MOTM Media of the Month Contest - December 2025 - Grand Championship

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We've made it to December so it's time for this year's monthly winners to battle it out to be crowned the 2025 Grand Champion.

The 2025 winners are @*Ci*, @deepgreen, @Ernesto, @Jeff Miotke, @Sb1415, and @sudiorca. They will be the only contestants this month. We will then rate each one of their submissions to decide on the winner.

How to rate: There is a drop down to the right of each post. You can selection from 1-10. The number 10 is the BEST and 1 is the lowest. Please rate each picture. Reactions do not count for rating purposes.

The theme for this month's contest is: full tank shot including the room and surrounding environment.

The rules:

• Submissions are allowed between December 8 and December 15.
• Voting will start on December 15 at 12:01 am Eastern time.
• Voting will end on December 30 at 11:30 pm Eastern time.
• Be as creative as you like.

The prize:

A $25 store credit from BurrAqua thanks to @Burr740!

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• Jun 1, 2025

The winner will also receive a real challenge coin:

Good luck!

 

[*Ci*]

Ok, I will start. My house is small, so it is hard to get a good room shot as I can’t back up far enough, plus my tanks are on opposite walls. But here are a group of shots with my two Osaka tanks (a third tank coming soon across the window in front of the house plants), and my grandson at what has become a little art station in the middle of the former dining room!

 

[Sb1415]

 

[deepgreen]

My humble attempt to grow plants under water in a two-sided tank as a room divider - always a construction site - never finished

 

[Jeff Miotke]

My happy place. How many of you recall the aquascape using the miniature buildings in the upper right corner?
Looking other direction. The T-shirt is a memento my wife created in China at CIPS. Having all the aquascapers sign it.

 

[Ernesto]

Hi folks, here is a panorama photo of my living room, shot from my sofa.
what you see from left to right:

• east side balcony (good for morning coffee with view to famous TV tower)
• balcony minipond (now empty, til march 26)
• a "not-yet-dutch" community tank (thank You all aga judges for the nice and educational comments)
• a new small setup without additional CO₂
• the only expensive furniture in this pic, an armchair from Antonio Citterio (will switch there now for quick nap)
• a rubiks cube
• a defect radiator
• bottles with liquids (west side, evening)
• what you do not see: a 120p tank on the other side of the wall, in the guest room.

Have a nice and peaceful christmas time!

 

[sudiorca]

Three of my non-CO2 supplemented tanks from last year.