[ADAview] IAPLC2023 WORLD RANKINGS -The International Aquatic Plants Layout Contest

[@GreenAquaShop]

Congratulations to all! 🤩💚👍🏆

[@MrGhostsword]

Entry 4 was epic!!! wow..

[@davidhunternyc1]

Congratulations to all of the entries in 2023. Your layouts were breathtaking. I have an idea for 2024. How about if there was a separate but equal IAPLC contest for Iwagumi Aquariums? Minimalism is very difficult to do and no one expressed Iwagumi better than Mr. Takashi Amano. Let's create an Iwagumi category and honor Mr. Amano's spirit. The Iwagumi of Mr. Takashi Amano is still and always will be World Ranking #1 !!!

[@放屁组合]

so so so glad to see Josh Sim No.3, have been missing him and Mr.Fukada so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@sebastiablopez9847]

Desde Argentina.... Lo mejor para Juan, Sergio y Javier🎉🎉

[@rudaali2007]

ขอแสดงความยินดีกับคุณนภชา ยิ้มอยู่ด้วยนะคะ 🎉🎉🎉เย้เหรียญเงินลงที่ประเทศไทยแล้ว1🥰🥰🥰

[@Sneddo13]

Congratulations, Number 1 but my all-time favourite was Number 7. It was an amazing aquascape, I don't know how it wasn't higher up there.

[@josemariamartinez3427]

Same!

[@Goblin1986p]

7 looks very similar to past years winners. This year...the top places all kinda looked very similar, which is kinda sad honestly. It seems most people are just doing the same method with slightly different choices

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@Goblin1986p I see your point. I would like to see a separate but equal prize category for strictly Iwagumi Aquariums. Minimalism is extremely difficult to do and no one did it better than Mr. Amano.

[@Goblin1986p]

Or even a separate category for "art" type. I would love to see someone do a "natural" looking aquairum as a statement piece but put things like coke bottles, cans, and other plastic as decoration to show the level of pollution in some natural environments now. I think thats honestly the next step in this hobby is art statement pieces. @@davidhunternyc1

[@namhoangngoc9119]

Chưa thấy năm nào mà chất lượng bài thi đạt top 100 nó tệ như năm nay. Những tác phẩm rank 133 và 134 và rất nhiều tác phẩm khác đẹp gấp 100 lần rank 100😌😌😌😌

[@GoldXy]

That #4 is the best for me.. then the one with rocks and best aquarium by one of the judges #53 it has a unique escape.

[@davidhunternyc1]

Agree about #53. It's breaks new ground and something I haven't seen before. Stark and beautiful.

[@pengrebecca]

The best is no.4. The composition is beautiful and layered.

[@davidhunternyc1]

Number 4 is brilliant but I could see how the red leaves on the carpeted foreground could be a bit too clustered and jarring. Perhaps the floating water lilies is enough? I do admire the risk taking and the overt red color.

[@descansandoemdeus9615]

Brasil! Parabéns meu amigo Carlos 👏👏👏👏

[@Globebank]

ขอแสดงความยินดีกัน คุณ นภชา ยิ้มอยู่ No.4 จากประเทศไทยด้วยครับ

[@IndoorEcosystem]

40 Was certainly one of my favourites. Very unique look.

[@alwin9491]

Rank 4 was amazing work

[@tetraguytx1705]

Congratulations to Viktor at Green Aqua (#96), to Ryan Noel (a fellow American, #13) and to Josh Sim (#3) for a truly stunning aquascape! And thank you to all the contestants for sharing your beautiful aquariums!

[@davidhunternyc1]

Yay! Viktor! Congratulations! You and Balazs' Grand Prize Winning Tank are #1 !!!

[@JolliBliss]

There were better days. Congrats to all winners and participants.

[@davidhunternyc1]

" ...and for our Second Grand Prize Winner 2023, and also World Ranking Number One! 'World Peace!' by Balazs, from Green Aqua Hungary! Total Score, Two Thousand Five Hundred and Fifteen. A new world record! This layout was selected as Best Aquarium by... EVERYONE! Congratulations to Mr. Balazs! You've won a certificate, a medal, a trophy, and 150,000,000 Japanese yen! Everyone, let's give applause to Mr. Balazs!"

[@aquariumplantman]

Cool to see some amazing works.

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

I still can't believe it. Worldranking 11 is just mindblowing. So many other great works. I love this hobby so much! Congratulations to everybody for their incredible dedication and great works.

[@davidhunternyc1]

I agree about #11. I bet it wasn't voted higher because some judges might have thought the plants were overgrown, but isn't that what mangroves are? Thick and impenetrable? I loved the layout. Brutalistic and different.

[@scapeling-loveaquascaping]

Hey @@davidhunternyc1 - i was not saying that 11 is mindblowig compared to the others but that I have achieved worldranking 11 with my tank :D

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@scapeling-loveaquascaping What? You're the aquascaper? Your tank is awesome! I award you World Ranking #1 !!! Congratulations !!! You get a certificate, a medal, a trophy, and 150,000,000 Japanese yen! 🙌🏼

[@fabianbeck6271]

@@davidhunternyc1 yepp - but of everybody is No. 1 that does not mean anything anymore 🤣

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@fabianbeck6271 Fabian, all it takes is for you and one other person to think you're #1. Thankfully, you have three. You, your mother, and myself. Congratulations to Mr. Fabian! You've won a certificate, a medal, a trophy, and 150,000,000 Japanese yen!

[@Davidova]

Congratulations for all !

[@chelmsford6774]

All amazing, and some of us wonder how did they complete that! Congratulations to everyone!

[@sasisantosh25]

Great jobs, congratulations to all the winners

[@Ankescapes]

Thank you for this wonderful event and congratulations to all the winners.

[@greenminded838]

I like no.7 who also the Best Aquarium of the 2 judges!

[@hifikla]

Спасибо, это было прекрасное приключение 🌿🐠🐌

[@nicopulos]

Despite the settings of my computer, the quality of my internet connection, and even trying to connect from different locations, including other countries, the iaplc official website is ridiculously slow. I guess they couldn't find people in Japan to code a proper website.

[@Hmingtea26]

same here :)

[@emberframe6994]

Wow 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 let's go

[@juscallmej]

51:03 red alert. so beautiful!

[@JFScapes]

Good luck everyone!!

[@hippoknight4545]

Love Ranking 4

[@bartekchobot3471]

Fingers crossed for all !!! Beauty Passion Beauty People !!! 🐟🌿🌎🪨

[@Geekinofflife]

number 1 and 2 where simply breathe taking. i could stare at those all day

[@lakchawban]

Congratulations 🎊🎉

[@shifu_tanks]

Congratulations 🎉 to all winners and participants! Best wishes from India 🇮🇳

[@thomasowen2585]

I want the best for the IAPLC and to see the competition flourish, but there need to be some changes. 1. The preliminary screening has consistently missed many great layouts and even worse has included many sub-par layouts. There needs to be more transparency and care taken in the preliminary screening, so this doesn’t happen. 2. The primary screening and the secondary screening are totally out of balance. It doesn’t matter how well you perform in the secondary screening, it only matters that you make it to the secondary screening. This means that the judges’ subjective preferences are more important than the judging criteria. It also isn’t fair that someone that ranks 11th could be awarded up to 101 points fewer than a layout the judge ranked 10th. A simple solution would be for all of the top 27 layouts are judged by all ten judges in the secondary screening. 3. The judging criteria are poorly written and cannot be understood by the contestants. This leads to a feeling of mystery when we look at the results and of how the judges come to their decisions. The criteria need to be rewritten so that contestants can easily understand what is being looked for in the IAPLC.

[@Longtaile]

I agree 😑😑

[@davidhunternyc1]

@@Longtaile I agree also. Transparency is a must. I also hope the selections are blind but somehow I doubt it. I bet politics are involved.

[@AquaBenyStyle]

These competitions give you inspiration to do something new 👍😎 Congratulations to all contestants 👍😎👌

[@Jingga99]

amazing !!!!!

[@naturezaaquatica]

Carlos Souza made amazing work ❤. Congratulations for everyone 👏 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gr4653]

Конкурс же международный? Почему тогда над переводом не поработали?

[@naihnarredondoarciga]

Si superando ando 😬

[@marjanaking404notfound3]

The number one is remind me of yoyo Prayogis work which is also get number one price.

[@nanthisjonathan751]

Josh Sims scape and the red alert are the best ones for me

[@davidhunternyc1]

Josh Sims' was stunning for me too, perhaps my favorite. I'm just hoping that, because of Josh's stature, politics wasn't involved, however.

[@mouselaquascaper9064]

Hi frooom iraq

[@郭哲瑋-j9y]

恭喜每位得獎者!! 我未來也希望可以擁有自己的魚缸!

[@gantiair]

Iam wait it😊

[@rudaali2007]

❤❤❤คว้าเหรียญมาให้ได้นะคะชาวไทย❤❤❤

[@hifikla]

Конкурс такой масштабный и конкурсанты настолько профессиональны, что во многих случаях очень сложно определять места. Мне кажется, что было бы вполне допустимо, если бы несколько конкурсантов могли занять одно и то же место. Например, 5 человек на 85 месте, 10 человек на 150 месте и т. д.

[@tayyabmanzoor6836]

Congratulations 🎊 👏 😍😍

[@TheAquadise]

Exciting

[@akscreation8699]

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@Poppiterraquarium]

Congrats.🎉

[@AndrewNelson973]

Rank 7 was my favorite

[@marscelluscai4699]

very impressive

[@DannyPscustoms]

When will the rest of the results be announced?

[@近藤誠-c3r]

I can't wait

[@AfdhalSetiawan]

Selamat kepada Angga Raditya.. rangking 58 dunia... Keren...

[@AlexandreAugustobsb]

Brasil ❤❤❤

[@AquaRealistic]

Indonesiaaa 🎉🎉🎉

[@kurniacahyaashary9952]

Masukin tank ga bang?

[@AquaRealistic]

@@kurniacahyaashary9952 tahun ini gak ikut om 🥲

[@eddiegyt5978]

Masukin aja om pasti lgsung dpt rank kl indonesia style mah

[@AquaSkyTV]

Good luck friends🤞

[@lennonrozano1343]

Keren 🎉🎉🎉

[@kabu807]

４位が圧倒的に最高 正直１～２位は作りこみが凄いのはわかるけど、もう何回も見たことあるようなレイアウトで食傷気味

[@philipgromfie]

Congraulations Fun San! amazing

[@chrisobi8275]

Congratulations to all Austrian participant!

[@kishorraorane1790]

Congratulations India winer ❤❤❤

[@MuhammedfayazMuhammed]

My One is the Best.. even anyone get No 1 , I am No 1 for Me ..❤❤❤

[@davidhunternyc1]

That's all that matters. Your entry is World Ranking #1 for me too! Congratulations to Mr. Muhammed! ♥

[@herbeenc8042]

Malaysia!!!

[@Nbg90411]

Rank 53 is great!

[@mehuldantani2860]

❤❤❤❤❤❤😊🎉

[@dereckesanches3639]

### ADA IS LIFE ###

[@Trilisk]

No4 is amazing

[@andyleschannel4040]

indonesia mana suaranyaaaaaa

[@theWazimu]

what are the judges criterias? I mean, i'm not able to find any nature photographs of rivers, lakes and ponds etc etc where it looks like this :O So what are the Criterias exactly? :o

[@MrRodrigoAdonis]

Aduh mcm mn buli masuk top 100 ni...banyak jg yg bida2 neh. Durang ada check balik kaini??? Rank2 atas byk lg cantik.

[@ลภาภัทรนราบัว]

From Thailand

[@kenx6910]

恭喜恭喜🎉

[@fadadubocal]

Hi 👋

[@ЛюбомирПавлив]

🎉

[@vetadet]

🇹🇭

[@kmajor2490]

14 and 15 seems like some kindergarten works 😂😂😂 this contest has become a joke

[@kenedycarvajall616]

🇧🇷

[@dereckesanches3639]

## CASIMIRI'S - B R A S I L 🇧🇷 ##

[@nhathuy6373]

Quá buồn cho 1 phong cách của 1 a ở VN bể xứng đáng top cao mà lại nằm ngoài top 100 😢

[@jemuelnierva]

i cant believe rank 100 made it to rank 100

[@hulatang]

恭喜fan先生

[@quangvu3531]

🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@DokterIkanAquascape]

🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@dereckesanches3639]

### Number 213 - ADÃO PAISAGISM -###

[@sijalukasep]

Satu satunya dari INDONESIA 🇮🇩 di peringkat 58. Kemana para master yang lainnya 😢?

[@b.bagaswara2838]

Nickson rank 277 kalah sama rank 14 15 aplg sama rank 100. Sangat membagongkan. 😆😆😆

[@AfdhalSetiawan]

@@b.bagaswara2838 dimana lihat data nya mas?

[@suryaaditya1408]

🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@spian]

nahh #15 and #14 straight violates the entire criteria of the contest. Very basic layouts rated THAT HIGH thats insane to me. Thats actually a scam right there

[@davidhunternyc1]

I too am wondering about politics. The IAPLC has been around for a while now. Friendships form and then eventually favors are traded.

[@dissboss5386]

The applicants from Russia are the best!

[@Nbg90411]

Nr. 83?

[@Matisse6983]

The applicants from China are the best! Welcome to China to visit the nature in the mountains and rivers that belong to China

[@rovenmai5309]

刚哥 春哥牛逼

[@dereckesanches3639]

Humus is life

[@denisfo50]

14-15...🤯🤦‍♂️

[@salchiwebo]

15 and 14 sucked wth

[@janhenryd]

how can one be in the top 100 without any fish (the soul of an aquascape according to Mr. Amano) ??? rank 44

[@niteshsetin]

Yes, i agree and maybe there are some amanos in there but it would have been great if fish were added.

[@baobaowave9009]

わくわく

[@かん-e3h6h]

びゅーりほー

[@BonefasiusAran]

Ko perwakilan indonesia cuma 1 ya.....di rank 58......