UKAPS @ Interzoo 2010
The Interzoo is a massive international pet trade exhibition held every two years in Nuremberg, Germany.
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To give you an idea how big it is check out the list of exhibitors -
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Dan Crawford and I were already planning to go along, as photojournalists for PFK, and also as consultants with Roy Devani, director of Unipac.
Then recently came some very exciting news….
Dan and I have been invited to design, plant and display an aquascape, to be featured on Tropica’s infamous exhibit.
It is Tropica’s 40th Birthday and to celebrate they are putting on a very special show. Some of may have seen photos from previous years' exhibits, and they were very impressive to say the least.
As part of the Tropica exhibit, The Green Machine and Oliver Knott are also showing aquascapes.
All the aquariums used will be 120x50x45cm (similar dimensions to the Oliver Knott display tank @ TGM) and made from acrylic that has better clarity than opti-white glass!
The tanks are to be set up quite soon, grown on by ourselves for a couple of months, then specially-shipped to Germany to Oliver Knott’s home, where they are going to be grown on further and maintained by Oliver.
Oliver lives locally to Nuremberg so the final trip with the aquariums should be relatively straightforward. The acrylic makes them much, much lighter than the glass equivalent.
This is the biggest honour UKAPS has had so far and it is a wonderful opportunity to launch the Society as a group of serious, positive, and forward-thinking enthusiasts on a truly international scale.
Tropica have been approached by many other international aquatic plant/aquascaping forums but they chose UKAPS, as they consider we best represent the future of the hobby.
Tropica also chose The Green Machine as they consider they best represent the future of the planted aquarium retail sector.
Needless to say we are very excited indeed and intend to do UKAPS very proud.
The Interzoo is a massive international pet trade exhibition held every two years in Nuremberg, Germany.
http://www.interzoo.com/en/default.ashx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
To give you an idea how big it is check out the list of exhibitors -
http://www.interzoo.com/en/exhibitorsproducts/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dan Crawford and I were already planning to go along, as photojournalists for PFK, and also as consultants with Roy Devani, director of Unipac.
Then recently came some very exciting news….
Dan and I have been invited to design, plant and display an aquascape, to be featured on Tropica’s infamous exhibit.
It is Tropica’s 40th Birthday and to celebrate they are putting on a very special show. Some of may have seen photos from previous years' exhibits, and they were very impressive to say the least.
As part of the Tropica exhibit, The Green Machine and Oliver Knott are also showing aquascapes.
All the aquariums used will be 120x50x45cm (similar dimensions to the Oliver Knott display tank @ TGM) and made from acrylic that has better clarity than opti-white glass!
The tanks are to be set up quite soon, grown on by ourselves for a couple of months, then specially-shipped to Germany to Oliver Knott’s home, where they are going to be grown on further and maintained by Oliver.
Oliver lives locally to Nuremberg so the final trip with the aquariums should be relatively straightforward. The acrylic makes them much, much lighter than the glass equivalent.
This is the biggest honour UKAPS has had so far and it is a wonderful opportunity to launch the Society as a group of serious, positive, and forward-thinking enthusiasts on a truly international scale.
Tropica have been approached by many other international aquatic plant/aquascaping forums but they chose UKAPS, as they consider we best represent the future of the hobby.
Tropica also chose The Green Machine as they consider they best represent the future of the planted aquarium retail sector.
Needless to say we are very excited indeed and intend to do UKAPS very proud.