Bah, only 2 types of tanks, SPS tanks and those that want to be SPS tanks :mrgreen:


for the record we have gone through this 2 or 3 times be for, a TOTM on a smaller board is a waist of time. not enuf people to see new stuff. are we all that petty that we need to win a prise or praise about our tanks? to me a TOTM is nothing but a ego booster for something that should have been created with your personal enjoyment in mind not that of others. so in other words, who cares what others think about your tank as long as you enjoy it (as long as your not abusing creatures that is) :mrgreen:

Steve

PS. I voted NO.

Alright, so we know Steve's tank won't be featured. :rolleyes:

Tank of the Month
 

I like the idea of maybe a quarterly TOTM where everyone submits their photos and they are voted on like a poll. Once someone wins, they can no longer be considered in future polls unless a drastic change has been made to their tank like going from sps to softies or vica versa. Also, making this a quarterly thing would help assist with the problem of this board being somewhat smaller than others. Quarterly polls would also give people more of an opportunity to improve their tanks over the next three months to get ready for the next TOTM. Just an idea.

One of the reasons TOTM hasn't survived is because Titus, in his infinite generosity, has always felt a gift or prize should be awarded. We weren't able to come up with sponsorship for the long haul. As for TOTM being a self-serving pat-on-the-back kind of indulgence; I'd say that it's a great learning tool for all. You get to see how a system was designed and with what in mind. You get to see some pictures. It's basically the reason we hold reefclub meetings at people's homes.

What if we had a local volunteer photgrapher for each city ?

That way those of us with no photographic skills can still get our tanks featured :razz: :mrgreen:

Canreef TOTM sounds good :smile:

I think a TOTM would be awesome. You get to share your ideas and visions. People keep reefs for all different reasons, corals, fish,inverts, some just like the equipment. If there is a tank of the month, everyone is goin to get something out of it. when i was a beggining RC TOTM was a wealth of info and ideas for mine. Just coming down to vancouver for the van.Aquar thing I saw at least 6 months worth of TOTM. for prizes you could just give a 20$ gift card from J&l or something.
and no i dont think that all SPS sytems should dominate, softies are just, if not more beatiful...man I'm gonna have some death threats :-?
I really hope this goes through and look forward to seeing the many awesome systems.

tb

I voted "no."

This is too small a board to sustain it (monthly). Perhaps a "quarterly" tank feature? Also, I think the volunteer/s will find that it is a LOt of work, and it will peter out over time. Call me a pessimist... but we've all seen it happen.

I would be more open to it, if it was a random selection - no voting. A contest or competition - bah. Over time, every member's tank could be featured (if they wanted), giving a realistic representation of members' systems. "Warts and all," as someone mentioned. :mrgreen:

A prize is also unnecessary - a showcase, a learning tool - fine. But a contest? Bah.

(Steve - I like this "bah.") :biggrin:

Would "Featured Aquarium of the Month" be more palatable to some of you no voters?

I don't think there should be a prise associated with it, and also I don't think it should be a " submit your self to be voted on" I think it would be feasible to have it so the staff decides on a tank them selves then asks the owner if he would do up a spiel and some pictures for the tank. this way there is no pick me pick me stuff and it is more of a honor to be requested for info on your tank.

Steve