bigstick120

Select your favorite scape and vote for the members choice of the 2010 contest. Before voting make sure you review the other tanks here. Other Tanks Poll was maxed @ 10

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shark1505

Whos posting these tanks? It looks like these were taken by professionals and I have seen many of these tanks on the internet. Are these just copied and pasted?

fish dork

Maybe you've seen them on the forums? I recognize some as well, from the journals on this and another forum.

bigstick120

The people that own the tanks submitted them for the contest here. This is voting for members choice. Members vote for their favorite aquascape.

f1ea

It would be nice if the members who have voted made some sort of criticism or give the reasons behind their vote... some sort of "judge's comments".

Could that be done on this thread?

bigstick120

When the judges are finished judging the scapes you will be able to see the comments. If you all(members) feel like commenting in this thread go right ahead.

wet

(I'm no aquascaper. Just a dude who likes plants and tanks.)

#4 and #15 looks to have a healthy lead on 3rd place, and my vote (#7) isn't getting much love, but I'd like to say #7 is one of the coolest biotopes I've seen. LOVE the single stem species and arrangement, and though the left wood is a little too close to the glass for aesthetic purposes, that tank really does look like it is a chunk of nature. I imagine it provides its owner quite a bit of relaxation and satisfaction.

4 is indeed pretty and looks maintainable long term and I like how the sand cuts behind the structure left center. #15 (and #7) is more dynamic and interesting to me, though.

Bummer on no paludariums! Next year

wet

And props -- mad props -- to #8 for the Death Star made of HM, moss and shade.

PeterE

Wow, few people like number 3. The colors aren't my favorite, and it doesn't look quite as natural as a lot of the other ones, but I really like the rock formation. I think the moss in number three for the focal point that forms the little "tuft" around the rock is not so natural looking, but besides that, it's a great tank. The hairgrass on the sides is great. I gotta agree with Wet with number 7. That is the tank I would want to have of these tanks. The color in 8 and 9 is great! 9 is a very cool Dutch tank. I think 10 would be better with more driftwood in the back, creating more of an island. That's just my 2 (er, maybe 20, heh) cents though. I really like them all.

f1ea

Yes, we're not pro judges, but i think its nice to hear the opinion of 'the audience'...

In my case, i was torn between #15 and #1.
#15 is an unforgettable tank, but in the end i gave my vote to #1 based on first impression alone.
To me, #1 could use a bit more sense of depth and movement; but the hardscape, colors and textures have such a nice subtle contrast, it just looks so healthy and well laid out without feeling overdone...

#13 is a really cool tank, probably not the one to win an aquascape contest... but a great fun tank to enjoy at home. Love it!

The #7 biotope is really nice, but unfortunately kinda hard to judge outside its category...

#4 is to me more an obvious aquascape tank. Impressive for its quality, but too generic for my taste. Change the fish for neon tetras and you'd swear you've seen it before...

Hopefully next yr there's lots of entries. Certainly some of these guys have definitely raised the bar for this 'amateur' contest... well done