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AquaScapist.com is an online portfolio of all my planted aquarium aquascapes; from start to finish. I have been keeping aquariums for the past 8 years and was introduced into planted aquariums in 2004. However, it was not until this year (2008) that I came interested into the aquascaping aspect of planted aquariums. I have seen the work of many aquascapers in this hobby; their hardwork and creativity has inspired me to try and create my own elegant planted aquariums.

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2009 ADA International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest

Are you an aquascaper?

AQUA DESIGN AMANO CO.,LTD.(ADA) is pleased to announce our 9th International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest (IAPLC) to be held in 2009.
The contest was organized as the first global-scale aqua-scaping contest in 2001, and since then, we have received thousands of wonderful aquatic plant layouts varied in style and tradition. It's a great opportunity to review your own skills and check out the creations of your fellow aquarists from all over the world.

A total number of 1,170 applications from 47 countries was entered to the contest 2008. An entry of this '09 contest will be closed on May 31, 2009 and the contest result will be directly sent to each applicant at the end of June, 2009. Then, the result will be published in several prestigious aquarium magazines around the world.

For more information, please visit www.iaplc.com