Ninth Place - RedNGreen

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Image copyright © Noel Velasco

Artist: Noel Velasco
Location: Philippines

Volume (liters) 57

Length x Width x Height (cm) 50x33x36

Plants Pogestemon Erectus
Rotala Vietnam
Pogestemon Stellata
Ludwigia Super Red
Rotala Green
Mermaid Weed
Cryptocoryne Flamingo
Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba
Lobelia Cardinalis mini
Staurogyne Repens Purple
Rotala Ramosior
Bacopa Salzmanni
Ludwigia Glandulosa

Fish Ember tetra
Neo Caridina Shrimps

 

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Judges comments​

Gregg Zydeck

A good effort but needs more thought on plant placement and trimming. Most of the colorful plants are all grouped together so they blend in together. The background plants need trimming and some separation of species and variation of height. With some work could have scored much higher.

Joe Harvey

This is a very pretty tank. The plants look happy and there's good contrast in color and leaf shape. However, height is an important contrast to have as well. Its where most of the depth effect comes from. Here the background plants are all basically the same height. There lacks a real focal point. Google 'rule of thirds' or 'golden ratio' to learn more about focal points. The Lobelia street could be improved by having it go all the way to the back, and also having a taller species or two beside it along the way would create better depth. Lastly you never want to place similar colors in front of one another. From a visual standpoint, the Florida in the front right corner gets lost in front of the bacopa. Reds look best in front of greens and visa versa.

Marian Sterian

No comment

Dennis Wong

No comment

Vin Kutty

Nice selection of plants, but they are poorly trimmed and lack composition. Parts of the tank feels new while others are nicely done. Background feel like a wall of equal-height stems.

Suggestions: focus a little more on contrast, tight trimming, and occupying some of the upper reaches of the tank.