You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

[Slocke]

 

[SaltyT]

Slocke is close to getting POTM finally! #14

Dec 2023 POTM Voting Poll

The subject for Dec 2023 POTM contest was Green and Red It is now Time to choose the winner! The poll allows multiple choices so choose the ones you like from the numbered entries below. The voting thread will closed on Jan 31st at 11:59 pm EST. As always, we thank Avast Marine for...

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[Slocke]

Slocke is close to getting POTM finally! #14

Dec 2023 POTM Voting Poll

The subject for Dec 2023 POTM contest was Green and Red It is now Time to choose the winner! The poll allows multiple choices so choose the ones you like from the numbered entries below. The voting thread will closed on Jan 31st at 11:59 pm EST. As always, we thank Avast Marine for...

www.reef2reef.com

Yep
Though my DIY photoshop is in quite the fight against a blue clam (category is red and green…) and a very good joke entry of nuisance algae. Somehow the hawkfish isn’t doing that well @JoJosReef ??

 

[JoJosReef]

Yep
Though my DIY photoshop is in quite the fight against a blue clam (category is red and green…) and a very good joke entry of nuisance algae. Somehow the hawkfish isn’t doing that well @JoJosReef ??

I voted hawkfish, but I've got no qualms with a last minute change of vote if my horse is lagging!

 

[Slocke]

I voted hawkfish, but I've got no qualms with a last minute change of vote if my horse is lagging!

I voted for it too. Among others…

 

[SaltyT]

Yep
Though my DIY photoshop is in quite the fight against a blue clam (category is red and green…) and a very good joke entry of nuisance algae. Somehow the hawkfish isn’t doing that well @JoJosReef ??

I'm biased because wrasses have never been a theme for POTM.

 

[Slocke]

I'm biased because wrasses have never been a theme for POTM.

Exactly! Glad yours won though!

 

[JoJosReef]

I'm biased because wrasses have never been a theme for POTM.

Seems like that should have been a topic. They did tangs!

 

[Slocke]

They did tangs!

 

[SaltyT]

That's hilarious

 

[SaltyT]

So I may be joining the dusky club. My LFS has a 3" terminal male marginatus I'm thinking about going back for. Ever since I've lost all my halichoeres my brittle star population has exploded. Their little arms are sticking out all over my tank, even from out of the sand... it's creepy.

 

[Slocke]

So I may be joining the dusky club. My LFS has a 3" terminal male marginatus I'm thinking about going back for. Ever since I've lost all my halichoeres my brittle star population has exploded. Their little arms are sticking out all over my tank, even from out of the sand... it's creepy.

Get it!! It's hard to convince people they are the prettiest Halichoeres but mine is such a beauty I just can't get a good photo of it. Also for all those who like tangs due to the lateral shape. A displaying dusky is almost circular and mine displays all the time now.
I like brittles but I have seen plenty of underwater time lapse and the way they swarm a dead thing certainly is creepy. RIP octopus from my octopus teacher.

 

[SaltyT]

RIP octopus from my octopus teacher.

That one made me cry, such a good documentary.

 

[SaltyT]

Took a pic of my tiny maxima for you. Believe it or not he’s doubled in size since I got him in July. He pushed that gorg over to the side to steal its hole in this frag holder lol.

 

[Slocke]

Took a pic of my tiny maxima for you. Believe it or not he’s doubled in size since I got him in July. He pushed that gorg over to the side to steal its hole in this frag holder lol.

Love it. I can’t wait to try a maxima but want to make sure I can keep an easier one first. This one’s doing well so far. It’s now always fully open. Bad pic but

 

[Slocke]

So spent a week away and I came back to some good and some bad.

The good is that the clam looks awesome and my SPS is growing like crazy. One of my Pavonas is doing something but I think it’s a sign of great growth. It’s like it’s suddenly arching off the rock?? I don’t know if you can see it? But it’s been growing like crazy.

On the other hand. Two of my RFAs have decided they don’t like their spot anymore and one has totally disappeared after walking around for a couple weeks. The rest seem fine though. Also many of my zoas are disappearing. I think they either want dirtier water or more light but IDK.

Finally I did something stupid. I left my RODI out and full of water while I was gone last week. It got down to like 15F and the thing cracked and even shattered in some places. So I’ve had to buy a new one.

 

[JoJosReef]

Love it. I can’t wait to try a maxima but want to make sure I can keep an easier one first. This one’s doing well so far. It’s now always fully open. Bad pic but

How long have you had the derasa?

 

[Slocke]

How long have you had the derasa?

10 days. Not long at all

 

[JoJosReef]

10 days. Not long at all

Mine is being tested for it's first weekend in the office.

 

[JoJosReef]

Also really interesting how the look of the derasa changes so much depending on where you view it, top down looking the most pink on mine.