I took some heat when a few days ago I expressed my opinion that most reef tanks are ugly, a lot of people felt offended.
The fact is that freshwater aquascapers really study and practice aquascaping as an art/science and we do not.
I would like to help to change that, so I thought about organizing a Saltwater Aquascaping Contest along the lines of the freshwater aquascaping contests.
I have 3 options:
- Put my own money for the prizes
- Get a sponsor and have bigger prizes
- Keep this idea as a "lets don't and say we did" project
I feel more comfortable with the 1st option because this contest would be very experimental and even if I could find a sponsor, I run the risk of not having many entries because I don't have the means to promote the contest and in the end let that sponsor down. If things went well, then get a sponsor for the next contest.
Grand Prize:1 Person
Prize:50 eur
Gold Prize:1 Person
Prize:25 eur
Silver Prize:2 People
Prize:10 eur
Bronze Prize:3 People
Prize:5 eur
Honor Prize:13 people
Prize: (bragging rights )
Given the much slower development of a saltwater tank, the contest would have to put much more value on the maturity of the system and on how healthy it looks and how well it provides a proper habitat for the animals inside.
Also, instead of just submitting 1 photo, the contestants would have to submit at least 3 photos, 1 short video and a list of the fish in the tank.
I am unware if a real saltwater aquascaper even exists, so I would have to bring a couple of freshwater aquascaping experts to judge the aesthetic component of the tanks and saltwater experts to judge the specific aspects of a saltwater tank.
What do you all think?
The fact is that freshwater aquascapers really study and practice aquascaping as an art/science and we do not.
I would like to help to change that, so I thought about organizing a Saltwater Aquascaping Contest along the lines of the freshwater aquascaping contests.
I have 3 options:
- Put my own money for the prizes
- Get a sponsor and have bigger prizes
- Keep this idea as a "lets don't and say we did" project
I feel more comfortable with the 1st option because this contest would be very experimental and even if I could find a sponsor, I run the risk of not having many entries because I don't have the means to promote the contest and in the end let that sponsor down. If things went well, then get a sponsor for the next contest.
Grand Prize:1 Person
Prize:50 eur
Gold Prize:1 Person
Prize:25 eur
Silver Prize:2 People
Prize:10 eur
Bronze Prize:3 People
Prize:5 eur
Honor Prize:13 people
Prize: (bragging rights )
Given the much slower development of a saltwater tank, the contest would have to put much more value on the maturity of the system and on how healthy it looks and how well it provides a proper habitat for the animals inside.
Also, instead of just submitting 1 photo, the contestants would have to submit at least 3 photos, 1 short video and a list of the fish in the tank.
I am unware if a real saltwater aquascaper even exists, so I would have to bring a couple of freshwater aquascaping experts to judge the aesthetic component of the tanks and saltwater experts to judge the specific aspects of a saltwater tank.
What do you all think?