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I've been a lurker for a long time, so it feels odd saying I'm new here!

I just have my IM 25g Lagoon set up as a little mixed reef, and it is still quite new. It's had its little ups and downs, which I think is normal for the most part (right?!).

Actually, I had set this tank up years ago but had taken it down to return to school (back in 2019). And just this May I started it back up!

I'll be starting a tank build thread as I have just purchased, only minutes ago, my first real BIG GIRL tank. After agonizing over the decision for quite a while, and some last minute back-and-forth, I decided to go with the IM 100 EXT. I cannot wait to get this thing going. Stay tuned.

For now, here are a few recent and old photos of the Lagoon.

Here's what it looks like now (just coming out of some nutrient and algae issues, which kept a lot of corals from growing):

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But, man, back in the day (I wish I never took it down!):

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Towards the end here I was starting to struggle a little with persistent cyano and algae. I knew it was a losing battle if I were to try to tackle these issues while starting a challenging program in school... so I broke it down!

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I've been a lurker for a long time, so it feels odd saying I'm new here!

I just have my IM 25g Lagoon set up as a little mixed reef, and it is still quite new. It's had its little ups and downs, which I think is normal for the most part (right?!).

Actually, I had set this tank up years ago but had taken it down to return to school (back in 2019). And just this May I started it back up!

I'll be starting a tank build thread as I have just purchased, only minutes ago, my first real BIG GIRL tank. After agonizing over the decision for quite a while, and some last minute back-and-forth, I decided to go with the IM 100 EXT. I cannot wait to get this thing going. Stay tuned.

For now, here are a few recent and old photos of the Lagoon.

Here's what it looks like now (just coming out of some nutrient and algae issues, which kept a lot of corals from growing):

20231005_171856.jpg


20231005_171442.jpg


20231114_170854.jpg



But, man, back in the day (I wish I never took it down!):

20181230_093525.jpg


20181230_101659.jpg



Towards the end here I was starting to struggle a little with persistent cyano and algae. I knew it was a losing battle if I were to try to tackle these issues while starting a challenging program in school... so I broke it down!

20190803_172357.jpg

welcome to R2R fellow Canadian
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