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Aquatic Plant Central is very pleased to announce the start of the Iron Aquascaper Contest- a contest that pits aquascapers against one another in order to prove their prowess and skill.
The Details
Contestants will design an aquascape around the focus plant. This year's focus plant is Rotala rotundifolia (indica). Information on this plant can be found here. The best use of the focus plant wins.
Other requirements:
Tank size:
- -US entries: a standard 10 gallon aquarium (20"x10"x12")
-non-US entries: as close to 51cmx25.5x30.5 as possible
Submissions:
- -Use a digital camera with high resolution (alternatively, you can send a photo for scanning by APC)
-Provide 3-4 images with at least one from the front
-Do not modify the image except for adjustments to brightness, color correction, contrast, white balance and sharpness.
-Image should be a jpeg, tiff, or png
-Image should be sent to [email protected]
- Phil Edwards
Ricky Cain
Oliver Knott
Enrico Monteiro
Tan Zhiming
Bartek Lipczynski
- -First place: Iron Aquascaper Trophy - chosen from judging panel
-People's Choice: Certificate - chosen by APC member votes
- 1. Use of the focus plant
2. Overall impression
3. Composition/Technique
4. Originality
5. Aquarium condition