Evolution...Hobby Wise

jus68 · #1 02-21-2009, 04:49 AM

Just curious, how long did the evolution take??

Pan · #2 02-21-2009, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by jus68

Just curious, how long did the evolution take??

Trust me....doug is still evolving

christyf5 · #3 02-21-2009, 05:25 AM

Neato! I'll play. No digital before 2002. Started in 2001 with a 20gal.

2002 (48 gal)

2003 (before tank upgrade to 90gal later that year)

2004 Battle of the Dinoflagellates (tank waffled between the following two photos)

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Pan · #4 02-21-2009, 05:40 AM

Wow so far everyone's progress is amazing...wish I had som old tank pics...never had a digital camera...

marie · #5 02-21-2009, 06:24 AM

I didn't get my digital camera until (I think 2004)
my sumpless 75g

my sumpless 55g

2006 175g

2007

2008

2009

fishytime · #6 02-21-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Neato! I'll play. No digital before 2002. Started in 2001 with a 20gal.

Christy, I noticed you got rid of all your M. caps? Also where were all your corals in the pic with all the algae?

fishytime · #7 02-21-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by marie

I didn't get my digital camera until (I think 2004)
my sumpless 75g

Wow Marie that is a serious evolution. I cant believe that first shot is a 75g....looks much bigger than that.

christyf5 · #8 02-21-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Christy, I noticed you got rid of all your M. caps? Also where were all your corals in the pic with all the algae?

My caps were munched on by some montipora eating flatworms. I did take them out to treat them but then couldn't fit them back in. Several were just too far gone as well. I kept frags though, they're in there somewhere.

The pic with the algae was dinoflagellates and caulerpa. For most of that year I battled the war with these two algaes. The dinoflagellates would smother everything, I would siphon, lights out, high pH whatever I could think of. I'd finally get rid of them, then the caulerpa would proliferate and I'd go in and prune it. They'd release some sort of substance (I was told it was caulerpines) and the dinos just loved it and they would go to town once again. In the midst of this I lost every coral I had except for the pink pavona and yellow porites which I still have, as the algaes would just smother them out. It was a horrible year and I didn't get rid of the dinoflagellates until I restarted the tank with no sand.

awa1979 · #9 02-22-2009, 03:05 AM

August 2008

Today Feb. 21, 09

My photo skills not very good, and the tank is a work in progress being slowed by the lack of a job currently.

xenon · #10 02-22-2009, 05:10 AM

My 1st 90g Reef converted to FOWLR tank

Before:

After:

40G Breeder (drilled)

29g BioCube