It’s a New Year, Show me what your tank looked like 1 year ago

[Ocean’s Piece]

As we celebrate the new year, it’s time to look back on what our tanks looked like one year ago.

For me and many others, it was a thought. I had just recently purchased my Biocube 32 and on New Years Eve, waiting for the clock to strike 12, like tonight, I was deciding which clownfish I was going to get. There were too many options for me to choose from, but a year later, I will be getting a clown next week.

Share where your tank was at 1 year ago.

Hope everyone has a happy new year.

 

[CanuckReefer]

As we celebrate the new year, it’s time to look back on what our tanks looked like one year ago.

For me and many others, it was a thought. I had just recently purchased my Biocube 32 and on New Years Eve, waiting for the clock to strike 12, like tonight, I was deciding which clownfish I was going to get. There were too many options for me to choose from, but a year later, I will be getting a clown next week.

Share where your tank was at 1 year ago.

Hope everyone has a happy new year.

Tried to load a video, no luck....here it was anyway pretty much to the day. Recently this past week transfer to new tank....great topic ....things evolve and change....

 

[outhouse]

 

[outhouse]

 

[elcapitan1993]

December of last year to December of this year

 

[MaxTremors]

Not quite a year old, it’s around 11 months.

I obviously changed the aquascape around a little, and I got rid of the clowns. Went through a cladophora outbreak, and have decided I hate dry rock and will never use it again (been reefing over 20 years and this was my first and last tank using it), but for the most part things have been pretty good all year. I haven’t lost any corals (that’s a lie, a couple due to coral warfare) or fish. I still have the orange Rhodactis that I started with the day I filled the tank. Had a couple lighting changes (stock Nanocube hood to AI Prime to Noopsyche V3 K7). Things are starting to take off and fill in, I imagine I’ll have some coral aggression issues I’ll have to deal with this year, but otherwise I’m happy with where it’s at.

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Not quite a year old, it’s around 11 months.

I obviously changed the aquascape around a little, and I got rid of the clowns. Went through a cladophora outbreak, and have decided I hate dry rock and will never use it again (been reefing over 20 years and this was my first and last tank using it), but for the most part things have been pretty good all year. I haven’t lost any corals (that’s a lie, a couple due to coral warfare) or fish. I still have the orange Rhodactis that I started with the day I filled the tank. Had a couple lighting changes (stock Nanocube hood to AI Prime to Noopsyche V3 K7). Things are starting to take off and fill in, I imagine I’ll have some coral aggression issues I’ll have to deal with this year, but otherwise I’m happy with where it’s at.

Looking great, as always!

 

[The_Skrimp]

One year ago

now

 

[Bars]

January 10:

Yesterday:

Tank in first pic is no more, so bonus pic from 6 months ago (few days after tank transfer):

 

[Paul B]

Very close to how it looks now.

 

[PeterC99]

Dec 2020

Dec 2021

 

[Tim McLellan]

Will you take half a year? I've only had my tank 6 months. Here is from June to now.

 

[sdreef]

December 2020

December 2021

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

One year ago

now

Love those BTAs!

Will you take half a year? I've only had my tank 6 months. Here is from June to now.

looking good man, keep it up.

December 2020

December 2021

wow very nice!

 

[Brucealmighty]

August 2020 and Dec 2021 sorry didn't have any from Dec 2020

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

August 2020 and Dec 2021 sorry didn't have any from Dec 2020

Lot of growth! Keep it up!

 

[Brucealmighty]

Lot of growth! Keep it up!

Thank you the zoa's are like weeds now I'm not complaining though

 

[Rick's Reviews]

As we celebrate the new year, it’s time to look back on what our tanks looked like one year ago.

For me and many others, it was a thought. I had just recently purchased my Biocube 32 and on New Years Eve, waiting for the clock to strike 12, like tonight, I was deciding which clownfish I was going to get. There were too many options for me to choose from, but a year later, I will be getting a clown next week.

Share where your tank was at 1 year ago.

Hope everyone has a happy new year.

Every other pic is close up you have all seen before
I'm proud and my inhabitants seem happy, thanks to all for helping me achieve this so far

 

[alabella1]

Jan. 2020 - in my office not being well cared for. It was all stock stuff and a chiller. I took it home and have been working all year on making it awesome.

Jan 2021

I did so much work on this tank. Thankfully I have Aquarimate to help me keep track of everything!!

Equipmentwise I replaced the stock T5s which only 2 were working with a retrofit LED kit from Steve's LEDs. I replaced the stock skimmer with a Tunze 9004 Comline. I replaced the dead Aqua UV with a new Aqua 2000 15 watt UV.

Added 2x MP40s and reeflink. Inkbird wifi temp controller. Bought an airstone and pump. I'm setup with a BRS 5 stage rodi and booster pump kit. I have a 20 gallon brute with a float valve. Also got a vivosun 800GPH sumb. pump and tubing to make water changes a snap.

I traded away 11 nems for 22 frags, mostly Zoas/Palys. Picked up a couple other corals along the way. Setup a fuge in the media chamber using the inTank media rack, Tunze submersible LED, clean chaeto from Algaebarn and ecopods.

Added a 5 gallon bucket of additional live rock which i will be re-scaping during my next WC and mounting some of the new frags. Added another bag of sand. Added a good mix of fish and CUC.

I battled Cyano with chemiclean, GHA with reef flux, possibly Dinos with nutrients and blackouts. I dose Alk and Cal at night. I regularly use chemipure blue and phosguard or phosnet as needed. Started off with reef crystals but later changed to regular IO in the purple bucket. I bought the kit of fancy hannah digital testers and salinity tester. I got some other odds and ends, but that's pretty much all of it. I put about $6000 into it this year and I'm finally where I want to be.

I realized this turned into more of an introduction than a year to year thing but it's my first year in and i did a lot! Loving it and I'm in for the long haul. How long til I upgrade to a bigger tank...

 

[Ocean’s Piece]

Jan. 2020 - in my office not being well cared for. It was all stock stuff and a chiller. I took it home and have been working all year on making it awesome.

Jan 2021

I did so much work on this tank. Thankfully I have Aquarimate to help me keep track of everything!!

Equipmentwise I replaced the stock T5s which only 2 were working with a retrofit LED kit from Steve's LEDs. I replaced the stock skimmer with a Tunze 9004 Comline. I replaced the dead Aqua UV with a new Aqua 2000 15 watt UV.

Added 2x MP40s and reeflink. Inkbird wifi temp controller. Bought an airstone and pump. I'm setup with a BRS 5 stage rodi and booster pump kit. I have a 20 gallon brute with a float valve. Also got a vivosun 800GPH sumb. pump and tubing to make water changes a snap.

I traded away 11 nems for 22 frags, mostly Zoas/Palys. Picked up a couple other corals along the way. Setup a fuge in the media chamber using the inTank media rack, Tunze submersible LED, clean chaeto from Algaebarn and ecopods.

Added a 5 gallon bucket of additional live rock which i will be re-scaping during my next WC and mounting some of the new frags. Added another bag of sand. Added a good mix of fish and CUC.

I battled Cyano with chemiclean, GHA with reef flux, possibly Dinos with nutrients and blackouts. I dose Alk and Cal at night. I regularly use chemipure blue and phosguard or phosnet as needed. Started off with reef crystals but later changed to regular IO in the purple bucket. I bought the kit of fancy hannah digital testers and salinity tester. I got some other odds and ends, but that's pretty much all of it. I put about $6000 into it this year and I'm finally where I want to be.

I realized this turned into more of an introduction than a year to year thing but it's my first year in and i did a lot! Loving it and I'm in for the long haul. How long til I upgrade to a bigger tank...

Wow! That’s a big and impressive turnaround!