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100 Days of Nanos Contest Final Results!


Christopher Marks

Choose the best 100 Days of Nanos Contestant for each category: (Pick 3 Winners Total)  

76 members have voted

  1. 1. Best Overall

    • Addinali
      0
    • coral_chef
      0
    • Coralcousins
      3
    • FateX9
      1
    • lkoechle
      20
    • Luu78
      0
    • Mariaface
      0
    • MaineReefKeeper
      1
    • MrMikeKim
      0
    • nanoSteve
      0
    • Pjanssen
      30
    • Sabrefencer
      0
    • Seafurn
      2
    • Spectra
      0
    • Stellablue
      19
  2. 2. Best Aquascape

    • Addinali
      0
    • coral_chef
      1
    • Coralcousins
      15
    • FateX9
      6
    • lkoechle
      8
    • Luu78
      2
    • Mariaface
      1
    • MaineReefKeeper
      0
    • MrMikeKim
      0
    • nanoSteve
      0
    • Pjanssen
      20
    • Sabrefencer
      0
    • Seafurn
      3
    • Spectra
      0
    • Stellablue
      20
  3. 3. Most Frugal

    • Addinali
      12
    • coral_chef
      0
    • Coralcousins
      4
    • FateX9
      0
    • lkoechle
      34
    • Luu78
      1
    • Mariaface
      2
    • MaineReefKeeper
      0
    • MrMikeKim
      0
    • nanoSteve
      0
    • Pjanssen
      3
    • Sabrefencer
      1
    • Seafurn
      1
    • Spectra
      1
    • Stellablue
      17

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  • Poll closed on 08/28/2017 at 06:59 AM

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Christopher Marks

The 100 Day of Nanos Contest has officially come to a conclusion today, thank you to everyone who has participated and followed along so far! Now that we've reached our 100 day mark, it's time for everyone in the community to submit your votes for the three best 100 Days of Nanos aquarium builds according to the following cateogories:

 

Prize Categories

  • Best Overall
    The Grandest Prize of all! From Innovative Marine – the NEW IM Concept Glass Aquarium series!
    A $400 value!
  • Best Aquascape
    Amazing Prize From Innovative Marine – One DeskTop Performance Pack
    Performance Pack includes: (1) Spinstream, (1) Desktop CustomCaddy (1) AccuDrip fish and coral acclimator (1) Desktop MiniMax Media Reactor and (1) SkimMate Ghost Protein Skimmer, a $250 value. http://www.innovative-marine.com/auqa-gadget/performance-pack.html
  • Most Frugal
    CoralVue Smart ATO Micro $124.99 value
    World Wide Corals $50 gift certificate
    AquaMaxx Reef Welder Epoxy Glue - Purple - 500mL $29.99 value

 

In the Official Poll above you will see the following 15 Contestants names listed in alphabetical order beneath each prize category. Please take some time to review each of the 15 qualifying entrant's aquarium build journals before you submit your votes. Select three different winners in total, one for each appropriate category.

 

Polls close Sunday August 27, 2017 at 11:59PM PST and winners will be officially announced on Monday August 28th!

 

Additional prizes will be announced and awarded on Monday to remaining participants that did not win in the polls, as judged by @Christopher Marks and contest hosts @metrokat and @jedimasterben, based on the following bonus categories:

  • Struggle Bus

  • Most Interesting

  • Most Variety of Livestock

  • Most GHA/Pests/Problems

  • The Killer Tank (most livestock deaths)

 

About The 100 Days of Nanos Contest

The weekly FTS check in thread:

A summary of how the contest works:

On 8/20/2017 at 2:46 PM, metrokat said:

We had 16 contestants who all bought the same tank and light kit from Marine Depot. As you will see below, 15 participants made it to the end. Prize Categories are listed here as well.

 

We had just 3 rules:

  1. Start an aquarium journal

  2. Post weekly FTS

  3. $500 spending limit on livestock

 

We had just one disqualification rule (see what we did there? ;) )

Grounds for disqualification: Changing ANY hardware except in cases of failure - specifically any item provided in the tank package.

After a few weeks it became apparent that the stock return pump was excessively noisy and a replacement pump was allowed.

 

The 100 Days of Nanos Contest Finalists

A 100 day summary of all the qualifying contestants, click their username to see their final 100 day full tank shot or last entry.

 

  1. Addinali
    • Livestock $122.07
    Last FTS July 5.
    This elegant tank has entertained and educated kids of several ages - it even cycled with a toddler! We’re glad to have been able to follow along during these precious family moments. And so happy the algae issues are in the past!

  2. coral_chef
    • Livestock $400
    Their first tank, and intuitive enough to include an overhang and gorgeous purple rocks! The tank is fallow, but we look forward to seeing it develop in the future! Now, sand or barebottom - good question! :P

  3. Coralcousins
    • Livestock $267
    This Frag-insula taught us about the trials of pests and tank temperature, but still ended up an elegant rising scape with a hardy collection of corals that have all been photographed for our viewing pleasure!

  4. FateX9
    • Livestock $1176
    Interesting aquascape with an overhang that allowed many varieties of corals. If the corals don’t keep the tank looking busy, we’re sure the active swimmers will!

  5. lkoechle
    • Livestock estimate $199
    Incredible diversity and HH from their uncured rock shipment. Vibrantly colorful reef and diverse inhabitants. They list their livestock as $10 and an explanation is on the link. However, the valuation was marked higher after research.

  6. Luu78
    • Livestock $497.04
    Last post July 26.
    Livestock is a thoughtful and unique assortment of inverts and includes Pederson shrimps, flaming scallop, pipefish, pom poms. We look forward to seeing even more inverts, including more anemones, in this tank!

  7. Mariaface
    • Livestock $329
    This tank thread starred the Struggle Bus as we learned about the perils of bacterial issues, algae issues, and lack-of-macro issues! Some inventive use of fishing line gave us a temporary floating island, and the tank has settled just in time for the contest to end! Maria had many issues with the tank and kept powering through with amazing positivity.

  8. MaineReefKeeper
    • Livestock $440
    Last post June 13.
    Leather dominant tank with about 16 leathers! Jason jumped back into the hobby when he joined the contest and showed us all an elegant, cascading nano rockscape. We couldn’t see any documented issues, seemed like smooth sailing.

  9. MrMikeKim
    • Livestock $488
    This tank underwent a very detailed, informative cycle using dry rocks and bacterial supplements. Very informative for those looking to do the same in the future, and we’re happy to hear that the inhabitants made it through the jump in bioload when they were added!

  10. nanoSteve
    • Livestock $TBD
    Last post May 30th.
    We were able to see the beginnings of this tank, where diatoms came and went once the tank was wet! We hope those macro clippings have been doing well, NanoSteve!

  11. Pjanssen
    • Livestock $420
    Last post August 18th.
    This gorgonian -and macro!- paradise is full of interesting corals and creatures. It’s all showcased in an elegant wooden frame and canopy that Penny’s much too modest about! We look forwarding to seeing the tank continue to flourish, and grow to expand into the Caribbean!

  12. Sabrefencer
    • Livestock $140
    Last post June 17th.
    This tank got through setup, and there’s talk of a redo! We’re excited to see the results of a new rockscape and the potential for another setup with “The Package”!

  13. Seafurn
    • Livestock $432
    Rock flower anemone dominant tank with an elegant and simple layout.This thoroughly detailed tank thread brought us on the roller coaster of anemone ownership, and the trial of weeding out fireworms. It turns out even porcelain crabs will compete for food!

  14. Spectra
    • Livestock $251.50
    Last post June 9.
    Tank seemed to be doing well per the last pictures. Soft fringing reef with macros and gorgonians, colorful.
    This beer inspired tank turned into a huge, macro and coral filled success! These primary-colored inhabitants are swimming through a sea of plants and gorgonians!

  15. Stellablue
    • Livestock $362
    A luscious macro garden starring the ever-loved clownfish pair and commensal shrimp-goby pairing! We’re happy to see Pip pulled through and is active and eating again!


*$TBD: We will update this post with livestock prices for those that haven't posted them yet.

 

Thanks to @metrokat and @jedimasterben for all their hard work in putting this tank building contest together for the community! Ok everyone, review those tanks get your votes in this week!

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It was so hard to decide.  There were three or that I wanted to vote for best overall (and a couple of others that were well deserving).  Really, everybody did such a good job.  Good luck everyone!

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6 minutes ago, spectra said:

Thanks for putting this on! it was fun at the beginning then summer happened :lol: hell who has time for a tank right now............

Ha right?!?? Stuff got so busy the past three weeks 

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8 minutes ago, TILTON said:

Can the contestants please put current full tank shots on their first post to make it easier to find.  

Good suggestion. Done. 

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14 minutes ago, TILTON said:

Can the contestants please put current full tank shots on their first post to make it easier to find.  

You can click on the links above and they all take you right to that persons latest FTS. But if it helps, then done.

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1 hour ago, Pjanssen said:

You can click on the links above and they all take you right to that persons latest FTS. But if it helps, then done.

Well not voting for you now.  /s ?

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2 minutes ago, Pjanssen said:

:(I thought I was being helpful

 

I had the sarcasm on /s <~~

Are we using cheap to describe frugal?

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5 minutes ago, Pjanssen said:

Thanks for the clarification:blush:

I wouldn't say cheap. Smart. 

 

Gotcha.  Had to look up the definition again.  Not a word I hear a lot.  

 

 

 

Tanks look great everyone!  Awesome contest.

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