asukawashere

I figure we need a thread for general plotting for the NEC Convention. Here's what's on the agenda:

#1 - PLANTED TANK CONTEST
Part of the display we're putting up will include entries in a nano scaping contest. Convention attendees will be voting on their favorite planted tank, the winner will receive a certificate and a goodie bag as a prize. If you would like to enter, post here, PM me, or email [email protected] - include your name(s), the name of the scape, and the tank dimensions so I can print up labels/plan spacing

Contest rules are as follows:
- Scaping contest is open to anyone, not just CAPE members
- Nano tanks only, maximum tank size of 10g
- max 2 entries per person
- Joint entries are allowed (but there's only one prize so you'll have to split it!)
- Tank must include at least 1 species of live aquatic plant. Inclusion of animals is recommended but not required.

#2 - SPECIMEN DISPLAY
The rest of our space will be filled with a display of uncommon or particularly nice plant specimens. Emersed, potted specimens are ideal but we're not picky - if you think it's a good-looking plant, come show it off! I'm bringing my Anubias sp. 'Gabon 2' for instance. Contact me or post here if you can bring something, include the name of the plant so we don't end up with too many of the same thing.

#3 - CARPOOLING
If you're willing to carpool, feel free to make arrangements here. I'll be going all 3 days, and can shuttle people if they're going for the whole day (and if they get to my place on time).

asukawashere

Tonight I finished CAPE's 1/2 page ad for the convention's program booklet. Thought y'all would like to see:

Storms

Looks nice. By the way, the hygro compact I got from you is flowering! I got 2 nice little purple buds...

asukawashere

Thanks, Luke.

Good to hear the 'Kompakt' is doing well for you - seems to me like trimming it triggers blooming for whatever reason. Huh.

You going to enter that emersed bowl you made in the scaping contest?

Storms

Does it count as a nano-tank if it has no water or fish in it? I would enter it, but I'm not sure what their rules are like.

asukawashere

^ See requirements in first post. It's a planted tank contest, not a fish contest. Perhaps "aquatic planted container" would be a more accurate description. All that's required is that it conceivably holds water and houses at least one aquatic plant - technically, a leaf of duckweed in a yogurt cup could count (though I'm sure it wouldn't win LOL!). Actually, maybe someone should enter a yogurt cup with a piece of duckweed, just for giggles...

As for the water... I figure emersed aquatic plants are still aquatic plants. Even as-is, it has some water, just not a lot. That said, you could always just flood the bowl when you get to the convention... the mini-tank John and I scaped for the contest is going to be grown out emersed and partially filled just for the show.

Storms

I don't want to flood it, but I would like to enter it in the show. Do you need the exact dimensions or do you remember how big it was? I think the tank you and John did is going to turn out very nice and has a good chance of winning if you at least clean the glass...

asukawashere

Clean glass is for losers!

I'll put it down as a 10" square. Exact measurements aren't important, I just need a close-enough guess to rough it out. What do you want to title your scape?

khanzer22

Are we still getting 3 x 6' tables? If so, I have an idea to at least cover at least a couple of sq/footage... I'm thinking of displaying some pictures of our scaped tanks that we can't bring there, I mean our bigger tanks... We'll print and put them in a picture frame (per tank) and display it there... I may have some picture frames I got from work that we could use if we'll go that route...


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Zapins

If you want to get more pictures of tanks I can email you some pictures of my tanks to help take up space if you don't mind printing them out.

I like the add Amanda, its very crisp and conveys the important info well.