The plants are in!
I was by Aqua Nation today. Unfortunately, the lotus bulbs were not shipped by the manufacturer... however, the Crypt pontederiifolia look awesome. It seems as though most folks were interested in this plant anyway... lotus bulbs are readily available throughout the year, while I have never seen this Crypt for sale in metro.

The supplier didn't have the other Crypt in stock, although we could consider trying the C. blassii some other time.

Matt has the Crypts set aside, and we would appreciate it if you could drop by the store and pick up your plant by next Friday. You will just need to mention your name (Matt has the list) and that the plant is from the contest supply.

If anyone wanted more than one plant, please let me know ASAP.
As soon as you get your Crypt in your tank, please post a pic in this thread, as well as something in the pic that would give a relative sense of size (so we can track how much the plant has grown).
Also if you can give a brief overview of your tank (ie substrate, CO2 or Excel or not, lighting, fish load and type etc) that would be great. Especially the folks with low light setups... show people how easy Crypts are to grow.

I think after 6 months of everyone getting their plants, we could have final pictures voted on. Perhaps awards for:

-    largest Crypt
-    best pic of a fish with the contest plant
-    best looking plant in a low light, non-CO2 tank
-    best aquascape incorporating the plant.

Any other ideas?
Dave and Chad, I plan on sending your plants on the bus this weekend. Please Email me with pick up information/ phone #s etc.
Let me know if any other questions.

Thanks again to Matt and Aqua Nation for special ordering the Crypts and making them available for an extremely reasonable price (note that of course there won't be the usual ECAS discount on the contest plants, since we're already getting a special price).