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That's a shame Gill, and it woud have been good to see you. Next time ;)

Lovely day at Aquarium Gardens. The meet was a bit more intimate than last time, but had a really friendly and chilled vibe. Got chance to meet some very nice folk and chat with old friends. Tai's @taistrietman biotope style workshop was a great addition to the day and very engaging. Coming from...

Great idea. What better medium could there be to engage folk in aquatic habitats and aquascaping or planted tanks.

Me too, looking forward to it 🙂

It’s official we’ve confirmed the date with Dave, AG will host an annual UKAPS event. Next one will definitely be Sunday 24 March 2024. And well done Courtney. It’s a nice hardscape. He who dares wins 😉

Dave mentioned he'd be happy to host an annual UKAPS event. We could arrange another get together at AG for a similar date next year. Maybe Sunday 24 March 2024. So pencil the date in your diary now ;)

Back left to right - Ed (piece-o-fish), Paulo Leal (London Dragon), Tim Harrison (me), Tia Strietman, George Farmer, Courtney (Courtneybst), Rosie (shangman), Sid (sid.scapes), Dan Crawford, Ian (Epiphyte), Iain Sutherland, Kirsty (KirstyF), Geoffrey Rae, Front left to right - Tom (London...

Well, what a lovely day. Great to see so many folk there, some from the old guard and some new too. And many thanks to Dave and Steve from AG for hosting us all so generously. Group photo below.

The big day is nearly upon us. Remember, the Sunday meet up at AG is tomorrow from 10am onwards. Looking forward to meeting you all. See you there 😉

It means you can come along any time after 10am Andy. I expect folk with come and go throughout the day ;) The plan is to make this a regular annual event, maybe even biannual. We originally had something much more ambitious in mind but that was a few years back. Unfortunately, the global...

Less than 2 weeks to go. Don't forget, drop me a pm if you're planning on coming along ;)

Only 22 days to go till the UKAPS meet up at Aquarium Gardens Sunday March 26. We’ve had a great response and are expecting a good turnout. However, there is only room for a limited number of people in the showroom. In light of this can those who are attending please send me a private message...

Also, if anyone has rare and exciting plants to exchange or swap for similar with other members that'd be good too.

That's a good idea, I'll get some sticky labels and pens and leave them by the door ;)

Aquarium Gardens near Huntingdon. March 26, from 10am onwards.

Forgot to mention in the flyer, Aquarium Gardens will be open for us from 10am onwards 😉

It's official, hope to see as many of you there as possible. From 10am onwards ;)

Thanks Paulo, it wouldn't have been possible without your support and that of the team :)

That's the plan Jay ;)

The winners of the UKAPS Hardscape Challenge 2020, have been announced https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/hardscape-challenge-2020-winners.61272/ Feel free to comment in the thread ;)

Finally, we can share the top 3 prizes… 1st The Gates of Malaiesti by ralphmanning 2nd The Garden of Eden by Nigel95 3rd A Forest Pathway by Konrad Michalski Congratulations to our winners and to all who took part, it's been an excellent contest. A big thank you to the UKAPS moderating team...

Sorry for the delay in sharing the results of the competition. The judges are still deliberating. Hopefully We'll have something to share very soon ;)

Wondered where it'd got to...🙃

Well done Konrad, and many thanks to @hogan53 for donating such a generous prize :)

Thanks Jay that's very kind of you. But I can't claim all the credit, as always it's been a team effort :) And without UKAPS' fantastic members and folk like you entering we wouldn't have had a competition at all ;)

The competition is now closed to further entries. Many thanks to those who have taken part. Hopefully judging will be concluded within the next week. The winning entries will be published below. In the meantime the thread has been locked but you can still vote for your favourite scape until...

Remember folks the competition closes at 1200GMT, Sunday May 17th 2020. So not many days left now to get your entries in ;)

Great, it's all really about having a go and having fun. The more the merrier ;)

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Guys please post here if you want to discuss the competition or use PM. The other thread, UKAPS Hardscape Challenge 2020, is for entries only. Thanks ;)

Of course you can. We all draw inspiration from various sources; very little in this world is original. And it's bound to be different since all elements of natural hardscape are unique ;)

Dave Pierce, owner of @Aquarium Gardens, has kindly agreed to be our third and final judge, completing the panel of judges. So the judging panel consists of George, Stu, and Dave. Thanks to all three for agreeing to judge the entries in the Hardscape Challenge :)

Good point Jay. In order to level the playing field, although all entries must be posted by 1200GMT Sunday May 17th 2020, the @hogan53 Special UKAPS Prize will not be judged until the following Bank Holiday Monday, 1200GMT (Monday May 25th 2020). That means contestants will all get just over a...

...and the good news just keeps on coming @hogan53 has very generously donated a £50 Aquarium Gardens voucher for the scape with the most likes :) So that's a total £250 in prizes. Hardscape Challenge 2020 is really hotting up. If you're not already working on your entry now would be a good...

We have another judge, Stu Worrall has also kindly agreed to help judge the competition as well as George ;)

I may do something with the shallow, just for the heck of it ;)

Thanks for your ideas guys. Really, I think we're all good. I don't want to complicate matters any more it'll just become unworkable and unmanageable. Just have fun creating those wonderful hardscapes. It's you guys that will make this competition a success by taking part :)

You're very generous Jay, but there is an obvious conflict of interest and it's already getting a bit too complicated and potentially difficult to manage ;)

Yes you shall go to the Ball after all...;) Yes just to clarify all entries will be ranked, but those outside of the stated geographical area and mods and employees of AG will not be able to compete for a prize.

The main reason is a logistical one. AG don't ship beyond Europe because live plants don't travel so well over longer distances. However, that's a great idea alto. Those members outside the geographical area mentioned can engage in the contest but will not compete for a prize. They can easily...

More good news, George Farmer has agreed to judge the entries :)

That sounds like a good idea @mort. It does seem like a great shame to exclude folk because of where they live. For now at least I've opened the competition up to members of the EU as well as Norway, Denmark and Sweden ;) The logistics of sending live plants etc beyond Europe isn't very...

Thanks Karl, that's very generous :)

Thank you @Kezzab that's very much appreciated, sorry for the confusion :) I think it's worth reiterating that for all those thinking of entering the competition...Entry is free Rules and entry requirements for the Hardscape Challenge can be found in it's own thread here...

Sorry guys there's been a change in plan. Entry to the competition is now free. UKAPS has matched Dave's kind donation of £100, so second and third prizes are now £60 and £40 Aquarium Gardens vouchers respectively. If you require a refund pm me ;)

As promised I've created a separate thread for the Hardscape Challenge here https://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/ukaps-hardscape-challenge.60515/#post-594037 with the competition rules and requirements. It's also specifically for posting entry images only ;) But further discussion is welcome...

Prizes 1st Prize £100 Aquarium Gardens voucher 2nd Prize £60 Aquarium Gardens voucher 3rd Prize £40 Aquarium Gardens voucher @hogan53 Special UKAPS Prize £50 Aquarium Gardens Voucher for the scape with the most likes How to Enter Post one Full Tank Shot of your hardscape only layout in...

Good news, Dave the owner of Aquarium Gardens has very kindly donated a £100 Aquarium Gardens voucher which is very generous, and which has just become the winning prize :) The competition entry fee will also be converted in to AG vouchers for 2nd and 3rd prizes, in addition to those already...

I just wanted to see if there was enough interest first Jay; whether it was worthwhile doing. I'll make it all official with a place to post competition entries and a closing date etc soon ;)

@Gill has kindly donated a Small Shrimp Treat Box Or A Chihiros Doctor Fish as another one of the prizes :)

@Steve Buce has very kindly donated 5 blue dream shrimp or 5 yellow Sakura shrimp as one of the prizes ;)

Yep that's all fine ;)

Hardscape Challenge We’ve been thinking that a hardscape challenge might be a fun idea to take folks minds off the virus and ease the boredom, and also add to the UKAPS community spirit :) It'd be good to involve as many folk as possible so we could make it a sort of open event, all tank...