Reminiscing about my old tank.

great thread pickupman66

I enjoy seeing the growth shots on the SPS in particular
some massive colonies at the end there

Steve

 

Thanks steve. it is amazing to get to see the growth of the corals. what you dont see in those photos are the 11 frags off the frogspawn when it fell over. there were 20 heads knocked off and it was still massive.

I posted this little excursion back in time as first just to show some background on the coral in my avatar. now that I look back and see it, I hope that others can look at where they are starting and know that in a few years, they will have something special. I also needed it as the big box I have now is rather empty in comparison to this old tank. Sadly, it was time to dismantle that tank. I had lost the battle with Tulip anems (mojanos) and they were just too much to overcome. the rock needed to be dried then cooked or risk a complete mojano takeover.

And yes, it is really neat to see the full growth shots of the corals. several didnt do anything for years then exploded and grew uncontrollably. I sold frags for anything in there for $10/ inch.

 

I know where your coming from with that
Terrible that the tank had to come down due to pest problems ( I have stripped down tanks to to the most common pest problem = other people , ex spouses and ex employers mainly )

I have often regretted not getting images for my previous set ups ( relatively late starter on forums and while I had the tanks, I didnt feel any need for pictures of them)

Steve

 

the main reason for coming down was the fact that we had to move on fairly short notice. Glad I did, and cannot wait for what I have now to look like this one did.

 

Ohhh so nice. I really miss my large system, but life happens. The good thing is that we learn our mistakes from out old systems and the new systems benefit from that experience.

I have always wondered about the monti in your avatar.

Thank you for sharing.

 

wow that was an amazing setup and im sure your current tank will be even better, looking foward to following the progress of this tank :-D

 

Steve, I am kicking myself that I dont have any better recent photos after February. I know I took some, but only of some individual pieces and NONE of the whole tank except that actinics shot with the flash. UGH.

 

Great post! I really enjoyed reading and looking at your pictures.

 

wow, thats an awesome series of pics! some of the growth is unreal.
i also wondered about your avatar lol, thanks for fleshing it out a bit
dont think i would have thought about taking progress pics like that of my tank, definitely will now

 

Excellent series, thanks for sharing!