Friday, July 29, 2011

Aquascape, Landscape in the water.



The new trend of the landscape architect, created the garden at the aquarium.
Who is the king in the water? Ornamental fish? Sure. But not to aquascape. In the aquascape, fish is not the main occupants are deliberately held. Existence it is only a complement in miniature the life of the water. So who is the holder of the ornate throne-like aquarium this?

Experiments landscape architect.
The main occupants are aquascape garden. Why the park? Since the beginning of the aquascape come from the landscape architects are experimenting with designing the park at the aquarium. Well, from there the term aquascape, the actual meaning is a plant. For that aquascape effacing as ornamental fish aquarium.
Many landscape architects who cultivate this hobby and his work expresses a variety of exciting mini-garden design. Similar to the real park but similar model or miniature, equipped hills, trails, and parks. Although small in size, these plants are plants that produce lots of oxygen to live for the small fish in it.
Inevitably, aquascape has become a new hobby of ornamental fish enthusiasts. But the hobby aquascpe understand it takes some skills. Among them: patience, knowledge of water chemistry, how to plant life, patience, and artistry.

Takashi amano is a aquascaper.
Speaking of the soul of art, nature or Japanese style which was introduced in 1990 by Takashi amano (landscape photographers) designers, aquarist (at Nature Aquarium World), sparked interest in the aquarium lovers. Therefore he was regarded as the most influential aquascaper in the world.
Combination aquascape amano seen on Japanese gardening techniques that try to mimic the natural landscape with an asymmetrical arrangement of relatively few species of plants, rocks, driftwood and dead. This style is very interesting, especially the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-Sabi which creates mortality and minimalist, and iwagumi governing the placement of stones.
Besides the flow amano (Japanese style), there is also a jungle (American style) and garden (Dutch / European style). The third treatment, requiring special expertise, as described earlier, including the right filtration system, so that the condition of water, plants, and fish remain healthy. For 1 m2 aquascape, you have to spend +- 5 million.

Aquascape Japanese style, which portrayed Akashi amano. The atmosphere in the water like a stone mountain in Japan.

Aquascape can be used as a substitute for conventional non-structural walls in the house and built by a built-in.