German Open Style
This style is more known as a combination of emersed and submersed setups. You may also know the German Open Style as a biotype or a type of paladarium. The designers/aquascapers of these layouts often start out with aquatic plants growing submerged and then allow them to grow emersed outside of an aquarium. The intended goal is to create a slice of nature that is more indicative of what you would find in a riparian environment, like at the edge of a waterway in the Amazon jungle.
Please discuss the techniques involved in creating a German Aquascape, and feel free to share your own German Style aquariums. (
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-John N.