August 2019 Tank of the Month Entries

@Slade @T.Guppy and anyone else
Ok let’s put our heads together to design a poll! Just to get a sense of what members are up to, to celebrate diversity and to get some interaction going.

Mods, should we move this discussion to pm rather? Would be a pity as others might also chip in with ideas, but if it derails the ToTM thread and annoys others too much, please let me know.

Here goes

1. How many planted tanks do you currently keep? For the purposes of this poll, if you have at least 1 live plant, it counts.
- 1
- 2
- 3 to 5
- 6 to 10
- more than 10

2. Which aquascaping style describes your planted tank best? Multiple answers possible if you keep different style tanks.
- jungle
- iwagumi
- nature style (eg what George Farmer is most famous for)
- biotope
- dutch
- paludarium
- wabi-kusa
- another specific aquascaping style not listed
- I won’t call my planted tank ‘scaped’, I just wing it

3. Are your tanks high-tech or low-tech?
- high-tech
- low-tech
- some of my tanks are high-tech and some are low-tech

4. How do you feel about keeping live aquatic plants?
- they’re awesome!
- neutral
- such a hassle

5. How many different plant species do you currently keep? If you have 2 types of crypts, it counts as 2.
- 1 to 10
- 11 to 50
- 51 to 100
- more than 100

6. What is your prime focus / interest?
- aquascaping
- fishkeeping
- both equally

What do you think? Too many questions? Anything else?

 

LOL well we are kind of checking our equipment before going skydiving

Good point re format. Initially I thought the poll function would do the trick (and would be easier for members to fill in) but that would only give us aggregate results.

If we ask members to answer the questions by posting on the thread, it will also give them the opportunity to post tank pics like @T. Guppy said (and post links to tank journals if they have) and we’ll learn more about what individual members are up to and the different interpretations of styles. Which is probably more interactive and interesting than the aggregate? Think there are a lot of members who don’t normally enter comps / keep tank threads and hopefully we can get some of them to also participate.

@Hendre I like using Google docs generally, and it would give good analyses, but don’t know that I would’ve taken the time to fill it out on the forum??? What do others think?

Addition of 1.1 and 7 I like it.
No 3 we could clarify eg high-tech = CO2 injection, high light, high ferts, demanding plants

 

Yes so that no one feels intimidated, and hopefully the experienced folk won't think it beneath them we have a lot to learn from them. Kind of Meet the Planted Tank Members / What's your planted tank poison / What have you been up to ...

We need a good thread title...

 

Yes cool, good to clarify that from the get go.
I reckon if there’s at least 1 live plant in the tank, it counts?

 

It's live!
https://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/...tank-members-please-introduce-yourself.33135/