1st Place : 480L (127 gallon) Aquatic Garden: "”Blooming river”" Luis Carlos Galarraga, Sao Paulo SP Brazil 
First time entry.
Tank Size 160 x 60 x 50 cm
(63 x 24 x 20 in)
Volume 480L
(127 gallons)
Category Aquatic Garden
Title "Blooming river”
Plants Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan”, Rotala sp. "green”, Rotala rotundifolia, Ammannia senegalensis, Ludwigia glandulosa, Limnophila aromatica, Myriophyllum sp. "matogrossense”, Althernanthera reineki, Blyxa japonica and Glossostigma elatinoides.
Fish/Animals 60 Paracheirodon axelrodi, 5 Characidium sp. and 5 Crossocheilus siamensis.
Decorative
Materials Black granite rocks and fine river gravel.
Background Black cart.
Lighting 8X 54W T5 JBL (Natur, Tropic and Color)
Filtration 4X Eheim Ecco 2234
Additional
Information Fertilization: Tropica Plant Nutrition + and Seachem line. Aquamazon AS-3000 pressurized CO2 system.
2rd Place : 412L (109 gallon) Aquatic Garden: "Shou Stone Ridge” Michael G.W. Wong, Hong Kong China
First time entry.
Tank Size 150 x 50 x 55 cm
(59 x 20 x 22 in)
Volume 412L
(109 gallons)
Category Aquatic Garden
Title Shou Stone Ridge
Plants 1) Glossostigma Elatinoide, 2) Echinodorus Tenellus, 3) Staurogyne sp., 4) Anubias barteri var nana "Petite”, 5) Taxiphyllum sp "Flame Moss”, 6) Hydrocotyle sp, 7) Cryptocoryne sp "Dwarf”, Fissidens sp
Fish/Animals Cardinal Tetra, Amano Shrimp, Puntius denisoni, Dwarf Gold Pleco, Neritina Ruby Snail
Decorative
Materials ADA Aqua Soil Amazonia II, ADA Powersand, ADA Bacter 100, ADA Clear Super, ADA Tourmaline BC, Penac P, Penac W, Shou Stones
Background
Lighting T5HO (80W x – 9 Hours per day
Filtration Tetra EX120 Canister Filter x 2, AquaClear PowerHead 30 Undergravel Filtration x 2
Additional
Information ADA Brightly K, Tropica AquaCare Plant Nutrient, Seachem Flourish Trace, Ferka Bottom Fertilizers….. 250g Water Softener Resin added into filter (replaced every four weeks)….. Pressurized CO2 System (9 Hours per day) 2 bubbles per second….. pH 6.6 – 7.0, KH 3, GH 3dH
3rd Place : 450L (119 gallon) Aquatic Garden: "Beyond the Nature” Gary Wu Kwok Fai, Discovery Bay Hong Kong China, HKSAR
First time entry.
Tank Size 152 x 51 x 58 cm
(60 x 20 x 23 in)
Volume 450L
(119 gallons)
Category Aquatic Garden
Title Beyond the Nature
Plants 1 Vesicularia sp. 2 Taxiphyllum sp.(Flame Moss) 3.Eleocharis ”parvula” sp 4. Blyxa echinosperma 5.Staurogyne sp.
Fish/Animals Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, Otocinclus Affinis, Blue Shrimp, Amano Shrimp
Decorative
Materials Seachem Fluorite, ADA Manten Stone, Ryuo Stone, ADA Bright Sand
Background
Lighting 12 x Philips 18W T8
Filtration 2 x Tetra P120 External Filters
Additional
Information
Honorable Mention : 400L (106 gallon) Aquatic Garden: "Oriens et occasus(East and west)” pasquale buonpane, Piedimonte Matese CE Italy
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