POTM, TOTM & CSOTM Rules

Official Rules for POTM, TOTM & CSOTM

TOTM - Tank of the Month i.e. Monthly Reef Profiles

- Contest begins the 20th of every month and ends with the end of the respective month. Admissions windows open the first day of every month and close on the 19th of the respective month.
- Only on tank entry per user; users may enter tanks in more than one contest
- Winners of TOTM will be entered into TOTY which will take place the month of December
- Submission Requirements

• Must have an active tank thread
  
• Must have 50 posts or more prior to entering
  
• Tanks submitted can be tropical or temperate but must be marine
  
• Winners will be asked to fill out reef profile with the following information: How long the tank was set up, tank stocking list, tank specs, feeding schedules, and other information that would like to be included.
  

example profile:

Hero's November 2009 TOTM

Aquarium Size: 7 U.S. Gallons

Aquarium Stocking List: Fish - Catalina Goby Pair
Corals - Orange Cup Coral
Anemones - Dahlia Anemones
Other Inverts - Common Shore Crab, Hermit Crabs, Whelk Snail

Aquarium Specs: The tank has been set up for about one year. I feed twice a day with mysis in the morning and bits of brine and flake in the afternoon. For the inverts I feed a plankton mix as well as pieces of silverside. I am running a canister filter designed for a 100 gallon aquarium to deal with the high waste output from feeding.

Other: I plan on upgrading the tank and currently am preparing for the algae bloom in the spring.

Visit Hero's tank thread.

POTM - Photo of the Month

- Contest begins the 20th of every month and ends with the end of the respective month. Admissions windows open the first day of every month and close on the 19th of the respective month.- Only one photo entry per user; users may enter more photos in more than one contest
- Winners of POTM will be entered into POTY which will take place the month of December
- Submission Requirements

• Must be an active user of TR
  
• Must have 20 posts or more prior to entering
  
• Photos submitted must be aquarium related; temperate marine subjects are preferred though not required. Photos entered that aren't will be deleted

CSOTM - Collecting Spot of the Month

- Contest begins the 20th of every month and ends with the end of the respective month. Admissions windows open the first day of every month and close on the 19th of the respective month.- Only on photo/video entry per user; users may enter more photos in more than one contest
- Winners of CSOTM will be entered into CSOTY which will take place the month of December
- Submission Requirements

• Must be an active user of TR
  
• Must have 20 posts or more prior to entering
  
• Photos/Videos submitted must be of collecting spots where livestock, aquarium decor, etc. are collected.
  
• Contest winners will be asked to give a short description of collecting spot

Submit entries to TR by sending an e-mail to trcontest@live.com with the following information.
- Username
- Contest submitting to (TOTM/POTM/CSOTM)
- Required Information (if submitting to TOTM or CSOTM)

*Rules are subject to change. As of now, no prizes are currently offered.