Mike and Terry's 300g Reef

MarvinsReef · Jan 23, 2013

Mike&Terry said:
Marvin, thank you for that awesome compliment - it means a lot coming from you!

-M&T

no worries at all... just giving credit to where it's due. 1smile1

Mike&Terry · Feb 26, 2013

It's been a while since we've posted an update, so we thought we'd share a few pics:

DSC_4942 by terryl93, on Flickr

stylophora_2 by terryl93, on Flickr

royal by terryl93, on Flickr

DSC_2115 by terryl93, on Flickr

topdown by terryl93, on Flickr

desjardini_2 by terryl93, on Flickr

Aquaph8 · Feb 26, 2013

Beautiful shots Mike&Terry. The color on that Stylo is awesome, a little different than the purple stylos I'm used to seeing.

MarvinsReef · Feb 26, 2013

really liked that Royal flasher pic.

ReefPops · Feb 26, 2013

Gorgeous pics. I love the desjardini!

Mike&Terry · Feb 26, 2013

Aquaph8 said:
Beautiful shots Mike&Terry. The color on that Stylo is awesome, a little different than the purple stylos I'm used to seeing.

Thank you Brett! That stylo started out as a 1" frag (peach base w/turquoise polyps) in 2006 and has grown into 2 very large colonies since then. It sits high in the tank and has taken on a rainbow coloration due to the strong lighting. The other colony sits about midway in the tank in a shaded area and has retained the original color.

MarvinsReef said:
really liked that Royal flasher pic.

Thank you Marvin!

ReefPops said:
Gorgeous pics. I love the desjardini!

Thank you! He has been in our care for 9 and a half years and is the King of the tank.

-Terry

MarvinsReef · Feb 26, 2013

Mike&Terry said:
Thank you! He has been in our care for 9 and a half years and is the King of the tank.

-Terry

wOw! definitely part of the family eh? I feel the same way with my Yellow Tang. he's the oldest fish atm and he's only been with me for 3yrs. I was thinking of finding a new home for him but I couldn't do it.

Mike&Terry · Feb 26, 2013

MarvinsReef said:
wOw! definitely part of the family eh? I feel the same way with my Yellow Tang. he's the oldest fish atm and he's only been with me for 3yrs. I was thinking of finding a new home for him but I couldn't do it.

Yes he is! He was a "free to good home" rescue from a 50g tank that he'd been in for about a year when we got him.

MarvinsReef · Feb 26, 2013

Mike&Terry said:
Yes he is! He was a "free to good home" rescue from a 50g tank that he'd been in for about a year when we got him.

1smile1

I'll say he's living the good life in your tank.

revhtree · Feb 26, 2013

Gorgeous photos and livestock! I love your updates!

flyingfish27 · Feb 26, 2013

Beautiful photos of gorgeous creatures, as always! I especially like all the wrasses.
We are lucky enough to have Mike and Terry in our local club, so I've had the privilege of seeing the tanks and systems in person, and believe me, it's all even more impressive than you can imagine. We are all delighted to see the national recognition that's being given to such nice folks and conscientious aquarists!

Kim H.

FragStar101 · Feb 26, 2013

Wow awesome pics

Mike&Terry · Feb 26, 2013

revhtree said:
Gorgeous photos and livestock! I love your updates!

Thank you Rev!

flyingfish27 said:
Beautiful photos of gorgeous creatures, as always! I especially like all the wrasses.
We are lucky enough to have Mike and Terry in our local club, so I've had the privilege of seeing the tanks and systems in person, and believe me, it's all even more impressive than you can imagine. We are all delighted to see the national recognition that's being given to such nice folks and conscientious aquarists!

Kim H.

Awwe thanks Kim for the AWESOME compliment - we truly are appreciative! We wouldn't be where we are today without the support of our great local club. We have such a great group of people who have helped us on many occasions.

FragStar101 said:
Wow awesome pics

Thank you!

skinz78 · Feb 26, 2013

Sweet looking pic's, I wish I wasn't so far away and could see it in person.

Mike&Terry · Feb 27, 2013

skinz78 said:
Sweet looking pic's, I wish I wasn't so far away and could see it in person.

Thanks Chris! If you are ever in the area, let us know...

-M&T

Mike&Terry · Feb 28, 2013

How about a few coral shots:

Nuocmam · Feb 28, 2013

That pinkdahlia is really nice.

Pap · Feb 28, 2013

I'm new to the forum and this is one of the first threads I've checked out... Mike & Terry your tank is unbelievably gorgeous.! Porps to you both...

Mike&Terry · Feb 28, 2013

Nuocmam said:
That pinkdahlia is really nice.

Thank you! We acquired it as a 1.5" frag from DFS a couple of years ago and it has grown like crazy.

Pap said:
I'm new to the forum and this is one of the first threads I've checked out... Mike & Terry your tank is unbelievably gorgeous.! Porps to you both...

Welcome to R2R and thank you so much for that awesome compliment!

revhtree · Feb 28, 2013

Pap said:
I'm new to the forum and this is one of the first threads I've checked out... Mike & Terry your tank is unbelievably gorgeous.! Porps to you both...

Hello and welcome to R2R!

We appreciate your membership!

Thanks for joining and please make sure and post often!