Competition Registration and Rules

@f-fish

This is the general idea of this competition dude. The idea is to get people to try out a planted setup. Obviously the prize is a big motivator, but the idea is to make sure that the standards of the competition is pretty high. I think 2 months for a low tech tank to "grow in" is just about the right amount of time. It's definitely not a "flower arranging" competition. It's going to take a lot of effort to create the nano. Lots of people will put in the effort, and hopefully they will keep the tanks running after the competition ends. The whole point of me doing the ADA thing was because I was gatvol of not being able to get what I wanted... Now everyone will have access to the stuff and it will make keeping planted tanks easier in the future.

Nope, I refuse to buy from them.

I could grow HM in a bucket sitting in my tank room with no light. It, in my experience, is very easy to grow... Strange that you have had this issue...

 

Everybody's got that one thing he can't get right I cant seem to keep glosso

 

Stop complaining people :amazed:.What you should say is..."thank goodness Rudi did not enter the comp.":bigsmile:
I would have owned you all..... Just kidding.
Good luck too all and enjoy it.

 

LOL! I like that!

 

@Sean J

I vote @Rudi be put onto that list... Wait.. I'm a Mod, I can go put his name on it.....

I challenge Rudi to a 2 month low tech nano set up.....

 

LOL! If you all want to go up against Rudi that badly, then I'll add his name... But it's YOUR choice, and YOUR funeral... The man has skillz!!

 

Yup.... I'd like to see Rudi do a low tech. He's amazing with the High tech stuff, would like to go up against him on the LT.

However to be fair, other members need to agree.... we can't break the closing date rule just because I put the challenge out there.

 

Stop the bus guys.I can't enter this time,I have no space to put another tank.
I do have loads of ideas but that will have to wait for another opportunity.Thanks but .....

 

@Rudi - Whatever dude... There is ALWAYS space for a small tank! :worried:

LOL!

 

@Sean J,you really want to give me that First Prize,don't you?
lol,no...I'll "let" someone else have this one.I'll definitely be in for the next comp,so be warned........:deal:

 

Hehehehehe... No comment.

Cool, next round you are officially in!!

 

That's why I tagged you in the first place. Thought if I want to compete is might as well be against the best the forum has. Still got WBS to content with

 

Jislaaik now you lot have managed to make me nervous of my setup! Shooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh

 

Don't be scared to change things until you are happy!

 

LoL if WBS enters this comp, I'm opting out . . .

Just kidding..*

I've been snooping around that international planted aquarium forum again.. trying to get some ideas.*

I'm gonna try and get my tank tomorrow and play around with the hard scape.*

Gonna be fun to finally unpack all my planted tank goodies I bought earlier in the year.*

My only concern is that I'm not familiar with blacklisted plants and I don't want to plant something, only to remove it. Just worried about how I'll be able to identify BL stuff at my LPS.

I'm also considering stocking options but I'm not entirely sure what to get.

Anyway, to those who started, all the best with the scaping and endless re-scaping . . .*

 

http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?3915-Freshwater-Plant-Blacklist

Go check that thread! It will allow you to see the names of plants that are black listed... Do a bit of research and you wont have to remove anything! Like I said earlier, this is not a simple competition... It's going to take some thought.

PS: Wearsbunnyslippers has entered the comp, but because he is helping me judge it, and the fact that he sponsors one of the other forums, he may not win a prize...

 

@Sean J - I will be happy when my driftwood stops drifting! Otherwise I will have to figure something out.

 

tie it to a rock and plant it in the subs..

 

Knowing a plant name might not help much when choosing plants in a shop by 'eyeballing'. I will have to place a special order with my LPS. That way I know I'm not getting anything BL

 

@shihr I am leaving that as a last resort - Im soaking it for a while and will see what happens.