Hey now, lets leave me out of this argument.
Seriously now, I think that if you guys want to do a contest with a budget thats over 1k, you wont get many people. Unless of course they wanted to set the tank up conveniently at the time the contest was starting. I had no intention of starting up a 10g ever, but the contest intrigued me. I also like the fact that its somewhat on a budget as I dont have oodles of cash to throw around.
As for the nano contest and the budget how it is.... Its not the best, but this is the first contest(and I have the feeling the only one) so things might not be perfect. There is so much bitching involved in everything having to do with this contest (and any ideas of contests) that I think it really deters and will deter people from entering any future ones.
In conclusion, I cant believe this has last 3 pages. I thought the OP was joking when he posted the question due to how much arguing happens in the 10g Contest.
Oh and PS, I dont think anybody cares what the stands really look like. Its all whats in the tank and the tank itself. I dont think too many people are judging me on my living room decore and furniture?