Some of my Acro Collection

[coral reeftank]

Some Casual Friday Eye Candy

CRT Delight

 

[reefslugs]

On the G5 blues, did you tweak any of the settings? Also what do you have the intensity set at?

 

[coral reeftank]

POV: You are looking top-down at the tank at 1 AM

 

[coral reeftank]

Some Colony Shots

TGC Juggernaut

CRT Pinky Binky, reminiscent of my old RR CA CJ Pinky but instead develops a pastel pink instead of maroon

RR Man in the Yellow Hat, one of my favorites!

TGC Cerberus, this thing gets stoopid hairy. Definitely one of the main attractions

 

[ScottB]

You are coming up on 7 continuous years now with this jaw-dropping thread. I will admit that I've not been through all of the interim years but given the quality of eye-candy, I might eventually. That would leave the middle 5 years to pound through.

I learn more from the nearly inevitable "hiccups" of others. Were there hiccups in the period 2016 to 2020 that are documented here or has it been Teletubby goodness the whole time?

Over a similar time frame, I've had my share of coral & fish pests, mechanical issues, nutrient volatility, chemistry management errors and the list goes on. Never had to reboot (knock on wood) but enough to change my thinking & protocol a few times.

 

[coral reeftank]

You are coming up on 7 continuous years now with this jaw-dropping thread. I will admit that I've not been through all of the interim years but given the quality of eye-candy, I might eventually. That would leave the middle 5 years to pound through.

I learn more from the nearly inevitable "hiccups" of others. Were there hiccups in the period 2016 to 2020 that are documented here or has it been Teletubby goodness the whole time?

Over a similar time frame, I've had my share of coral & fish pests, mechanical issues, nutrient volatility, chemistry management errors and the list goes on. Never had to reboot (knock on wood) but enough to change my thinking & protocol a few times.

Wow, kind of crazy to put that in perspective. I was only 13 when I started this thread.

Well, throughout this entire thread there have been a few major catastrophes. During 2017 I had a devastating power outage when I went on vacation. Due to my neighbor's negligence and ComEd giving me a grossly underestimated repair time I lost about 90% of all my coral and fish. This was entire chaos if you could imagine hundreds of fish and countless corals lost. I cut my vacation short and headed back the next day, however, when I came back I was only greeted by the stench of death and tanks filled with decomposing corals and fish.
This was by far the worst experience in this hobby. I almost gave up there, but something kept me going.
Since 2017 I have not had any setbacks as major as that, just a few minor hiccups that everyone experiences but nothing like losing a decade's worth of work overnight.

 

[ScottB]

Wow, kind of crazy to put that in perspective. I was only 13 when I started this thread.

Well, throughout this entire thread there have been a few major catastrophes. During 2017 I had a devastating power outage when I went on vacation. Due to my neighbor's negligence and ComEd giving me a grossly underestimated repair time I lost about 90% of all my coral and fish. This was entire chaos if you could imagine hundreds of fish and countless corals lost. I cut my vacation short and headed back the next day, however, when I came back I was only greeted by the stench of death and tanks filled with decomposing corals and fish.
This was by far the worst experience in this hobby. I almost gave up there, but something kept me going.
Since 2017 I have not had any setbacks as major as that, just a few minor hiccups that everyone experiences but nothing like losing a decade's worth of work overnight.

Ouch. Yeah, I know that smell of dead acropora. Nothing worse. Well okay, a dead turbo is worse but easier to replace. We lose power all the time so have standby power that has been very reliable to date (knock on wood).

 

[coral reeftank]

A few more colony shots

SniperSPS Rainbow Stag

TGC Disturbia

CRT Monolith

CRT Freakshow

RTE 66 Merlin Staff

 

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A FTS of my 125 gallon, this system has been running since the turn of the millenium!

 

[coral reeftank]

Some fire for tonight

CRT Delight, my little back up colony lookin delighted

CRT Hang Over, been holding onto this one for about 2 years now and it's proven itself well

CRT Big Red, finally encrusted over the tile!

CRT Fireball, intensely hot

TGC Disturbia

TGC Sour Skittlez, the multicolor polyps on this one really pop

 

[Smite]

That CRT Delight is outstanding!

 

[coral reeftank]

A few new pics

CRT Freak Show

CRT Delight

CRT Hang Over

 

[coral reeftank]

Does anyone still have the original RR Ca Avengers?? I’ve been looking for that piece for ages now, hmu if you have one!

In the meantime here are sum Tenuiseseses

Been cookin this one for a bit now and it's startin to show some potential!

CRT Trump Card, been a super slow grower since it got nipped

CRT Metaphase, actually seems to be in the the phase of metaphase as it doesnt wanna hurry up and grow lol

 

[coral reeftank]

Some new pics from today

RTE 66 Merlin's Staff

TGC Retribution

TGC Sin City

TGC Northern Crush

CRT Gold Meister

 

[SamMule]

That goldmeister is insane! Is it really that orange/yellow to the eye?

 

[coral reeftank]

That goldmeister is insane! Is it really that orange/yellow to the eye?

Yea it is! Sticks out like a sore thumb in my tank lol

You can see it with respect to the tank in post #1006

 

[coral reeftank]

Growth has been off the charts! That can only mean...

TGC Count of Monti Cristo and a lil lightning maroon

TGC Sour Skittlez

CRT Fireball and Co. This thing is the most gnarly red/magenta acro I've ever kept!

CRT Monstro n pals

CRT Delight, not the best pics but the rear angle of the colony is absolutely mesmerizing

CRT Flashpoint, this thing is the color of a costco microfiber cloth (the yellow ones). A true yellow acro in my book

Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!

I use to be a big acan fiend, and when I saw this morph something deep inside spoke to me.
This pic was taken shortly after I placed it, it's insane when it's puffy

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Growth has been off the charts! That can only mean...

TGC Count of Monti Cristo and a lil lightning maroon

TGC Sour Skittlez

CRT Fireball and Co. This thing is the most gnarly red/magenta acro I've ever kept!

CRT Monstro n pals

CRT Delight, not the best pics but the rear angle of the colony is absolutely mesmerizing

CRT Flashpoint, this thing is the color of a costco microfiber cloth (the yellow ones). A true yellow acro in my book

Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!Impulse Buy!

I use to be a big acan fiend, and when I saw this morph something deep inside spoke to me.
This pic was taken shortly after I placed it, it's insane when it's puffy

Absolutely stunning!!

 

[coral reeftank]

Quick little water change picture of my 120

 

[Gabaghoul]

Awesome. Are those MP40's or 60's? Seems like those corals close to the powerheads would have their skin ripped from the bone. How do you have them set? ReefCrest? 100%? And are those all the flow you have - just the 2 heads plus the circulation pump?