Dutch vs Japanese Style of planted tanks

[bentan]

What's the diff between the 2?

[Simon]

dutch style is actually a systematic, terracing style yet nice to see
japanese style is more to a natural setting, or anything u feel looks natural

[DEA]

yar
my style
the bochup anyhow style ^ ^

[bentan]

thanks simon.

singapore style? got...
it's called rojak lor.

[bentan]

then wat style does most of the ppl in the forum lean towards?

how bout u simon? wat style r u using?

[hoppinghippo]

I think our style is the kiasu style, everything must try to add in! (well at least my style is!)

[Simon]

mine try to look natural [] leaning toward natural

[gchoo]

Dont say rojak lah... jungle style you mean

[wks]

Mine is Singapore canal style. Slow flowing, heavily polluted water(high NO3 and PO4) with high infestation of algae![] []

[ryan]

natural rojak setting lah... kiasu until must cover every bit of space on gravel! [] [] []

[kelstorm]

the "all the different species of plants and fishes i also want in my tank" style.. []

[bentan]

wahahahhaa

true blue singaporeans.

[juggler]

Check out the galleries at these sites for comparison:

Japanese: http://www.vectrapoint.com/
Dutch: http://www.ntnu.no/~foksen/

Incidentally, anyone knows why they called it "Dutch Style" and not European, English or German style? Did some Dutch popularise it? Just as in Takashi Amano for Japanese style.

Cheers!

[Simon]

for me, I wouldnt refer to Amano's work as Japanese style, unless its a 'Zen' concept.. most of his tank is using 'Nature style'

[CK Yeo]

I tikum huh... it started in Europe that's for sure. because of the resemblence to neatly manicured dutch gardens (think Tulip fields)...
I agreee that the local style is as you people described. much like the Amercian style... more collectors than aquascaping. I fall into the collectors catergory also.. heehee "Wu kang doh chek" (got hole then insert)... we are tooo pampered with the selection of plants that we have...

Note: Having emersed growth doesn't mean dutch tank hor. the style refers more of the arrangement of plant groups than whether it has emersed growth or not.

[bentan]

wat exactly is the terrace referred in the dutch style n how isit created?

[loupgarou]

yeah rojak style,

1: make a plan, buy the plants, put it in.

2: some plants don't grow, so throw them away. so now got gaps.

3: buy some plants, fill in those gaps.

4: wow, see nice plant, buy, rearrange, put it in any small space you got.

repeat rinse, rojak tank

[juggler]

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On 3/5/2002 11:54:11 AM

wat exactly is the terrace referred in the dutch style n how isit created?
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I found some info here:
Secrets to Dutch Aquascaping