Most rewarding part of the hobby

[ahiggins]

What’s YOUR reason for reefing? What’s the most rewarding part of the hobby for you?

Mine is when I see baby rock nems in my tank. That the parents are happy enough to breed in my tank and that the tank can sustain the babies through to adulthood.

 

[Pistondog]

Some anemones split when stressed, so perhaps not entirely happy.

To your question, solving an issue or improving the tank setup thru changes. Latest is to turn off skimmer during the day to allow more feeding time for filter feeders.

 

[RedReefer]

When I see results. Growth & color and my piece of the ocean I stare at...

 

[shadow_k]

I love helping other people with the knowledge I have ! Also growth of new corals means I’m doing something right lol

 

[youcallmenny1]

When you see a stony coral start to grow and color up for me!

 

[ahiggins]

Some anemones split when stressed, so perhaps not entirely happy.

To your question, solving an issue or improving the tank setup thru changes. Latest is to turn off skimmer during the day to allow more feeding time for filter feeders.

Oh sweetie, trying to rain on the parade.
rock nems breed much differently than any other anemones. Zero correlation to stress-in fact, it has to be quite stable for spawning to occur.

 

[youcallmenny1]

Oh sweetie, look up how rock or flower rock nems reproduce.

I have about a zillion baby RFA's all over my tank that occurred when the water was stressing everything out and they spewed their babyjuice everywhere, constantly.

 

[brandon429]

remote piloting then someone else posts their after pics, or updates from a brief assumption run from across the way.


these forums allow us direct links into eighty different forms of reef challenges like a live time video game and if their stuff dies you get x'd from the game. can play as long as you win. the game is see how many tasks you can complete and log without killing someone's investment.

 

[ahiggins]

I have about a zillion baby RFA's all over my tank that occurred when the water was stressing everything out and they spewed their babyjuice everywhere, constantly.

You must have weird ones I’ve done a decent amount of “research” with mine. About 85 ish total so far, definitely not an expert. I’ve found that stressing them will release spawns but rarely do those mature in an unstable tank (I tested temp and salinity fluctuations mainly). Temp affects more than anything else.

 

[Schraufabagel]

Seeing the growth of new coral frags is the most rewarding. However, I get the most enjoyment from watching my fish explore the tank

 

[youcallmenny1]

You must have weird ones I’ve done a decent amount of “research” with mine. About 85 ish total so far, definitely not an expert. I’ve found that stressing them will release spawns but rarely do those mature in an unstable tank (I tested temp and salinity fluctuations mainly). Temp affects more than anything else.

I have several different types. The tank is fine now and the babies are all growing. Not sure why you think they're weird.

 

[Pistondog]

Oh sweetie, trying to rain on the parade.
rock nems breed much differently than any other anemones. Zero correlation to stress-in fact, it has to be quite stable for spawning to occur.

Had one rfa, now have 2 identical, so they can split.
But spawning would be a sign of a good tank.