The gigantic Forests Underwater nature aquarium that Takashi Amano completed before passing away is truly a testament to his creative and artistic vision. For the last few years, competitors in the International Aquatic Plant Layout Competition have flexed their muscle and shown how to push the envelope within the confines of an average aquarium.
With the IAPLC showcasing the best of the world’s aquascapers, Amano-san’s Nature Aquarium mastery had taken a backseat on the world stage. However with this completed and maturing 40 foot layout in Portugal, even in death Takashi Amano’s unquestionable talent is on public display for all the world to see.
We’ve seen some shots of the world’s Largest Nature Aquarium in progress, and shortly after completion, but the newly released video shows how the long term aquascaping and curation of the various materials are coming together to create the ultimate vision of what a Nature Aquarium can be. With forty linear feet to work with, this extra large aquarium has the real estate to house so many different nature aquarium themes, in one long continuous panorama.
我们特别喜欢这个淡水种植的水族馆,而不是建造一个大盒子水族馆,而是该水箱永远不会大于四英尺高,四英尺宽。有了这类维度,观看者与雄伟的现场植物和Hardscape Aquascape永远不会太远。被挤满了成千上万的鱼作为辅助参与者,没有大鱼可以打扰水上,或者分散观众的注意力。
The grandeur of the largest nature aquarium in the world really comes into focus when you see human observers in front of it. The scale of the huge aquascapes and meadows and fields of living plants is much easier to appreciate when you realize that this whole aquarium was built with human dimensions in mind. The generous use of empty negative spaces helps to contrast strongly with the entire masterpiece.
You don’t have to be a freshwater plant enthusiast to take away the immense sense of awe that an aquarium like this can generate. There has never been an aquarium like this one, either for fresh or saltwater and this masterpiece will stand for many years as an inspiration to all aquarists, fresh and salt, big and small.