Slight change to the rules... see the RED text below.
I've been contacted by mike4555555 and Zikofski. They would like to have a fun competition planting recycled bottles.
Here's how it will work:
This competition will run for 3 months total.
Stage 1: Two week sign-up period.
Stage 2: Two months of grow-out
Stage 3: Two weeks to enter your photo of your bottle "planted tank" and verification pic.
Stage 4: Two week voting period (You don't need to participate to vote!!!)
Rules:
Personal notes from mike455555:
You may also ask questions in this thread if you need some clarification.
MOD NOTE: There will be no "badge" or anything else associated with this competition. This is merely for fun and bragging rights! And maybe even developing a whole new nano aquascaping tank craze!
I've been contacted by mike4555555 and Zikofski. They would like to have a fun competition planting recycled bottles.
Here's how it will work:
This competition will run for 3 months total.
Stage 1: Two week sign-up period.
Stage 2: Two months of grow-out
Stage 3: Two weeks to enter your photo of your bottle "planted tank" and verification pic.
Stage 4: Two week voting period (You don't need to participate to vote!!!)
Rules:
- you can use any clear 2L bottle
- you cannot modify the bottle in any way, the only way to get thing's in and out of the bottle will be through the hole in the top - the only exception to this is that a bottle set-up on its side MAY have a hole just large enough for a airline hose to be used to fill the tank up, but NOT large enough to aid in placement of aquascaping, or to allow larger objects to be placed in it.
- you can add as little or as much water to the bottle as you want. (in other words it can be emerged)
- if doing a emerged bottle you may only use aquatic plants which would be used in a planted tank
- you can use any heat, light, fertilizers, CO2, substrate and hard scape you want (just be careful not to melt the bottle)
- verification will be needed when the voting starts.
- you may start your bottle as soon as your name is on this list
- you may start more than 1 bottle, but you may only enter 1 into the entry thread at the end
- you may have your bottle upright or laying down, that's a personal choice.
- if you don't sign up you can still enter a bottle in the entry thread if you start late.
- I think it goes with out saying, but this competition is about the aquascape NOT ANIMALS. Please do not put ANY animals in the "tank".
Personal notes from mike455555:
- watch out for algae if adding a lot of water
- bottles can be found cheaply in supermarkets, with their own branded water in them
- use blue tack wedges to keep it in place and to stop it rolling around
- long tweezers help a lot, but if not wire / bamboo skewers will work just as well, if you need to move soil, cut some plastic and stick it to a bamboo skewer
- have fun and i cant wait to see the entry's
You may also ask questions in this thread if you need some clarification.
MOD NOTE: There will be no "badge" or anything else associated with this competition. This is merely for fun and bragging rights! And maybe even developing a whole new nano aquascaping tank craze!
