Through The Veil: HOW DIRTY IS YOUR TANK!?

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We all know how to whip out a toothbrush and a glass scraper to scrub-a-dub-dub 1 hour before a tank photoshoot. We all do it. Don't try to pretend you don't!

You also probably spend 15-30 minutes trying to get that PERFECT angle while at the same time waiting for that REALLY cool fish to be in JUST the right spot but also, magically IN FOCUS before snapping that pic! I know I do!

Screw the charade for a minute. It's the end of summer. Labor Day is coming up. You probably let your tank maintenance slip a little bit this summer, but that's okay. We all did! And guess what, our tanks got dirty. That's right, we have dirty tanks. Playing outside, going to the pool, mowing the lawn, visiting the lake, and everything else that requires us to actually go outside took precedence over staying cooped up indoors while we fine tuned our glass boxes full of water.

I think sometimes it can be intimidating for newer members to constantly see photos of these 5+ year old pristine tanks that have slowly accumulated untold thousands of dollars worth of equipment to help make them more manageable, and have, of course, also undergone the aforementioned deep pre-cleaning prior to an hour long nit picky photo op. Wouldn't it be nice if the noobies felt more comfortable showing off their own little corner of the reef, even if that little corner has a few blemishes? I mean, eye candy is eye candy, right?

So, let's see how dirty your tank got this summer! Show off that hair algae! Let us see that big bubble algae colony you've been growing for two months! Maybe you even let a little Cyano slip into the back corners. WHO CARES!? It's summer time. Forget the perfect camera angle for a second, don't even think about grabbing that tooth brush or a glass scraper, and go snap a quick photo of your dirty fish tank!

Look at all this nastiness I grew this summer!












Pretty sweet huh!? Let's see whose is dirtier!
 

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Not mine... granted. I cheated. New tank the first of july. But old one was 4 years old.
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My sump however is not as nice and clean. Overflow from the fuge light has led to some awesome hair algae growth in the sump chambers.
 

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This is what happens when you no longer have time to do a single thing to your tank... Yep, the fragging shears have been in there for 3 days now.

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This is what happens when you no longer have time to do a single thing to your tank... Yep, the fragging shears have been in there for 3 days now.

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Atleast your tang is happy lol
 
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Not lazy, just extremely busy.

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you were lazy in general. In fact, your tank is actually very impressive! I see a "name brand" favia or two in there that I would love to have. The lazy comment was meant only in regards to the bone cutters. I got a good laugh out of you leaving them in there for 3 days, but meant no disrespect by my comment.
 

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Being in the Southern Hemisphere summer hasn't started yet this year, but this was my tank at it's worse.
I took this about a year ago.
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One year ago when it was my little brothers tank.
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Added a new light and the hair algae grew like crazy. Had it like that for 3 months.
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This is the only current picture I have of it. Please excuse the mess.
 

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When I first moved out after college, my tank was in parent's house since it wouldn't fit in my apartment. It went about 2 years, with only getting cleanings on days I could get by their house and work on it. It got pretty nasty.
 

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My 125 pred tank. I have the HA eliminated earlier with vodka dosing...then just got lazy and busy. The other pest I just can't get under control.
 

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My tank never got too bad this summer but when we went on vacation my turf scrubber went nuts.....probably because a buddy was doing the feeding....
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