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The poll is going to be a little different this time around....

Vote for your favorite catagory, then in your responce list your pick of the tanks, and yes you are free to vote for any of the entrants .

The winners are:

[font color="#008000"]Planted

1st Place bensaf

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2nd place Piscesgirl

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very Close second LittleMousling

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3rd littlepebble

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[font color="#800080"]Theme Tanks
1St Place Callatyas' Japanese Style

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2nd Place Jessnick42503s' As Natural As Possible

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3rd Place Trystianitys' Happy Bullfrog

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[font color="#BF791F"] Non-Planted
1st Place Racso

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Very Close Second Place john.stone

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3rd Place Smaug

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Congratulations to the winners and all the entrants. The planted category was especially impressive. Unfortunatly there was only one salt water entry, hopefully next time we'll all get to see some of the beautiful tanks hiding over on the dark side. All the tanks can be viewed here]http://photobucket.com/albums/v336/Mediator/[/link] or @the top of the [link=aquascaping forum

~YFB

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Last edited by Babelfish at 22-Oct-2004 11:34

Wow wow wow! They are all absolutely gorgeous

Really love all the planted winners. And I can't decide between bensaf's and LittleMousling's. I also like P2 and P9. And Racso's unplanted is fantastic!

Congrats to all the entrants, beautiful tanks

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

John Stone's

Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.

Damn

One word for one and all: outstanding

I don't envy the job the judges had of having to pick from those

I'm a sucker for plants, and if put on the spot I'd have to vote for bensaf's entry- simply stunning

Congratulations all round, this place has some amazing talent

Dex

Bensaf that tank is outstanding! Nice job!

Love them all, but the theme tank just captures the essence of its category. Great show, everyone!

-Molly
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Voted for: Planted

Although all the tanks are gorgeous id have to say the planted gategory is especially nice.

My favourite tanks are Bensaf's and SunflwrgrlTsu's tanks they're both gorgeous i can't decide which one I like more.

Bensaf

I voted for Non Planted, because that's what all my tanks are.
But, my favorite tank out of all of them would be LittleMousling's planted tank. bensaf's tank looks great, but it doesn't leave much swimming space. And most fish seem to enjoy open swimming space.

Wow! I actually won something! I don't think I have ever one anything before. Except the "Most Ridiculous Looking Wedding Outfit Ever" award. What makes it even more surprising is the very high standard of all the entries, the best I've seen in this contest. Every entry is a winner. I'm feeling very proud this morning!

I suppose I might as well make a confession. This is my first attempt at a planted tank. I would like to say that I started with a masterplan/design for the tank to end up looking this way. I would like to, but I can't. It was more of a happy accident. I actually had a quite different look envisioned. I wanted a really nice interesting piece of driftwood as a centerpiece and searched long and hard until I found one, a really nice piece that I intended to work around. That piece of wood is still in there but as long since become overgrown with plants and is no longer visible unless you go right up to the glass and tilt you body in way that would challenge a contortionist! As I learned and upgraded and the plants grew in ways and sizes I didn't fully expect it took on a life of it's own. The challenge came in keeping under control rather then any attempt to stick to a design or plan.

As I said this is my first attempt at a planted tank. I came to this site when I had a dinky little tank full of fish that I didn't even know the names of, I wanted to identify them. This site and the helpful people on it helped me gain the knowledge and confidence to want to attempt this, and the help and advice from a lot of people on this site helped make it work, their encouragement and kind remarks have made me want to continue and improve. So thank you to the members of the FP.

Lastly, I think we should all give a big pat on the back to Babelfish for organizing this contest. She obviously put a lot of effort in and devoted a lot of her own time to make it work and get members involved and enthusiastic about it. I think both the number and the quality of the entries are a testament to the really great job she did. (Darn, now you made me go and say something nice about Babel LOL). Congratulations Babel.
Also a thank you to that anonymous, dark and mysterious cult known as "The Aquascaping Contest Judges" who also gave up some of their valuable time to judge and support the contest, and they are obviously people of discrimination and excellent taste!!!!


Ok, if this were the Oscars, the times up music would be playing because the speech has got long and boring. Thanks all.



Last edited by bensaf at 22-Oct-2004 00:38

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Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.

Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.

Extremly well done Bernard I can honestly say possibly one of the best tanks ever seen on this forum.
If I was to start up another tank that is what I would be aming for.

Rasco
I like the way you have set out to make it look very natural, like a retaining wall. Also an excellent design and lay out.

Jesnick
A very difficult tank to aquscape yet make it look interesting the tall plants also give it the look of extra depth of the water well done.

Keith

Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do.
I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?
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Bensaf, that is totally awesome!

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

I like all three planted tanks.

I liked the 'nice' judging comments made on one of my tanks entered though.

-- Gomer

Bensaf.

I'm not voting because I love the planted tanks, but I also love the nonplanted tanks. *looks up at racso's 46g cichlid tank* I help collect the rocks, change the substrate to sand (that was a CHORE!), and set up the rock structure... several times!

*cuts racso's award in half*

><>Dani-o<><

That would be Bensaf's tank, though I like Piscesgirl's tank also quite a lot.

I have just a tiny bit of critique on the contest as it has turned out in the end, and that is the lack of constructive critique by the judges. Of the 7 judges, only two gave me some minimal advice on how to improve my tank whereas the others just complimented on the looks. In my opinion that aspect of the competition could have had a bit more attention, because I think the most important goal of people (at least it is mine) is to make your tank look better. Positive comments are of course always nice, but they don't give much of an idea what can be improved. I hope to see this a bit more in the next contest.