My tank has been on its own for a year. Now everything is crazy. pics

[tang named junkyard]

I just haven't made my reef tank a priority in the last year. It's literally been taking care of itself outside of me throwing in food once or twice a week. I've only few the RBT 3 times in the last year. No water changes. I'm just topping the water off. Here are some pics. I use to think I wanted a tank that was wall to wall corals. Now I want to be a minimalist. lol

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/B857D851-92A9-4358-A441-192FC654F494_zpsvxvetdbf.jpeg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/7C5FF24F-5244-44DD-A6CF-9102F2BB3A74_zpsmpf3p57g.jpeg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/85701510-1C0B-4146-AF9F-1CCEC2271385_zpspg6yawxz.jpeg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a294/imracin68j/8A784E3B-B0D5-469E-BB1B-988F34AC644F_zpsafcqy5hr.jpeg

[hkgar]

Newbies tend to start with softies, as I did. They soon learn that they can overtake a tank in short order. My tank became a mass of blue mushrooms which I took to the LFS for store cred and rock replacement. I have gone SPS.

Your tank looks good though and many people like a softie tank. Lots of options in saltwater.

If you consider stonies, they will demand more than just a casual relationship with you.

[mcgyvr]

Damn you couldn't even clean ALL the front glass for the shots.. Just one swipe..
You afraid to wipe all these asternia stars off or something :p

[nereefpat]

A little cleaning up / pruning to do, but it looks like a healthy tank. I like that wrasse.

[billdogg]

Newbies tend to start with softies, as I did. They soon learn that they can overtake a tank in short order. My tank became a mass of blue mushrooms which I took to the LFS for store cred and rock replacement. I have gone SPS.

Your tank looks good though and many people like a softie tank. Lots of options in saltwater.

If you consider stonies, they will demand more than just a casual relationship with you.


^^^This^^^

Damn you couldn't even clean ALL the front glass for the shots.. Just one swipe..
You afraid to wipe all these asternia stars off or something :p

:lmao:

A little cleaning up / pruning to do, but it looks like a healthy tank. I like that wrasse.


It looks surprisingly good. Softies prefer a less than pristine environment. Not so much with LPS/SPS

[Cliving1]

Awesome looking tank man.

[Joe Kelley]

Interesting, could you describe the equipment, photo period and any food/supplements etc? Trimmed down could easily look even better. Neat to see what thrived and what didn't. Its got character.

Joe

[biecacka]

I'm a sucker for a good softie tank! :D
I think the tank looks great.

Corey

[tang named junkyard]

I’m thinking of switching the color spectrum to blue to slow down the growth. One thing I’ve realized is people feed bubble tips way too much. These get fed 6 times a year.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Holy asterinas Batman!

Nice to see you again.

[Esh1]

Great pictures! not having to do much of anything is the dream...

[Jekerry]

I like it