First Instant Ocean Salt Contest!
(Backstory: What are your fun contest ideas?)
What can you win?
•180g bucket of Instant Ocean salt
(But Wait, There’s More!...)
•Instant Ocean long sleeve shirt
Who can participate?
This is open specifically for people that are just getting into the hobby, or getting back into it after many years out. People qualify by being in one of the following categories.
•You are about to set up your first tank (or a new tank after a long hiatus),
•You have an empty tank without livestock thats still cycling, or
•You have a tank with at most 2 easy fish, 2 soft coral frags, and any amount of clean-up-crew (hermits, snails, shrimps, crabs...). In other words, if this contest was a month or two ago, you would have been in the previous category.
When is it?
This contest will conclude on August 15th, 2019. I may extend that timeframe if necessary; but I have some salt to give away and am looking for some good candidates!
What is the contest?
Setting up a new aquarium can cost a lot; both in money and time. To reward those who are being patient and cycling their tanks slowly before adding coral and fish.
1) Please post 1-2 photos of your freshly new tanks, include at least 1 full-tank shot... even if it’s ugly.
2) Tell us a bit about your plans for this new tank! What types of fish or coral are your favorite? At least 2 sentences, but no limit on a maximum. It’s okay to get excited!
3) Include the approximate date that you set up the aquarium, approximate dates that you plan to add your first fish and/or coral (or if you recently added, then share those dates).
Our first tanks all started out as empty, with ugly white and brown rocks, and ourselves struggling with being patient as we want to fill it with coral. In a year from now, when purple coralline algae has beautifully transformed your rockwork, you’ll be shocked to look back at how much your tank has grown. Slow and deliberate change is always progress in this hobby. It may seem like nothing is happening at the time; but it is, and your patience will be rewarded.
How will the winner be decided?
This may be challenging to judge a winner. So we’re relying on experienced reefers to ‘like’ posts of new reefers that seem to be on the right track, make a good post, and/or are being patient as they cycle their first tanks. The highest number of likes will receive some free salt!
Notes:
•I expect this community to be mostly moderate and experienced reefers; so perhaps not many people will submit for this contest. For this reason; I’ll leave the contest open for a longer period.
•Please be honest. There will be plenty of other salt buckets to win. Send me your ideas for other competitions.
(Backstory: What are your fun contest ideas?)
What can you win?
•180g bucket of Instant Ocean salt
(But Wait, There’s More!...)
•Instant Ocean long sleeve shirt
Who can participate?
This is open specifically for people that are just getting into the hobby, or getting back into it after many years out. People qualify by being in one of the following categories.
•You are about to set up your first tank (or a new tank after a long hiatus),
•You have an empty tank without livestock thats still cycling, or
•You have a tank with at most 2 easy fish, 2 soft coral frags, and any amount of clean-up-crew (hermits, snails, shrimps, crabs...). In other words, if this contest was a month or two ago, you would have been in the previous category.
When is it?
This contest will conclude on August 15th, 2019. I may extend that timeframe if necessary; but I have some salt to give away and am looking for some good candidates!
What is the contest?
Setting up a new aquarium can cost a lot; both in money and time. To reward those who are being patient and cycling their tanks slowly before adding coral and fish.
1) Please post 1-2 photos of your freshly new tanks, include at least 1 full-tank shot... even if it’s ugly.
2) Tell us a bit about your plans for this new tank! What types of fish or coral are your favorite? At least 2 sentences, but no limit on a maximum. It’s okay to get excited!
3) Include the approximate date that you set up the aquarium, approximate dates that you plan to add your first fish and/or coral (or if you recently added, then share those dates).
Our first tanks all started out as empty, with ugly white and brown rocks, and ourselves struggling with being patient as we want to fill it with coral. In a year from now, when purple coralline algae has beautifully transformed your rockwork, you’ll be shocked to look back at how much your tank has grown. Slow and deliberate change is always progress in this hobby. It may seem like nothing is happening at the time; but it is, and your patience will be rewarded.
How will the winner be decided?
This may be challenging to judge a winner. So we’re relying on experienced reefers to ‘like’ posts of new reefers that seem to be on the right track, make a good post, and/or are being patient as they cycle their first tanks. The highest number of likes will receive some free salt!
Notes:
•I expect this community to be mostly moderate and experienced reefers; so perhaps not many people will submit for this contest. For this reason; I’ll leave the contest open for a longer period.
•Please be honest. There will be plenty of other salt buckets to win. Send me your ideas for other competitions.
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