I can’t believe people have the time to send demeaning comments. At the end of the day your POTM was voted on and chosen...end of story. It doesn’t matter that your tank is not in pristine condition, a variety of sharing is required to not mislead those entering in to the hobby. I think enough people getting in to the hobby, think that they are going to have the SPS show stopper tank right out of the gate. It takes all sorts of sharing, ie. like you have mentioned, the good, the bad and the ugly. Hold your head up high, you put the time in to taking the photograph, meeting the topic and posting it. I don’t see everyone else doing the same. Take it in stride and enjoy your POTM displayed on the main page
