I made it through year 1!

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I've had plenty of challenges, and changed a WHOLE LOT of things since my original build, but I feel pretty good about where I am at...and all the things I've learned along the way. I can tell my next little bump is about to be bubble algae, but that should be a piece of cake after dealing with dinos, aptasia, vermetids and GHA. I wouldn't say my corals are thriving yet, but they are for the most part surviving, and starting to show some spread. Here's a quick video of where I'm at today (don't mind all the floating particles...it was just feeding time).

 
I've had plenty of challenges, and changed a WHOLE LOT of things since my original build, but I feel pretty good about where I am at...and all the things I've learned along the way. I can tell my next little bump is about to be bubble algae, but that should be a piece of cake after dealing with dinos, aptasia, vermetids and GHA. I wouldn't say my corals are thriving yet, but they are for the most part surviving, and starting to show some spread. Here's a quick video of where I'm at today (don't mind all the floating particles...it was just feeding time).


Looks great, well done and I think I see a spec of coralline algae starting! 😂 Get some pitho crabs, they’ll gladly eat all your bubble algae.
 
Congrats! Big accomplishment making it a year into your tank!
 
Look at you and congrats!!!!
 
I've had plenty of challenges, and changed a WHOLE LOT of things since my original build, but I feel pretty good about where I am at...and all the things I've learned along the way. I can tell my next little bump is about to be bubble algae, but that should be a piece of cake after dealing with dinos, aptasia, vermetids and GHA. I wouldn't say my corals are thriving yet, but they are for the most part surviving, and starting to show some spread. Here's a quick video of where I'm at today (don't mind all the floating particles...it was just feeding time).


its looking great congrats on hitting the year mark!!
first thing I thought was, "wow thats a LOT of coraline"
 
its looking great congrats on hitting the year mark!!
first thing I thought was, "wow thats a LOT of coraline"
Yeah, I remember the first few months, every pink splotch on a rock...is that coraline? Is that? Is it time? Then one day it was like...coraline explosion began.
 
Congrats on making it through year one! Going through dinos, aiptasia, vermetids, and GHA all in your first year literally means you made it, bro! It can only get better from here

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