Talk about success! Share those reefing successful stories!

[Gumbies R Us]

Through the hardships we may face, we find success. I want to hear your successful reef-keeping stories! Maybe it is finally beating dinos in your tank, keeping a hard-to-keep coral, or just simply starting your tank! Let's hear some of those stories! Photo Credit: @ReefNerd

 

[Turtle_reef]

Going on almost 3 years into this hobby and absolutely loving it! I've definitely had challenges on my journey and learned from mistakes. Started out with a 13.5-gallon Fluval Evo then upgraded to a 25-gallon Waterbox AIO. I've lost some fish from jumping but still have my very first fish! I've probably faced a fair handful of different problems: high nutrients, low nutrients, dinos, cyano, flatworms, hydroids (which I think came off a coral even though I had dipped it), and hairy algae.
When educating yourself on the problems over time, it’s not as stressful as it is but isn’t. When I first started and had a problem, I’d panic because I didn’t know what to do. Now, if something is out of order, it’s a small adjustment and monitoring.
Fun story: Those candy canes on the left. There are probably 40 heads on there now, it started with 2 when I got it. It had bubble algae on it, and I picked it off and dipped the base in peroxide, but I think a bit got on the tissue. I almost lost it. It was pretty much nothing, no flesh, and it came back after maybe 3 months, and boom, magic!!
I love my zoas, acans, favias, and I’m starting to collect lobos!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Going on almost 3 years into this hobby and absolutely loving it! I've definitely had challenges on my journey and learned from mistakes. Started out with a 13.5-gallon Fluval Evo then upgraded to a 25-gallon Waterbox AIO. I've lost some fish from jumping but still have my very first fish! I've probably faced a fair handful of different problems: high nutrients, low nutrients, dinos, cyano, flatworms, hydroids (which I think came off a coral even though I had dipped it), and hairy algae.
When educating yourself on the problems over time, it’s not as stressful as it is but isn’t. When I first started and had a problem, I’d panic because I didn’t know what to do. Now, if something is out of order, it’s a small adjustment and monitoring.
Fun story: Those candy canes on the left. There are probably 40 heads on there now, it started with 2 when I got it. It had bubble algae on it, and I picked it off and dipped the base in peroxide, but I think a bit got on the tissue. I almost lost it. It was pretty much nothing, no flesh, and it came back after maybe 3 months, and boom, magic!!
I love my zoas, acans, favias, and I’m starting to collect lobos!

That candy cane coral looks amazing! We had one that sadly never pulled through.

 

[Turtle_reef]

My clownfish pongo likes to try and host in it. I haven't gotten an anenome yet because all those other corals I like to much and know they will get big haha

 

[Paul B]

I think I have seen many successes (besides failures). I recently eliminated invasive, photosynthetic sponge that covered most of my corals but I think my biggest success is keeping my reef running successfully for 53 years since 1971.

My tank has attained stability in the fact that for about 45 years I have not lost one fish to any "communicable" disease despite I never quarantine or medicate.

I feel that is my biggest success story.

 

[Turtle_reef]

I think I have seen many successes (besides failures). I recently eliminated invasive, photosynthetic sponge that covered most of my corals but I think my biggest success is keeping my reef running successfully for 53 years since 1971.

My tank has attained stability in the fact that for about 45 years I have not lost one fish to any "communicable" disease despite I never quarantine or medicate.

I feel that is my biggest success story.

Wow 53 years!! That's impressive I hope to get that many years in this hobby!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I think I have seen many successes (besides failures). I recently eliminated invasive, photosynthetic sponge that covered most of my corals but I think my biggest success is keeping my reef running successfully for 53 years since 1971.

My tank has attained stability in the fact that for about 45 years I have not lost one fish to any "communicable" disease despite I never quarantine or medicate.

I feel that is my biggest success story.

Thank you for sharing, @Paul B; your tank inspires many of us!

 

[Paul B]

First, you need to get old.

 

[kyreefville]

too early to claim success but I’ll say thus far I’m happy with my restart of stagnated neglected turned off with water and rock in it for 12 years.