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Old 08-28-2012, 02:53 AM
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I like the idea of month updates, maybe semi-monthly would work as well if people are willing. Realistically the more updates the better and judges can use that to gauge planning. If people want to spend two months planning a 10 gallon, that's awesome but I think most will need less than a few days to plan it out.

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Start date: - Build thread has to be started by this day displaying empty tank or a tank in the process of being built, basically something showing the tank isn't full of water yet.

Threads must be updated at least twice monthly with pictures added at least once a month.

End Date: Tanks are judged accordingly

That's all you need, but that's just how I see it.
I see your point, but that's really not fair for the contestants who are literally starting from scratch. I'm not going to enter, but for example I have enough tanks, enough live rock and more than enough corals to have a pretty wicked little tank up running and cycled in about an hour.. Which isn't the scope of this contest. Setting time frames equals up a lot of things.
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Old 08-28-2012, 02:59 AM
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I see your point, but that's really not fair for the contestants who are literally starting from scratch. I'm not going to enter, but for example I have enough tanks, enough live rock and more than enough corals to have a pretty wicked little tank up running and cycled in about an hour.. Which isn't the scope of this contest. Setting time frames equals up a lot of things.

thats the way i seen it too , i have fragtanks filled with coral, bins full of liverock i can whip together a killer small tank in minutes, then its just a pic contest
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Old 08-28-2012, 03:00 AM
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thats the way i seen it too , i have fragtanks filled with coral, bins full of liverock i can whip together a killer small tank in minutes, then its just a pic contest
Nothing stopping someone from doing this anyway, why not set it up over a weekend and take 1000 pictures in the process then take it down. Post pictures according to schedule. People will do what they want anyway so I just think you'll have a better contest if you just let them.
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I see your point, but that's really not fair for the contestants who are literally starting from scratch. I'm not going to enter, but for example I have enough tanks, enough live rock and more than enough corals to have a pretty wicked little tank up running and cycled in about an hour.. Which isn't the scope of this contest. Setting time frames equals up a lot of things.
That's why we have judges... If someone wants to wait 5 moths then get around to filling up his nano with livestock, so what, obviously he won't win as it's judged based on panning, updates and sustainability. Same goes for someone who want to set it up over a weekend. The point is at the end of the day someone setup a nano tank the way they wanted to and people are going to see more tanks and more methods/approaches to setting them up.
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