ADA 2005 top ten tanks

**|squee|** · 17th Oct 2005, 21:16

I don't know if I'm outdated... kindly remove this if it is so.

ADA Internation Aquascaping Competition 2005 top ten winners

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Grand Prize

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

**chua** · 17th Oct 2005, 22:04

i like the tank rank 1,2,3 and 6.

Of course, all of them are very good.

**|squee|** · 17th Oct 2005, 22:16

The fifth tank is really a blast. (and that's in a bad way

)

The 2nd and 7th tank work for me.

**BFG** · 17th Oct 2005, 22:17

No 3 looks very natural to me, like a scene from a documentary.

**Simon** · 17th Oct 2005, 22:46

i only like 3rd and 4th, the rest r less appealing ;P

**ranmasatome** · 18th Oct 2005, 02:52

same opinion as simon... no 3 rocks!!

**checkerboard** · 18th Oct 2005, 08:49

I also only like No 3 and 4, especially 3. No.6 is pleasing, but ordinary. No. 2 looks a bit too delibrate.

**lorba** · 18th Oct 2005, 08:55

I like no2 and no6. swee

**Fei Miao** · 18th Oct 2005, 09:15

Thanks Terence for taking the effort to post these results.
May be of interest to you; The grand prize and the seventh tank are father & son entries from Taiwan.
Making this a sticky as a reference for now, a reminder ADA 2006 closing date is 30th April 2006.

Journals of the tank by Wayne Sham eventually placed No.4
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=14764

and No.10 by Oliver Knott
http://www.pbase.com/plantella/2005contest

**gregorsamsa** · 18th Oct 2005, 10:14

i wouldn't mind number 5 in my house. it looks like what older folks like my parents would wanna see. But where is the fish? lol

**juggler** · 18th Oct 2005, 10:19

All are nice. But I guess, to impress Mr Amano, you got to come up with something original. Just like the winning entries in last 2 years.

I would like with 3,4,5 to be my office tank so I can see it everyday!

**Fei Miao** · 18th Oct 2005, 10:51

Originally Posted by juggler

All are nice. But I guess, to impress Mr Amano, you got to come up with something original. Just like the winning entries in last 2 years.

I would like with 3,4,5 to be my office tank so I can see it everyday!

Yes, an extract on the comments of the Grand prize tank is something like "Japanese scapers will not think of doing this type of layouts" KF, you have the book with you, what's the exact comments, if you can post the comments for the other 9, that would be great.... mine is with friends

... so originality is something they look for, all 10 came fairly close, I think originality is what edged the grand prize tank ahead of the others.

You can make the 3, 4 & 5 as wallpaper on your laptop or print out and pin them in your cubicle so you can see it everyday