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Unread 01/02/2019, 04:54 AM   #526
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You should have baby cardinals in due course then, Alex. Happy new year.


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Unread 01/02/2019, 08:59 AM   #527
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That's neat, I didn't know they did that. I'm a big fan of my pair.


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Unread 04/19/2019, 07:29 PM   #528
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Unread 04/19/2019, 08:26 PM   #529
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Unread 04/20/2019, 07:37 AM   #530
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Some not so good news:

- I had to remove the long spine urchin. It grows very big (about 10" long). Then its mouth starts scratching the tissue of corals that he climbs over.

- I had a Potassium spike in late october. It kills some acros and let the tank in a very very bad shape. To solve it I had to do a lot of WC, wich leads to a bloom of dinos in the sandbed.......I decided to remove the sandbed and now, 6 months later, the things starts looking a little better.

- I have lost my 2 sand fishes, due to the bloom os dinos, the Diamond goby and the opistognatus (one of my favorite fishes)


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Unread 04/20/2019, 09:16 AM   #531
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One of my favorite corals and its evolution:

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Unread 04/20/2019, 09:28 AM   #532
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Unread 04/20/2019, 01:05 PM   #533
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My zoas garden finally starts to thrive.....

Oxides - Rasta





Radioactive Dragon Eyes - King Midas




Fruit Loops



Eagle Eye




Blue Orgasm




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Unread 04/20/2019, 01:22 PM   #534
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Sorry about the losses. Things are looking good now though!


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Unread 04/21/2019, 07:25 AM   #536
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Yes....things are slowly improving right now.
Fingers crossed!


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Unread 04/21/2019, 07:26 AM   #537
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The clams are very fine....






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Some of my LPS....Starting to grow....

Chalice pink yellow eyes



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And some FTS.......
No sandbed definitelly isn't my thing!!!!








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Sorry about your recent losses Alex. The tank is still looking great and I have no doubt you'll get it back to where you want it in no time.


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Thanks Conor!
Reef keeping is usually a rollercoaster ride......I'm in a low point right now and this is the most frustrating part of the hobby. Didn't see results of a very hard work is difficult.
But I'm in it too long to know that's a moment....And I really hope that things come back to track soon.
This tank is by far the favorite that I set up and owned.
I'll not give up on it!


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In the last 6 months I've lost some acros......some = a lot.....
Now it's time to rebuild.....

This is some of the survivors:




Loripes blue tips




Solitariensis yellow (a lit bit greenish)






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Well............that's it.
This month the system reachs two and a half years old.
Some errors and some successes, but in general, I've happy with it.


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As always, beautiful pictures of a beautiful tank.


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Unread 04/23/2019, 10:04 PM   #548
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And some FTS.......
No sandbed definitelly isn't my thing!!!!

I never get tired of looking at that aquascape...

it just dawned on me.... there's some element of Japanese sand garden to your tank. Just a lot of harmony and serenity to the composition.


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As always, beautiful pictures of a beautiful tank.
Thanks Eric!

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I never get tired of looking at that aquascape...

it just dawned on me.... there's some element of Japanese sand garden to your tank. Just a lot of harmony and serenity to the composition.
I love this scape too.
It's just neat.


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Fishes getting bigger and bigger.....






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