One thing which became apparent to me only after having posted my earlier message and then reading it online is that Amano includes: #5 Condition of aquatic plants. This might have to be adjusted to encompass non planted aquascapes. James Purchase Toronto ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, e-mail majordomo@aquatic-gardeners.org with "unsubscribe aga-contest" in the body of the message. To subscribe to the digest version, add "subscribe aga-contest-digest" in the same message. Old messages are available at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-contest