Nola Bear Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 @Christopher Marks, @Cultivated Reef and I are excited to announce the next official Nano-Reef Community contest... An official Acro Grow-Out contest sponsored by Cultivated Reef, who has agreed to start 20 frags of Upscales Microclados Acropora for contestants interested in buying in! Acro Frag Grow-Out Contest Details Upscales Microclados Frag: $35 (Normally Retails on Cultivated Reef for $70) Shipping: $30 Winner’s Pot: $10 Total Cost: $75 The contest will run for 6 months and only requires a photo of the frag next to a ruler, posted once per month in our contest thread. Christopher Marks, Cultivated Reef and I have agreed to judge. $10 from each contestant will go towards a Winners Pot Gift Card to Cultivated Reef to buy even more coral! Contest Timeline: How To Enter Official Start Date: March 1, 2018 The contest is open to the first 20 Nano-Reef.com community members who complete the following: Purchase your frag through Cultivated Reef "N-R Acro Grow Out" product. It's only accessible by following this link: http://cultivatedreef.com/product/nano-reefs-acro-grow-out-contest-coral/. This way only people interested in the contest will have access to it. Your frag must be delivered any time within the month of March - Allow 1 week after ordering before shipment! Once delivered, you must post a photo of the frag within 3 days of delivery next to a ruler to show the exact size and color of the frag as your official entry into the contest here in this thread. That's it! Contestants are then required to post one "ruler-pic" of the frag each month to the contest thread that clearly shows the size and color of the contest frag to remain eligible. Try to frame your ruler shot similarly each month! At the end of the six month competition, your posted images will be used by the judges to determine a winner. The contest will officially end September 30th. The variability of start and end dates is determined by the delivery of your coral. For instance, if you purchase and post your initial photo on March 20, then your end date is September 20. This means it will be a 6-month contest from start to finish. We wanted to give everyone time to get their corals happy in their tank give ample time to grow before choosing the winners. How To Order Your Frag Follow this link to place your order: http://cultivatedreef.com/product/nano-reefs-acro-grow-out-contest-coral/. When purchasing the frag be sure to select "Store Pickup" as the shipping option. The Acro Grow Out frag purchase price includes your shipping so by selecting "Store Pickup" you will avoid a second shipping charge. Also if you want to add other coral to your order you certainly can do so Frags will be created as ordered and held for 1 week of healing time before shipment. Do not wait too long to order your contest frag, order by March 19th at the very latest! Contest Prize There will be one winner chosen at the end of the contest by a panel vote of three judges (Holly of Cultivated Reef, our very own Nano-Reef Community founder Christopher Marks, and me, Nola Bear). The contestants' frags will be evaluated by considering the following characteristics: Overall Growth (Height, Branching and Encrusting) & Coloration. Prize: Winners Pot Gift Card to Cultivated Reef(Dollar amount dependent on the number of contestants) Thank you to our wonderful sponsor CULTIVATED REEF for their generous support of this contest! Monthly Shots Each contestant is required to post a photo of his/her frag next to a ruler once per month for the duration of the contest in this thread in order to remain eligible. You must submit one "ruler-pic" per month, within a +/- 7 day window of your personal deadline. So, if you post your initial entry photo on March 20, then your next month's photo will need to be posted between April 13-27, and the following May 13-27, June 13-27, etc., etc. in order to not be disqualified. This built-in leeway should help with those people who may have travel or other extenuating circumstances throughout the competition. Frag Grow-Out Contestants List @TheBig053 @micoastreefing @LeoB @pal @Figster @dmw913 @Polarcollision @Cannedfish @Okinawa_Reefer @tanacharison @This guy is extra salty @teenyreef Join us! Your name could be here too! 6 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Wish I hadn't gotten carried away during the WWC sale this past weekend, but F it! I'm still in. Gonna have to get creative to find some realty for this piece! 3 Quote Link to comment
Nola Bear Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 19 minutes ago, TheBig053 said: Wish I hadn't gotten carried away during the WWC sale this past weekend, but F it! I'm still in. Gonna have to get creative to find some realty for this piece! I like where ur heads at! 1 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Order placed. Let's go people! 2 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, TheBig053 said: Order placed. Let's go people! Dammit you beat me to be the first official participant on the thread. Also took the opportunity to order myself a little 3-frag pack of zoas. Thank you @Cultivated Reef! I'm the idiot that didn't read that I have to select "Store Pickup" to remove additional shipping charge. So don't be like me. 4 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 32 minutes ago, micoastreefing said: Dammit you beat me to be the first official participant on the thread. Also took the opportunity to order myself a little 3-frag pack of zoas. Thank you @Cultivated Reef! I'm the idiot that didn't read that I have to select "Store Pickup" to remove additional shipping charge. So don't be like me. Nice! I added an RFA. A little nervous because I I've heard they sometimes don't ship well. I almost got caught by the shipping also! 3 Quote Link to comment
Rene Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I have no plans to participate but it will be neat to see how the same coral looks under different growing conditions! Quote Link to comment
Nola Bear Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 21 hours ago, TheBig053 said: Order placed. Let's go people! Love it. You’re making stuff happen! Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Nola Bear said: Love it. You’re making stuff happen! Hopefully I have a tank left for the competition. We've been with out power since 11 AM. Been running the heater and powerhead off and on using our jeep, but I have a mille RTN'ng already. 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, TheBig053 said: Hopefully I have a tank left for the competition. We've been with out power since 11 AM. Been running the heater and powerhead off and on using our jeep, but I have a mille RTN'ng already. I don't understand- with flow and heat, it should last for days before you see any negative results. Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Yeah, everything looks fine but this one piece. Not sure what the deal is. Didn't look bad off prior to all this either but who knows maybe it was already unhappy and needed a nudge. Quote Link to comment
LeoB Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 ordered, breaking my rule not to buy corals/fish online 5 Quote Link to comment
Nola Bear Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just so that all those who were interested from the beginning are aware of the official contest thread, here you go!!! @pal @Polarcollision @dmw913 @Okinawa_Reefer @kdcarey @Droy008 @This guy is extra salty @DaveFason @jbb_00 @Figster @RotaryReef @Cannedfish @tk3445 @HarryPotter 3 1 Quote Link to comment
pal Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just placed my order added some zoas and bali tri color. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Figster Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Just committed! First time I’ve ever bought a coral online ?. LETS DO THIS! 3 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Woohoo! That's awesome @pal & @Figster! That makes for 5 contestants so far! If you know any fellow hobbyists who might like to join in the competition, don't be hesitate to share the announcement with them 3 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 @Christopher Marks I can share this on my local club board if we need more participants. Is that alright? 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 @TheBig053 Absolutely, all are welcome to join! 1 Quote Link to comment
pappadumplingz Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Count me in! Oh wait, damn being international sucks sometimes. Funny tho, contest ends on my birthday haha, good luck to yall! 3 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Only 26 days left in the month. Better hurry and sign-up! 3 Quote Link to comment
Figster Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Contest bump edit: oops, didn’t realize this is a sticky post. But anyway come on ppl, we can’t have a contest without contestants 4 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 How about a Acro Die Off contest? I'd have a good chance. 2 4 Quote Link to comment
TheBig053 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, slowngreen said: How about a Acro Die Off contest? I'd have a good chance. 3 6 Quote Link to comment
dmw913 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Just getting a bit of clarification from CR. Order is in shopping cart! 3 Quote Link to comment
Cultivated Reef Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, dmw913 said: Just getting a bit of clarification from CR. Order is in shopping cart! Emailed ya! 2 Quote Link to comment
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