Pico Contest Gauntlet of 2010

[Vspec]

Pico Contest Gauntlet of 2010




Pico: An environment equal to or less than 2.5Gal / 9.46Lt.

Contest: An event where individuals engage in competitive natures.

Gauntlet: To throw down or accept a fitting challenge.



Each respective word alone, they are just words! Mix them in the one sentence, & we have something that resembles Discus Forums FUN!!!



A proposition if you will, to those worthy of the challenge.

1) Create an unrestricted environment or setup within the volumes set out above.

2) 30 Day duration Build-off Competition

3) Unrestricted use of materials or livestock (Betta's as default choice given volumes)

4) Minimum 4 Pictures displaying the build process, & 2 Pictures displaying the final build.

5) Minimum 250 word write up explaining the build process & anything else you'd like to share.

6) $5 entry, the culmination of such entrance fee's goes to a site sponsor for transfer into online store credit to be spent by the winner as they please.

7) International entrants encouraged to compete however standard conversion & international postage fee's apply. (Product dependant of course)

8) A poll of site votes unanimously will decide the winner.


What say you??

[mcloughlin2]

I love the idea, however wouldn't it not be better to increase the size to 20L? I belive that is the cut off for marine pico's?

Then you could include other fish species and shrimp?

[Vspec]

marine pico's go all the way down to 1 gal.
Its a somewhat hazy boundary and often dictated by who's running the show at the time. Mate, ive even pushed that envelope last year sometime & gone even smaller than that.
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http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/veriann/P1030448.jpg

http://s702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/veriann/?action=view¤t=P1030494.jpg%20

You'll find more often than not its down to the competition. Many just give a common tank size thats available at multiple known locations & say run with that!

All good ideas though, im ok with what the majority wants, however small usually represents cheaper & hence greater participation in most cases. (if you have a parts bin, its super cheap).

[Vspec]

marine pico's go all the way down to 1 gal.
Its a somewhat hazy boundary and often dictated by who's running the show at the time. Mate, ive even pushed that envelope last year sometime & gone even smaller than that.

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http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/veriann/P1030448.jpg

[/IMG]http://s702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/veriann/?action=view&current=P1030494.jpg[/IMG]

You'll find more often than not its down to the competition. Many just give a common tank size thats available at multiple known locations & say run with that!

All good ideas though, im ok with what the majority wants, however small usually represents cheaper & hence greater participation in most cases. (if you have a parts bin, its super cheap).

[Vspec]

where's the friggen edit function gone??

[mcloughlin2]

Yeah I know marine picos can be less than 1 gallon, what I meant was increase the size to equal or less to 20L but the more I think about it the more I like the size you have suggested. Will lead to more creative thinking I think.

[mcloughlin2]

By the way, those tanks of yours are amazing. Thinking well outside the box with them. :shock:

[Vspec]

I like to dabble every now & then, Thanks bud.
Now if only a mod can fix my pic link & delete my duplicate post id be happy, ether that or turn on the edit function in this section :)

[Vspec]

So is there any more partakers on the interest front?

[Vspec]

**BUMP**

[Vspec]

Very little interest oh chum.

Might just be me & you, or we call the idea off.

[Hollowman]

I guess you are flogging a dead horse, not only does no-one understand it, but I think it look a bit pointless imo :roll:
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[Vspec]

Im glad we had this chat.

hmm...Somehow though I dont think Creativity & Fun are meant to be used in the same sentence on this site.

V-out

[lpiasente]

hahaha I think maybe it's more a time factor than no creativity.

[BigDaddyAdo]

Im glad we had this chat.

hmm...Somehow though I dont think Creativity & Fun are meant to be used in the same sentence on this site.

V-out

Here we go again .........

[Vspec]

dont worry ado, it was playful poke

[BigDaddyAdo]

:D All good mate. I was just stirring you up. It's difficult to know how to take a post when it has no smilies in it.