Aug 2024 POTM voting Poll

[maroun.c]

The subject for Aug 2024 POTM contest was The Reef In Your TANK
It is now Time to choose the winner!

The poll allows multiple choices so choose the ones you like from the numbered entries below. The voting thread will closed on Sep 5th at 11:59 pm EST.

As always, we thank Avast Marine for sponsoring our POTM contest. Visit their website HERE and be sure to take a look at the great products they have to offer.

Winner will be determined by this R2R Member voting by poll. In order to be eligible to have votes counted in the poll, voting members must have at least 25 meaningful posts and have been a member of R2R for at least 1 month by the time the poll ends (votes that do not meet this criteria may show in the poll but will be disregarded in the final count). In case of a tie, Team R2R will assist in picking a winner. Rules, deadlines and terms are subject to change at staff discretion at anytime.

PLEASE REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO ENTER YOUR VOTES IN THE POLL, NOT VIA COMMENT IN THIS THREAD. IT'S GREAT TO COMMENT, BUT PLEASE USE THE POLL TO VOTE. YOU'LL NEED TO BE ON THE WEB VERSION OF THE SITE IN ORDER TO SEE THE POLL.

So let's vote for the winner of Aug 2024
#MODS #POTM #POTMWinners

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[Reefing_addiction]

Where’s the place to vote?

 

[World Citizen]

Good luck to all!

 

[exnisstech]

Congrats to everyone. This is the first time I've not been able to select just one image to vote for. Awesome job everyone!

I'll vote as soon as the poll is up #ModSquad

 

[icedgxe]

Good luck everyone!

 

[maroun.c]

Let the vote begin !!!

 

[IntrinsicReef]

Voted and Bump!

 

[Hubert J. Farnsworth]

it looks like you can vote for more than one, but if you view results, it only seems to record your last vote.

 

[Reefer Matt]

Voted!

 

[RWReefer]

Some really good photos to choose from here.

 

[maroun.c]

it looks like you can vote for more than one, but if you view results, it only seems to record your last vote.

Can you retry

 

[Reef Puncher]

some of these could be awesome tanks like 20, but the pics are so zoomed in i cant see the rest of the tank. and then there is number 3 which could be an awesome tank but the pic quality itself isnt that good. pic quality makes a HUGE difference. the proof is in this poll. People are voting 22 a better tank than 21. which is bonkers. just because its a better pic, it looks more impressive. but the tank itself in 21 is way more diverse, way more expensive, way more difficult to maintain, and has YEARS of growth. 21 should be in the lead but its not.

 

[Hubert J. Farnsworth]

Can you retry

looks like it worked for multiple votes this time. thank you!

 

[tbrown]

some of these could be awesome tanks like 20, but the pics are so zoomed in i cant see the rest of the tank. and then there is number 3 which could be an awesome tank but the pic quality itself isnt that good. pic quality makes a HUGE difference. the proof is in this poll. People are voting 22 a better tank than 21. which is bonkers. just because its a better pic, it looks more impressive. but the tank itself in 21 is way more diverse, way more expensive, way more difficult to maintain, and has YEARS of growth. 21 should be in the lead but its not.

This is a photo contest, not a tank contest. The better picture is SUPPOSED to be the one voted for, not the one we feel might be a better tank.

Prompt is: The Reef in Your Tank

 

[Gumbies R Us]

These are some incredible photos. Good luck to everyone!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

 

[ReefLegends]

 

[KrisReef]

This is a photo contest, not a tank contest. The better picture is SUPPOSED to be the one voted for, not the one we feel might be a better tank.

Prompt is: The Reef in Your Tank

This is a common difficulty in these contests. People vote for the pretty fish, their favorite coral, or their mom's tank and it is impossible problem to fix.

Interestingly enough, this month I voted for what is currently the most popular image, a rare occurrence in the many POTM polls I have participated in. It's all supposed to be for fun so I have abandoned all hope of the particular rules being followed in the voting aspect and just enjoy the amazing talents of the photographers.

 

[GatorGreg]

some of these could be awesome tanks like 20, but the pics are so zoomed in i cant see the rest of the tank. and then there is number 3 which could be an awesome tank but the pic quality itself isnt that good. pic quality makes a HUGE difference. the proof is in this poll. People are voting 22 a better tank than 21. which is bonkers. just because its a better pic, it looks more impressive. but the tank itself in 21 is way more diverse, way more expensive, way more difficult to maintain, and has YEARS of growth. 21 should be in the lead but its not.

This is not a TANK competition it’s a PHOTO competition

 

[d2mini]

some of these could be awesome tanks like 20, but the pics are so zoomed in i cant see the rest of the tank. and then there is number 3 which could be an awesome tank but the pic quality itself isnt that good. pic quality makes a HUGE difference. the proof is in this poll. People are voting 22 a better tank than 21. which is bonkers. just because its a better pic, it looks more impressive. but the tank itself in 21 is way more diverse, way more expensive, way more difficult to maintain, and has YEARS of growth. 21 should be in the lead but its not.

As others have said, these are photo contests. Composition, creativity, color, technical ability, and how close the photo hits the brief are the kinds of qualities you need to judge. How nice the tank is has nothing to do with it.