Aquascaping meeting in Denmark (Pic heavy!!)

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:26 PM

Saturday (10/5-200

I did a lecture on Aquascaping for some members of the danish aquatic plant site 2008*-*Akvarieplanter.dk.

After the 1½ hour lecture, where we discussed rules, hardscape, techniques and practical aquascaping - I held a short competition in hardscaping layout.

I had made a cardboard aquarium with an open front. The size 60x30x36cm.

I had a selection of rocks and driftwood and a bag of fine sand.

This was the layout everyone had to start with. No one besides the person scaping and me saw the finished layout. I took 2 photos and took it apart and placed the sand back in its initial position.

The competition was fairly hard - only 3 minutes per person. Think of that... That only gave time to do 1 try!

So heres the shots from all. No one had any experience on aquascaping before that...

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:27 PM

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:27 PM

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:28 PM

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:29 PM

The best layouts:

The winner:

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:30 PM

Its me (purple t-shirt) half sleeping in the couch with the dog (Above picture)...

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 04:30 PM

plantbrain · 05-13-2008, 05:27 PM

Interesting not even using a tank to do it!

Regards,
Tom Barr

Anti-Pjerrot · 05-13-2008, 05:35 PM

Well - its just for the fun of it - its better to use instead of a tank, because you get the access from the front and don't have a chance of breaking some glass...
People can learn how difficult it is to do something fast and use their instinct instead of thinking too much.
Afterwards we talked about the different layouts - what was good and what could be changed or done different.
This way everybody learns something and maybe discover what they actually have done. In 3 minutes - you dont get time to think.

John N. · 05-14-2008, 03:10 AM

This is such a great idea for any club to try among their members. For the record, I liked the arrangement with the wood as a mound in the center.

What kind of tips developed, and what lessons were learned from the whole event regarding hardscaping placement?

-John N.

Guillermo · 05-14-2008, 11:41 AM

Nice to see new ideas are coming in to the hobby, very creative Kristoffer, thanks for sharing.

I think hardscaping is one of the toughest aspects to setup an aquascaped planted tank.

Regards

Pat7676 · 05-14-2008, 11:53 AM

Neat idea!!

**Orlando** · 05-14-2008, 11:59 AM

What a cool bunch you guys and gals have there. I need to get a club started in my town. It just looks like so much fun..Thank you for the inspiration

Fikus · 05-14-2008, 12:03 PM

Why not real tank made of glass w/o water? It would be much more realistic approach. However, not bad at all...

Filip Todorovic - Fikus

Bert H · 05-14-2008, 01:31 PM

Great idea, and nicely done!

05-13-2008, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	Aquascaping meeting in Denmark (Pic heavy!!) Saturday (10/5-200 I did a lecture on Aquascaping for some members of the danish aquatic plant site 2008-Akvarieplanter.dk. After the 1½ hour lecture, where we discussed rules, hardscape, techniques and practical aquascaping - I held a short competition in hardscaping layout. I had made a cardboard aquarium with an open front. The size 60x30x36cm. I had a selection of rocks and driftwood and a bag of fine sand. This was the layout everyone had to start with. No one besides the person scaping and me saw the finished layout. I took 2 photos and took it apart and placed the sand back in its initial position. The competition was fairly hard - only 3 minutes per person. Think of that... That only gave time to do 1 try! So heres the shots from all. No one had any experience on aquascaping before that... __________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	__________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	__________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 04:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	__________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 04:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	The best layouts: The winner: __________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 04:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	Its me (purple t-shirt) half sleeping in the couch with the dog (Above picture)... __________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 04:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	__________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-13-2008, 05:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
plantbrain Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California, USA Posts: 104	Interesting not even using a tank to do it! Regards, Tom Barr

05-13-2008, 05:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Anti-Pjerrot Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 383	Well - its just for the fun of it - its better to use instead of a tank, because you get the access from the front and don't have a chance of breaking some glass... People can learn how difficult it is to do something fast and use their instinct instead of thinking too much. Afterwards we talked about the different layouts - what was good and what could be changed or done different. This way everybody learns something and maybe discover what they actually have done. In 3 minutes - you dont get time to think. __________________ Scape it - Kristoffer

05-14-2008, 03:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
John N. Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,242	This is such a great idea for any club to try among their members. For the record, I liked the arrangement with the wood as a mound in the center. What kind of tips developed, and what lessons were learned from the whole event regarding hardscaping placement? -John N. __________________ Welcome to AquaScaping World!

05-14-2008, 11:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Guillermo Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mexico City Posts: 215	Nice to see new ideas are coming in to the hobby, very creative Kristoffer, thanks for sharing. I think hardscaping is one of the toughest aspects to setup an aquascaped planted tank. Regards __________________ Green thumbs up !!

05-14-2008, 11:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
Pat7676 Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jackson, Mississippi Posts: 753	Neat idea!!

05-14-2008, 11:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
Orlando Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 353	What a cool bunch you guys and gals have there. I need to get a club started in my town. It just looks like so much fun..Thank you for the inspiration __________________

05-14-2008, 12:03 PM	#14 (permalink)
Fikus Aspiring Aquascaper Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 86	Why not real tank made of glass w/o water? It would be much more realistic approach. However, not bad at all... Filip Todorovic - Fikus __________________ www.akvaristika.org.yu

05-14-2008, 01:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Bert H Junior Aquascaper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alachua, Fl Posts: 3	Great idea, and nicely done!

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