Marine Tank Competition...

[marinebetta]

Good news for all SG reefers! Aquarama 2005 is planning to have a Marine Tank Competition. This has been announced in their latest press release (which is not on the website yet). Details are not available yet and will likely not be available till the fish competition organising committee sits to discuss the format of this and 2 other new competitions, the Planted Tank and InterGarden competitions.

I'm sure our big boss AT will update us on the details at the appropriate time but meanwhile, get those tanks spruced up for next yr - sounds like a long time away but you know how long it takes to get a really nice matured tank!

[jd_n]

And the winner will be.....pretty obvious rite .

[FuEl]

If got nano tank section..pretty obvious who will win already..someone here with the word 'nano' in his nick.

[jd_n]

If got nano tank section..pretty obvious who will win already..someone here with the word 'nano' in his nick.

Yah...seem tat all the winner can be easily predicted. And the biggest tank would go to...ahem.. If only buying 4D, TOTO is so predictable too.

[danano]

If got nano tank section..pretty obvious who will win already..someone here with the word 'nano' in his nick. 

Hmmm...

[Dispar_Anthias]

Wah, like that boss can receive prize in every aquarama

[nutx]

err...then the tank will have to be 'relocate' to the exhibition sites....just like how the 'Merlion' is being shifted?

[midnight angel]

BIG BOSS????

[19percula]

when is it going to be held?

[blueheaven]

just like dogs, once a champ, always a champ

gogogo AT

[iewnehz]

haha boss is reading this now....

hehe

[Achilles Tang]

Erhmm.... I don't know how they intend to do this because if its dealing with livestock on the spot and contestants are supposed to just aquascape a tank to be judged... errhhmm, I'm not entirely comfortable with that.

Every marine tank grows different and the beauty lies in how the corals and other inhabitants respond to the caregiver's skill and dedication.

If the contest is going to be run like... every contestant is given an empty tank, a bucket of sand, a box of rocks and a box of corals and fishes... and to aquascape... even the size, shape and amount of LRs given and the quality/size/shape of corals & sponges given will differ between contestants and that will affect the visual outcome... how do you judge fairly?

How are the water conditions going to be safe and stable for corals? We all know that coral display tanks look very sorry at the end of exhibitions and dieoffs happen in such display tanks.

If its a photo contest of our own tanks... well, that's a whole different story then!

[marinebetta]

You'll be turning up at the meeting in a couple of weeks? That's when you input your thoughts for a workable format

[Achilles Tang]

Well, I hope I won't deflate their optimism.

[marinebetta]

We'll see how the planted tank competitions are organized (the good ones) ...I would think pretty similar concept

[aquabeAnz]

Yerp thats right...

I have some information that both the competition, planted and marine alike, will be like the one telecasted in Channel U on a particular sunday some time ago.

There will be stages where the more potential contestants will go have to go through and some of the main criteria includes:

- composition & layout

- creativity and originality

- long term maintenance of the scaped tank

- speed at which the tank is being scaped

- compatibility of the inhabitants which includes the flora and fauna in the freshwater section AND the corals, inverts, fishes etc in the maine section

- you have to explain the types of mechanical, chem, bio filtration chosen to maintain the tank and the reasons why

- bla bla bla and so on and on and on...

Seems like its not gona be an easy pushover competition after all..

and all these criteria its seems to me are part of the effort to attract more crowds.

i hope the event can cater as a gathering for all SRC's members though ~!~!~!

some rare corals will be flown in from germany i think, not too sure bout that..

[rockfish]

other than the competition... is SRC doing anything at the Aquarama on 2005??

how bout us wearing SCR badges/collar pin .. ??

only for SRC members only ..

[Lester]

good idea ..

where to get the pin ???

[marinebetta]

Details for the marine tank competition are up here.

[LoReNsIa]

wah.. so diffcult sia.. if die is count our own one.. hmmm a big risk.. the collection is after my bdae a dae worx.. hahax..

[AquaRa]

not very attractive. u have to set up the marine tank there

[XPeriment 626]

are they serious? new tank setup, you bring LS, within 1 day of setting up they will judge how nice? doesn't sound like a sensible way of doing it. shouldn't they reward those that are carefully cultivated over time rather than thrown together in a day??

[alanseah]

sorry hor read carefully, they only say

Each entry will be provided with :

1. 3ft x 2ft x 2ft tank

2. Filter + Pump

3. Metal Halide Light

4. Chiller

5. Skimmer

which mean other stuff not stated u provide yourself hor.. e.g. LR, coral, fish etcs

[limbssg]

are they serious? new tank setup, you bring LS, within 1 day of setting up they will judge how nice? doesn't sound like a sensible way of doing it. shouldn't they reward those that are carefully cultivated over time rather than thrown together in a day?? 

Unfortunately the organisers do not have the mentality as hobbist.

They just want a 'show tank'

[XPeriment 626]

win lor. who in their right mind after spending so much on nice LS and rocks and corals will uproot everything and bring for a little exhibition like that. everything die after that how? prize money can pay for it all meh? dunno what these organisers are thinking.