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acananoreefer · Oct 25, 2022

@lynn.reef.nerd @Reefing102 @BranchingHammer
Here is my submission for October:

Bonus comparison picture, the angle isn't exactly the same but I tried to scale everything so it's close. Some encrusting growth. I also had the light held in the front instead of behind for better picture quality. No side picture bonus since I didn't feel like moving stuff to get a clear view. 9-1, 9-30, 10-25 dates on photos.

Boosterman · Oct 26, 2022

Boosterman's October 2022 Blood Bank Submission
@lynn.reef.nerd @Reefing102 @BranchingHammer

Cell · Oct 26, 2022

@lynn.reef.nerd @Reefing102 @BranchingHammer
October submission

Cell · Oct 27, 2022

acananoreefer · Oct 27, 2022

Nice coloration and encrusting growth!

Dooly · Oct 27, 2022

@lynn.reef.nerd @Reefing102 @BranchingHammer
October sub

Reefing102 · Oct 28, 2022

Only 3ish days left to get your pics in guys. This is what I have so far. Let me know if I missed ya. @lynn.reef.nerd @BranchingHammer

User	Pic?
@reefrun
@jhuntstl
@zbryant91	X
@The Camaro Show	X
@Silv3rSubieDude	X
@RobMcC	X
@mwilk19
@Justdrew

@MoshJosh
@billyocean	X
@tuba_mike	X
@acananoreefer	X
@thatmanMIKEson	X
@jmags080307	X
@Tonycass12	X
@DeeBee	X
@Oregon Grown Reef	X
@CNDReef
@JJ440	X
@Reefing102	X
@KevinC	X
@Becks17	X
@wildcrazyjoker81
@Chandara	X
@wmb0003	X
@Dooly	X

@Tompickles	X
@Dburr1014	X
@Special K	X
@Llemonz	X
@gbru316
@MiniGbr
@Jlombar1	X


@Cell	X
@reef_ranch	X
@llowry87
@lynn.reef.nerd	X
@IKD	X
@Boosterman	X
@TonyP	X

CNDReef · Oct 28, 2022

I’ll have mine up this weekend.

CNDReef · Oct 30, 2022

@lynn.reef.nerd @BranchingHammer @Reefing102

And here’s a different angle( trying to keep the ruler in the same spot)

wildcrazyjoker81 · Oct 30, 2022

October submission @lynn.reef.nerd @BranchingHammer @Reefing102

Justdrew · Oct 31, 2022

October has been a rough go. Skimmer seized up. PH skyrocketed. Alk usage increased and levels dropped. Lost some color at base.

@lynn.reef.nerd @BranchingHammer @Reefing102

lynn.reef.nerd · Oct 31, 2022

LAST DAY FOR THE MONTH!

	Sep-22	Oct-22
acananoreefer	x	x
Becks17	x	x
billyocean	x	x
Boosterman	x	x
Cell	x	x
Chandara	x	x
CNDReef	x
Dburr1014	x	x
DeeBee	x	x
Dooly	x	x
gbru316	x
jhuntstl	x
JJ440	x	x
Jlombar1	x	x
jmags080307	x	x
Justdrew	x
IKD	x	x
KevinC	x	x
Llemonz	x	x
llowry87	x
lynn.reef.nerd	x	x
Mattiejay6	----	x
MiniGbr	x
MoshJosh	x
mwilk19	x
Oregon Grown Reef	x	x
reef_ranch	x	x
Reefing102	x	x
reefrun	x
RobMcC	x	x
Silv3rSubieDude	x	x
Special K	x	x
thatmanMIKEson	x	x
The Camaro Show	x	x
Tompickles	x	x
Tonycass12	x	x
TonyP	----	x
tuba_mike	x	x
wildcrazyjoker81	x
wmb0003	x	x
zbryant91	x	x

Justdrew · Oct 31, 2022

lynn.reef.nerd said:
LAST DAY FOR THE MONTH!

Sep-22
Oct-22
acananoreefer x x
Becks17 x x
billyocean x x
Boosterman x x
Cell x x
Chandara x x
CNDReef x
Dburr1014 x x
DeeBee x x
Dooly x x
gbru316 x
jhuntstl x
JJ440 x x
Jlombar1 x x
jmags080307 x x
Justdrew x
IKD x x
KevinC x x
Llemonz x x
llowry87 x
lynn.reef.nerd x x
Mattiejay6 ---- x
MiniGbr x
MoshJosh x
mwilk19 x
Oregon Grown Reef x x
reef_ranch x x
Reefing102 x x
reefrun x
RobMcC x x
Silv3rSubieDude x x
Special K x x
thatmanMIKEson x x
The Camaro Show x x
Tompickles x x
Tonycass12 x x
TonyP ---- x
tuba_mike x x
wildcrazyjoker81 x
wmb0003 x x
zbryant91 x x

Hey Lynn, my October was posted last night. Post# 531.

Thanks
Drew

lynn.reef.nerd · Oct 31, 2022

Sorry about that, I missed the last page

	Sep-22	Oct-22
acananoreefer	x	x
Becks17	x	x
billyocean	x	x
Boosterman	x	x
Cell	x	x
Chandara	x	x
CNDReef	x	x
Dburr1014	x	x
DeeBee	x	x
Dooly	x	x
gbru316	x
jhuntstl	x
JJ440	x	x
Jlombar1	x	x
jmags080307	x	x
Justdrew	x	x
IKD	x	x
KevinC	x	x
Llemonz	x	x
llowry87	x
lynn.reef.nerd	x	x
Mattiejay6	----	x
MiniGbr	x
MoshJosh	x
mwilk19	x
Oregon Grown Reef	x	x
reef_ranch	x	x
Reefing102	x	x
reefrun	x
RobMcC	x	x
Silv3rSubieDude	x	x
Special K	x	x
thatmanMIKEson	x	x
The Camaro Show	x	x
Tompickles	x	x
Tonycass12	x	x
TonyP	----	x
tuba_mike	x	x
wildcrazyjoker81	x	x
wmb0003	x	x
zbryant91	x	x

MoshJosh · Oct 31, 2022

Not much change on mine, but maybe not too surprising given my lack of experience with acros. . . But hey, it’s still not dead! And I have seen a little bit of growth at the base:

also, not sure if I mentioned it but I did change out the frag plug, hope that’s ok. The original ended up growing some hydroids on it and I though it safer just to toss the plug.

mwilk19 · Oct 31, 2022

And in the better late than never category, my October pic.
@lynn.reef.nerd

acananoreefer · Oct 31, 2022

MoshJosh said:
Not much change on mine, but maybe not too surprising given my lack of experience with acros. . . But hey, it’s still not dead! And I have seen a little bit of growth at the base:

also, not sure if I mentioned it but I did change out the frag plug, hope that’s ok. The original ended up growing some hydroids on it and I though it safer just to toss the plug.

The little white stringy guys? I spotted one on my plug and it was gone by the next day, I think I might have something that likes to eat them, no idea what though. I had a bunch a few years ago when I set my tank up and they just kind of went away without any form of biological or physical control. Interesting little creatures my zoanthids did not appreciate them though.

gbru316 · Oct 31, 2022

I'm absolutely not winning this contest.

Between pH fluctuations (impacting alk consumption that I narrowed down to indoor CO2 from cooking with natural gas, not sure how to stop it without an ERV) to temperature control problems (AC quit on us a few weeks ago, had to get it replaced) to general "newish tank" stuff (like hydroids and several empty ATO containers that I've solved by adding a level sensor for the ATO integrated with an Apex alarm). And I added another Neptune Sky, a mesh cover, a Maxspect 2k Gyre, and swapped out my return pump for a COR15 and finally got around to replacing the restrictive 1/2" return pipe with a 1" today.

But oh well, it's all part of the hobby.

PE has been relatively poor lately but at least it's growing at the base.