Ok, so the results are in &, after a great deal of reading & imagining, the winners have been decided. But first I just wanted to say that everyone had the same chance of winning, whether it be a rack or a room, the comp was judged specifically on ideas, innovation, ingenuity & the thought that went into the detail of the design, not by the size of rack or room or how many tanks it had in it. That being said I think that we should get down to brass tacks.
In first place, & I think you'll all agree, based purely on innovation, detail & revolutionary ideas for design, @jayc has totally changed the way we look at shrimp rooms & aquariums, I would definitely be visiting that aquarium every day off I have.
Now second place was a lot harder to decide as there was four entries that qualified & these four were discussed for a while, of course there was only two out of those four that could ultimately be considered & the entrant who shone through did so because of their attention to detail & great deal of thought that went into their effective use of limited space & that is @Jenbenwren
Third place was a pretty tough choice but think this entry has definitely been thinking about this for a while & adding to it with the "money is no object" attitude, it's definitely great to see people aiming so high that if they miss then it's still going to be one amazing setup. Even though it wasn't a factor in the judging, it's good to see people thinking an out more than just the shrimp tanks in their systems, having incorporated not only saltwater but a hydroponic vege garden in the system as nitrate & phosphate removing filtration, well done @smicko
I would just like to congratulate the winners & all the entrants, you all put in a great deal of effort & gave us all an insight to your dreams. Also, a big thank you to the judges for taking the time to deliberate over all the entries & read jayc's best seller fiction novel, lol.