Schedule

  • Deadline for Registration:2021/10/10
  • Results releasing:2021/11/1
  • Screening and selection:2021/10/10 - 2021/10/25
  • Award Ceremony & Live Show:2021/11/17- 2021/11/20

Categories and Award

1 The most beautiful marine aquascaping(This prize is to select the most beautiful reef tank, no restriction in LPS tank\SPS tank\NPS tank, and no restriction in tank size. )
Gold Prize (1 Person) : 50,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Silver Prize (1 Person) : 20,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Bronze Prize (1 Person) : 5,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Merit Prize ( 20 People ) : Certificate

Grading Guidelines:
Overall Impression 30%
Coordination of fish/coral/aquascaping 40%
Condition and long term keeping of creature 30%

2 The most beautiful marine fish ( This prize is to select the most beautiful fish\crustaceans and other creature. Entrants can submit only images of single creature. For example one shrimp\a pair of Goby etc.. )
Gold Prize (1 Person) : 10,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Silver Prize (1 Person) : 3,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Bronze Prize (1 Person) : 2,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Merit Prize ( 20 People ) : Certificate

Grading Guidelines:
Health and Condition of creature 50%
Visual aesthetic of creature 50%

3 The most beautiful coral ( This prize is to select the most beautiful coral. Entrants can submit only images of single(or a group of) coral, picture of the entire aquarium is not needed. For example, a single open brain coral, a group of zoanthids coral.)
Gold Prize (1 Person) : 10,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Silver Prize (1 Person) : 3,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Bronze Prize
(1 Person) : 2,000 RMB, Trophy, Certificate
Merit Prize ( 20 People ) : Certificate

Grading Guidelines:
Visual aesthetic of coral 50%
Health and Condition of coral 50%

Rules

1. This contest is open to everyone hobbyists in the world.
2. Each entrant can submit only the picture of an unpublished layout work.
3. Entry must be only one picture, taken from the front side. Image must not be processed by way of trimming, reversal and retouching. Image must be submitted in JPEG format, high definition ( hight than 300 dpi ).
4. Entrants must have a picture taken with the tank to prove the tank is owned by entrants. Entrants must submit this picture for application. ( These pictures are confidential and will not be public.)
5. If more than 10 people enter the contest in each city, then the prize will also be selected in each city.
6. Entrants can win the prize in overall contest and in the city at the same time.
7. Judges will only choose one best work if one entrant submits multiple entries.
8. Entry remarkably resembling any of the past top winning entries is subject to point deductions.
9. If any entrant violates the Guidelines and Rules, the application will be invalidated, and no prize, ranking, honor will be granted.