It took me 15 years to put together this Tank Thread.
This tank has many hair raising stories over it's lifetime. Many lessons learned.
I have had many of the Reef Classic: Accidents/Events/ and Setbacks:
-> Had a Massive Macro Algae Spore Explosion ( Algae went "Go sexual" and
-> Discovered my ( Dosing Pumps both turned till both Full Gallons of A/B Emptied)
-> Had overnight TANK wipeouts (Copper Contamination)
-> Learned to Love (Apatisia)
-> Had every fish die pretty quickly (Velvet Disease).
-> Struggled with (Cynao)
-> Almost got killed by Electrocution (Urchin's Fault)
-> Fought (Hair Algae)
-> Couldn't get a single to Zoa to Survive ( Zoa Garden attempt Failures )
-> Discovered that (Colonia Hydroids) are my most hated pest ever.
-> Got that Nasty (Ich) and lost the fight to save a special fish.
-> Other things I overcame (Lighting , Circulation, Corals Getting too Large, etc)
What I learned is "Mistakes, Accidents, and Setbacks" teach you to get better, if you don't give up.
I haven't learned it all, and am no expert by any degree.
About two years ago I stopped having big problems, from lessons learned past.
And then one day.... I would say about 6+ months ago. THINGS CLICKED!!!
The tank looked like BELOW
This tank is in Our Kitchen (3 sided viewing).
The tank continues to get better, and bit too soon to share a Current photo, since more Improvements are Work in Progress (Specifically some Pruning, Zoa and Richordia Gardens, Acan Growth, etc).
Stay tuned as I share my Lessons learned from years Past.
This tank has many hair raising stories over it's lifetime. Many lessons learned.
I have had many of the Reef Classic: Accidents/Events/ and Setbacks:
-> Had a Massive Macro Algae Spore Explosion ( Algae went "Go sexual" and
-> Discovered my ( Dosing Pumps both turned till both Full Gallons of A/B Emptied)
-> Had overnight TANK wipeouts (Copper Contamination)
-> Learned to Love (Apatisia)
-> Had every fish die pretty quickly (Velvet Disease).
-> Struggled with (Cynao)
-> Almost got killed by Electrocution (Urchin's Fault)
-> Fought (Hair Algae)
-> Couldn't get a single to Zoa to Survive ( Zoa Garden attempt Failures )
-> Discovered that (Colonia Hydroids) are my most hated pest ever.
-> Got that Nasty (Ich) and lost the fight to save a special fish.
-> Other things I overcame (Lighting , Circulation, Corals Getting too Large, etc)
What I learned is "Mistakes, Accidents, and Setbacks" teach you to get better, if you don't give up.
I haven't learned it all, and am no expert by any degree.
About two years ago I stopped having big problems, from lessons learned past.
And then one day.... I would say about 6+ months ago. THINGS CLICKED!!!
The tank looked like BELOW
This tank is in Our Kitchen (3 sided viewing).
The tank continues to get better, and bit too soon to share a Current photo, since more Improvements are Work in Progress (Specifically some Pruning, Zoa and Richordia Gardens, Acan Growth, etc).
Stay tuned as I share my Lessons learned from years Past.
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