Hello reef2reef,
Its my reefs birthday! well my system has been running in one form or another for a long time. I have had my merletti colony for ten plus years, and it has survived every type of crash imaginable. At the onset of the last crash, I decided to document the recovery month to month. Just so I had something to look back on to see progress was being made and what I was doing was working. Even after so many years in this hobby I still struggle with patience! Especially when I know things don't look their greatest.
6-12 months before series begins as a reference.
Oct. 2013
I mistakenly added dry land mined uncured rock to the tank thinking I could pull the old out after the new was colonized in bacteria and slowly pull out my old old old rock.
Jan. 2014
Red planaria have taken advantage weakened system and population exploded VERY quickly. Despite running carbon killing this many at once took out many fish and corals that survived the mini cycle. I am using this as my start date.
Feb. 2014
This is what I was left with.
April. 2014
The Algae battle is in full swing. These following pictures were taken after picking it off rocks and glass.
May. 2014
June. 2014
August. 2014
Sept. 2014
Oct. 2014
The hair algae has finally lost its foothold. I might have waited to long to add a snail. one trochus caused this shift in dominate algae.
Nov. 2014
Dec. 2014
Jan. 2015
Happy Birthday!
Its my reefs birthday! well my system has been running in one form or another for a long time. I have had my merletti colony for ten plus years, and it has survived every type of crash imaginable. At the onset of the last crash, I decided to document the recovery month to month. Just so I had something to look back on to see progress was being made and what I was doing was working. Even after so many years in this hobby I still struggle with patience! Especially when I know things don't look their greatest.
6-12 months before series begins as a reference.
Oct. 2013
I mistakenly added dry land mined uncured rock to the tank thinking I could pull the old out after the new was colonized in bacteria and slowly pull out my old old old rock.
Jan. 2014
Red planaria have taken advantage weakened system and population exploded VERY quickly. Despite running carbon killing this many at once took out many fish and corals that survived the mini cycle. I am using this as my start date.
Feb. 2014
This is what I was left with.
April. 2014
The Algae battle is in full swing. These following pictures were taken after picking it off rocks and glass.
May. 2014
June. 2014
August. 2014
Sept. 2014
Oct. 2014
The hair algae has finally lost its foothold. I might have waited to long to add a snail. one trochus caused this shift in dominate algae.
Nov. 2014
Dec. 2014
Jan. 2015
Happy Birthday!
