Hello BAR community. I’ve been aware of this site for years and finally joined. I’ve been reefing on and off since the early 2000s and if you used to have a German Blue Polyp Acro you probably got a frag from me. Also If you still have a frag I’m looking for one lol.
At my core I’m a SPS junky and have been off them for over 5 years while moving to zoas and softies while starting a family. Thinking it would be a lot less demanding, training my brain to except that it’s ok to have a tank with “dirty water” has been an unexpected challenge. I thanks my kids and work for allowing me to ignore my tank for long stretches and by doing so I have maintained a semi successful softy tank.
At my peak I had a Mainland DD 250 gallon sps dominant tank with a mix of fairy wrasses and tangs. Now my main tank is a IM nuvo 40 gallon that I’ve had since my daughter was born. It’s zoa dominant tank with a few mushrooms and torches that I maintained with a Gen 1 Radion, MP10 QD and kalkstirrer. I’m a big believer in K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Earlier this year someone gave me a red planet frag that I threw in my tank and forgot about. After encrusting a 1.5” disc it did nothing for months. Then grew 4 branches and is starting to look like a mini colony. From there my sps addiction was reborn.
While I’m not new to the reefing I am new to bareefers.org and look forward to share our reefing experience together.
-Andre
At my core I’m a SPS junky and have been off them for over 5 years while moving to zoas and softies while starting a family. Thinking it would be a lot less demanding, training my brain to except that it’s ok to have a tank with “dirty water” has been an unexpected challenge. I thanks my kids and work for allowing me to ignore my tank for long stretches and by doing so I have maintained a semi successful softy tank.
At my peak I had a Mainland DD 250 gallon sps dominant tank with a mix of fairy wrasses and tangs. Now my main tank is a IM nuvo 40 gallon that I’ve had since my daughter was born. It’s zoa dominant tank with a few mushrooms and torches that I maintained with a Gen 1 Radion, MP10 QD and kalkstirrer. I’m a big believer in K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid).
Earlier this year someone gave me a red planet frag that I threw in my tank and forgot about. After encrusting a 1.5” disc it did nothing for months. Then grew 4 branches and is starting to look like a mini colony. From there my sps addiction was reborn.
While I’m not new to the reefing I am new to bareefers.org and look forward to share our reefing experience together.
-Andre