ADA Winner- Aquascaping kinda post/discussion

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:31 pm

Did y'all see the tank that won the ADA? I received my winner's book yesterday. I'm really surprised. Everything Amano has always been about is matching proportion for proportion and spatial arrangement, and all I can see is this big a@@ rock in my face. I'm really surprised. It looks like it is about to dump off into the floor in front of you.

John G · Post by **John G** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:49 pm

It’s certainly not my cup of tea…but then it has been years since I’ve liked the kinds of things Amano is championing.

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:11 pm

John G wrote:It’s certainly not my cup of tea…but then it has been years since I’ve liked the kinds of things Amano is championing.

:nods:

Respect the heck out of the guy for what he's done for the hobby in terms of broadening the appeal and widening the base... not so crazy about his style.

Very talented. Extremely talented. I learned a lot about style from reading and looking. I just don't care for trimmed moss, etc.

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 11:14 pm

I love Amano's work and ADA. I don't see why this tank won.

Post by **krisw** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:27 am

I actually like this tank! I can't say I've seen many others just like it. Is it rock or wood? I have a hard time believing that he got rock to float out like that, unless he glued a ton of rocks together. Kind I said, I do like it, and think it won for some originality...

jweis · Post by **jweis** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:29 am

Anyone that has seen my tanks knows I like to cram a ton of stuff in them, however, I will say this tank does have an amazing sense of depth. I also like the precarious sense of balance of the rocks/wood.

Again, not my personal style, but I appreciate it.

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:36 am

I like the rock - it is imaginative. However the planting is definitely lacking.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:13 pm

I agree with John and Cristy. It seems the newer winners of the ADA contest all win for hardscape layout rather than healthy robust plants. Anyone can grow moss and grasses intertwined. That's not to say that hardscape layout is a piece of cake, but it's not the whole picture. Amano's old stuff is still the best.

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 1:18 pm

Aaron wrote:Amano's old stuff is still the best.

I agree with that. I mostly prefer his older more simple designs.

150EH · Post by **150EH** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 2:52 pm

I kinda agree with Kris & Julie, my first impression was the rock in the background coupled with the fsh looking so distant gave a nice depth and it's all framed buy the rocks in your face. Unfortunately if you change your vantage point just slightly it all goes away but I still like it and from the sides it looks like a fairly deep tank.

I also like how you see light between the rocks but it kinda gives it away, the far right is the counter balance for the rock reaching toward the center, it's a nice job of hardscaping IMO.

ADA Winner- Aquascaping kinda post/discussion

ADA Winner- Aquascaping kinda post/discussion

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