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Sabah's Lost World AQUA JOURNAL Vol.35

Discover the origin of Nature Aquarium on the beautiful island of Borneo. In this very special issue, we will take you deep into the heart of Sabah's Lost World on the beautiful island of Borneo for a mental interaction with the wild nature.The Lost World in Maliau Basin is considered a showpiece. Sabah's pristine rain forest supports a bewildering biodiversity of flora and fauna including hundred of species of indigenous ferns and plant. The panorama of richly detailed photgraphs of the many tributary where amphibious plants growing amidst gentle flowing streams and moss covered rocks will get the aquatic gardener inclined toward a naturalistic style of aquascaping. The images in this edition has been crafted to bring together two approaches. Each photograph in this special feature will focus on a unique species or natural feature of Maliau Basin Rainforest; the self-contain article then relates it to our captured living ecosystem. Classical aquascape themes of wild forest begin to emerge, comparing created large sized aquariums with wild, natural settings of the tropical rainforest of Maliau Basin. The captions and photographs, with their individually self-contained articles, together explain the concept towards building and appreciation of nature aquarium.

Among those readers who relish nature, and wishes to owns a part of nature, this special edition of Aqua Journal ¡ "The Lost World" is a tour de force of photojournalistic overview as well as the visual and literary expression by our fellow aquarist and a deeply caring naturalist Takashi Amano. Picture on the right - Microsorium pteropus found in its natural habitat.

DYNAMICS OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMNature Aquarium lovers will also be introduced to the dynamics of the rainforest ecosystem along with the special footage captured by the Maliau Basin Expedition team. This excellent article by Dr Caroline De Souza will get the hobbyist acquainted with the analog of the ecosystem in the wild. "To establish the boundaries of a wild natural ecosystem, it has to be studied and modeled on its own terms." Dr Caroline De SouzaEXPERIENCING THE RAINFORESTPicture this: 35 days living in the rain forest- "Nothing fazed my crew and me during our expedition into the remote depth of the Lost world rain forest, Along the way, we drank rainwater, crossed precarious cliffs, endured stinging insects bite to witness this natural splendor. The two native porters, Denny and Misso submitted with good grace and, through all the ensuing days of hunger, cold and rain, they never once raised any complaints despite the arduous expedition before we found this little piece of paradise." The crew of Takashi Amano's team were attacked by bloodsucking leeches and drenched by heavy showers as they crouched for days in the mysterious rainforest of Maliau Basin waiting for right light and searching for the elusive image of wild nature. They did! " "I will settle for trying to relate it with photo captured during our expedition of what we experienced, learned, felt and saw - or thought we saw." Takashi Amano will also tells the story behind the scene (Photographing the Rainforest) in his relentless search to bring you photographs of the secret wilderness that many will otherwise never have the chance to witness the beauty and splendour of the tropical rainforest.LARGE-SCALE AQUASCAPE DESIGNEven if you live in a country with long harsh winter, you can still create the warmth of a lush tropical jungle and indulge your escapist fantasies. Modeled after nature, the abundant of large scale fantasy waterscapes representation featured in this issue were based on Maliau Basin Lost World expedition. It offers a small fragment of universal nature for the pleasure of your eye and for quiet comtemplation. Learn from the great examples to recreate your very piece of wild paradise in your living room. Featured Aquascape :The Balance of Nature Mystical Valley of the Primordial forest Endless Summer Forest of Eternity Head Waters of Maliau Basin Dances with the Angels TAKING YOUR CUE FROM NATURENo illusion, no enlightenment - open your eyes and appreciate nature's offering and tap the rich tapestry of mother nature's creations.pH AND YOUR PLANTED AQUARIAA simplification of the confusion about pH, alkalinity and the carbonate system in a planted aquaria. Find out how pH is affected by the different biological and physical influence in your planted tank and how will it affect the health of the fishes, plants and invertebrates. The article will also bring to light many conflicting issues commonly debated among hobbyist of planted aquaria and dispel the myths behind some of the common theories formed by hobbyistINTERVIEW WITH TAKASHI AMANOMr. Amano discusses long term sustainality of large scale planted tank and share with us his experiences in creating some of the large scale aquascape seen in Nature Aquarium World Book 2 & 3.PLUS HEAPS MORE EXCITING FEATURES........exciting Waterscapes and articles that will answer to your question and offer solutions to solve some mind boggling problems of todays planted aquaria. Don't miss out on this exciting volume. This issue is also special collector's issue to commemorate Takashi Amano's URIN-UJOU RAINFOREST PHOTOGRAPHIC EXIBITION - "ANOTHER FACE OF THE RAINFOREST held at FUJI INTERNATIONAL PHOTO SALON, Ginza, Tokyo, JapanSize : 226 mm x 300 mm