ADA galery visit 2009

I just want to share some photo from recent trip to ADA galery. Sorry about the photo quality, too much reflection from the Aquarium light.

Waiting for Shinkansen at Tokyo station
Inside bus onthe way to ADA galeryReached ADA galery, warm welcome from ADA staff ADA galery entrance

Iwagumi (rock formation) scape

Scape with wood

Nano tank Aquascape using Wabi-Kusa

Some Wabi-Kusa photos Big tank at Amano's House

Amano comment

Finally IAPLC 2009 party is over, now I can post my tank.

I was lucky that Mr. Amano commented about my tank during critique session. Mr. Amano comment are:

1. The wood is breaking, also it would give strong impression if the woods are pointing upward
2. Too many nana
3. White sand will have tought judgement due to difficulty to maintain them.

These are 3 comments that I can still remember. The real time translator was pretty bad. I'm having hard time following it.

Top Aquascaper photos

Walking around visiting Tokyo local fish shop Photo at Mr. Amano house
Dinner party photos at Niigata

Malaysia ADA Party 2009 (27 September 2009)

Photos from Malaysia ADA Party 2009. Sorry to disappoint you, there won't be any IAPLC tank photo, not until IAPLC Japan Party.

Here are all the cool present and lucky draw Photos of top 3 Malaysia aquascaper. Josh Sim KH, IAPLC 2009 rank 4

Kin Cheong Yee, IAPLC 2009 rank 12

Siak Wee Yeo, IAPLC 2009 rank 19

Price giving for Malaysia top 3 Aquascaper

Aquascaping/hardscape competition



...and the winner are...

First price

Second price

Third price

I'm ranked 122

My hand been inchy wanted to update this blog with my IAPLC'09 tank photo. It is my best rank so far, although I do wish to enter the top 100. Unfortunately, ADA does not allow us to post our tank photo before the IAPLC party. I received email warning from ADA

Quote from the email:

Important Note:
Please do NOT disclose your submitted layout through any media inluding website and magazine BEFORE the release of ADA's "International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest 2009 Booklet" at Nature Aquarium Party on October 17th, 2009. In case we find such disclosure, we may cancel the contest result

Apparently this email only send to those who are in top 127.