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Mind-Blowing Aquariums Look Like Underwater Forests, Deserts, and Gardens

01/20/2014
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  • Whisper of the pines Serkan Çetinkol 2013 IAPLC
    There's more to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/macquariums-iconic-candy-colored-apple-imacs-recycled-into-aquariums/" target="_blank">aquariums</a> than changing the water and feeding the fish. These dreamlike <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/underwater-cypress-forest/" target="_blank">underwater landscapes</a> were created by experts in aquascaping - and they're true works of art! Arranging aquascapes requires knowledge of marine biology and a knack for design and art. It can take months to complete a single piece, although some of these look like ancient landscapes that have been growing underwater for centuries.
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  • Pale Wind Takayuki Fukada Japan 2013 IAPLC
    If it weren’t for the tiny fish swimming around, one would think these gorgeous designs are huge real-life underwater landscapes.
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  • Long Tran Hoang 2012 IAPLC
    The aquascapes mimic small pine forests, zen gardens, canyons and desert <a href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-jesse-bromm-creates-amazing-miniature-landscapes-from-salvaged-materials/" target="_blank">environments</a>.
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  • Forest Scent Pavel Bautin 2010 IAPLC Grand Prize Winner
    One of the aquascapes looks like an enchanted forest from Grimms' fairy tales.
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  • Francisco Wu 2012 IAPLC
    Hundreds of aquascaping experts from around the world submit their designs to the annual <a href="http://en.iaplc.com/about/gp_works.html" target="_blank">International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest</a> (IAPLC).
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  • Georgi Chaushev 2012 IAPLC
    The competition awards the most inventive landscaping projects.
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  • Pilgrimage Shintaro Matsui 2013 IAPLC
    Top slots are usually dominated by Asian and Eastern European countries.
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  • Verve! Chow Wai Sun 2011 IAPLC
    These intertwining roots and threateningly looming branches look like parts of real-life forests.
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  • Way to heaven Dmitriy Parshin
    Check out our gallery for a selection of these fantastic works of art, and head over to the competition's official page for more.
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  • Wild West, Stjepan Erdeljić
    Stjepan Erdeljić's design looks like a desert scattered with cactus plants.
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Whisper of the pines Serkan Çetinkol 2013 IAPLC

There's more to aquariums than changing the water and feeding the fish. These dreamlike underwater landscapes were created by experts in aquascaping - and they're true works of art! Arranging aquascapes requires knowledge of marine biology and a knack for design and art. It can take months to complete a single piece, although some of these look like ancient landscapes that have been growing underwater for centuries.

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