IAPLC 2017 - I made it!!

My tank experience disaster last minute, considered lucky able to recover. I almost didn't make it.

1ft - Bridge

My tiny little tank at office

Title: Bridge
Tank Size: 30x15x15cm
Light: 20W LED
Substrate: ADA Amazonia
Co2: Pressurize CO2 injection (1bps)
Filter: Eheim 2211 (300 l/h)

Flora:
- Fissidens fontanus
- Bucephalandra sp. Catherinae
- Hemianthus micranthemoides
- Ludwigia sp. super red
- Micranthemum umbrosa 'Monte Carlo'
- Utricularia graminifolia
- Spiky moss

Fauna:
- Hyphessobrycon amandae (Ember tetra)
- Neocaridina heteropoda var. 'red'

4ft - Work in progres

Finally bought myself optiwhite 4x2x2ft with 15mm glass. Have not start to do anything yet, even though it is already end of February.

3ft - Reminiscence (2016)

Sorry I haven't been updating blog for very-very long, I'm out of touch for about 2 years. I've been busy with office work and some family issue doesn't help me either.

My 2016 scape was inspired by scenery at Kamikochi during my Japan visit right after the 2014 NA party. Kamikochi is one of popular place in the Northern Japan Alps of Nagano Prefecture. It has spectacular mountain scenery with river/stream running in between.

The photo below was taken at around 6am, the temperature was -1C. We did not expect to be so cold and didn't bring any jacket. Actually didn't even aware it was below zero until when we get back to hotel for breakfast.

To be honest I did not expect much on my scape this time around due my limited time working on the scape. Fortunately I still manage to get top 100, world rank 47 of IAPLC 2016. However, surprisingly I won the Sumida Aquarium award. I was so shock when they called my name. I froze for few moment looking left, right and the screen to confirm whether it is real or just my imagination.

Sumida Aquarium Award (the trophy is 20mm thick glass with my name on it)

Here it is "Reminiscence" IAPLC 2016 world rank 47