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Without a doubt, in my opinion, it is the most balanced work and with the fewest mistakes. The idea reads clearly. It is also the aquarium with the most detail.

It is a classic layout, a fairly classic old-school nature style. Good plant selection.

A well-balanced aquarium, with some proportion issues in the rocks and a lack of detail in the lower area; another small piece of wood there would help.

Good overall lines that show the layout's movement. Next time I would increase the volume on the left side so it stands out from the right. If it were to continue, the plant choice would also need revising, as some would be far too out of scale for an aquarium of that size. To me it is the best-worked hardscape in the contest. Congratulations.

Heavy hardscape, but with good movement. It would gain more if the wood came forward instead of running sideways. An attempt to add some detail with smaller pieces of wood. What was avoidable is the substrate at the front. Either way, an interesting layout that shows a willingness to do something more elaborate. Congratulations.

A composition that presents two islands of very similar weight; once again I stress the idea of emphasising one side more. Still, care is evident in the path, which starts wide and ends short and off the central axis. You can see the attempt to make the wood follow the rocks. As for planting, I believe it would evolve well, apart from some Anubias that are too large for the dimensions. Congratulations on the work.

It plays very well with depth and the pieces of wood are in harmony with each other, running in the same direction. The only thing I see wrong is the front sand and the substrate; I would have covered the substrate so that only sand showed.

I like the depth of the layout and the large pieces of wood at the front. The path is very straight and I would put sand along the whole front area, so the substrate isn't visible in front.

The rock area on the right looks very natural, though I find the path a bit straight, with very little curve and centred; I would improve the transition between substrate and sand.

Good work overall, showing the evolution of national aquascaping. The top three stand out not only for their layout but for the way the materials were worked and combined. Even though they are at an immature stage, once mature they will stand out for their plant choices too.