Aquascape Challange

Catch the aquascaping showdown at BAYMAC2010: Jeremy Foster vs Matt Wandell

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Who has the courage, the intestinal fortitude and stamina to last the battle? Rocks in hand two heavyweights will square off in the ultimate aquascaping showdown but only one will be crowned the winner! At BAYMAC the two go head-to-head to see who can create the best rockwork design in the BAYMAC Aquascaping Challenge. Matt Wandell of the Steinhart Aquarium takes on Bay Area Reefers VP Jeremy Foster in a showdown of rock-shaping skill in the one hour competition. To make it even more interesting and to test the mastery of the contestants, they will compete inside a pair of 34 gallon Current USA Solana cubes.

The rules are simple:

• Each contestant has one hour to complete their design
• The overall theme is to design the tank as a nano SPS tank with pockets for LPS
• Each contestant will be given only the simplest of tools to aquascape the Solana 34g using a hammer and screwdriver or chisel only
• The design will use Marco Rock Key Largo rock and Marco Rock Bermuda aragonite sand
• Design the tank with a VorTech MP10 or equivalent Hydor in mind.
• Contestants will be judged on the basic design principles, water flow and overall mastery of their work
• The contestants will begin the competition going over the ground rules and with rock selection at 1:00 pm to go over with the competition beginning at 1:30 pm
• Judging will take place starting at 2:30 pm with the winner announced at 3:30 pm with the judging panel consisting of Sanjay Joshi, Joe Yaiullio, Christine Williams, Rich Ross and Brian Blank
• The winner gets bragging rights and a cookie