space, but too late for that .

[tiintinn]

Thank you for your input, am currently trying to get a carpet, using HM though, will tryout HC.

Agree with the wood(s), it's either a bigger tank or change the whole scape haha..

If the nana were to be remove, will there be a need to replace with another?

The back stem plants were used temporary as was facing massive BBA, read somewhere to plant fast growing plants

Will think through and adjust as per comments

Thanks again

[Shadow]

HM will not carpet unless your light extremely high.

nana removed without replacement, make it simple to highlight the wood formation which in my opinion quite nice.

BBA is more due to unstable CO2, check your CO2 is it empty or still 1000psi, I'm assuming you are injecting cO2.

[tiintinn]

Okie, probably will go with glosso as previous attempt with hc was met with lots of melting haha was using 4x24w t5ho lights.

Noted on the nana, will remove them.

The BBA have since disappear after switching back to co2 using normal diffuser (2bps).Previously was using inline diffuser and BBA appear.

Thanks again.

[Shadow]

That possible, inline diffuser without enough pressure become unstable

[Fishy Business]

Hi to all,

I would love to support this event. Hope to bring more entries from Singapore.

How about having a name lists of seriously interested party. From there, I will be providing support and help, place to learn and share @ FB.

[Shadow]

There we go, we have a sponsor

[Ingen]

I can't see tintin's scape... Nice to a merchant support!

[tiintinn]

Sorry Ingen, have remove the images from this post. Will probably try out the suggestion by Shadow before posting again haha

Am interested in your proposition @fishybusiness

How should we go about this?anyone else interested?

[qngwn]

Sorry Ingen, have remove the images from this post. Will probably try out the suggestion by Shadow before posting again haha

Am interested in your proposition @fishybusiness

How should we go about this?anyone else interested?

I'm definitely interested. Will start when my exams end in a weeks time.


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[Ingen]

Are we allow to share pictures of our tanks if we may have intention to try out for next year? I believe Shadow share some information about some contestants getting disqualified last year.

[felix_fx2]

Are we allow to share pictures of our tanks if we may have intention to try out for next year? I believe Shadow share some information about some contestants getting disqualified last year.

Ingen

think that is for top contenders.
previously when I submit in 2012, I did show. but that was not the entry picture.

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[Shadow]

Officially cannot, well at least not the same picture. You can share picture A of the same tank to public and submit picture B of the same tank but taken at different date to IAPLC. Unofficially they don't really care unless you are in the top 127. However, last year IAPLC committee did disqualify some of the Thailand participants because their final picture was published in the newspaper before the NA party.