RockDocPro
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It’s been a sad two days for a couple of my favorite corals. I have come up with a few possible explanations for this RTN, but I thought I would let the photos tell the story.
Before RTN: Millepora on the right, seriatopora on the left:
Then, on a dark and stormy night, it started with the millepora:
This is 20 hours later:
Then, 4 hours after that:
And in a very unusual move, it spread to the seriatopora next door (photo taken at 20 hours). I’ve never seen that happen before except in coral warfare, and then in a much smaller and localized area:
My philosophy is that we do the best we can, and our tanks are dynamic and in a constant state of change. It's the journey that matters, since there is never an endpoint to our efforts. We will grow some beautiful corals, and we will lose some along the way. Some will be frags or young colonies, and some will be mature favorites. I will replace these with specimens from my frag tank, and over time, as I lose and replace corals, the tank will evolve, and always exhibit corals in a variety of states of growth. Can I get an amen?
Before RTN: Millepora on the right, seriatopora on the left:
Then, on a dark and stormy night, it started with the millepora:
This is 20 hours later:
Then, 4 hours after that:
And in a very unusual move, it spread to the seriatopora next door (photo taken at 20 hours). I’ve never seen that happen before except in coral warfare, and then in a much smaller and localized area:
My philosophy is that we do the best we can, and our tanks are dynamic and in a constant state of change. It's the journey that matters, since there is never an endpoint to our efforts. We will grow some beautiful corals, and we will lose some along the way. Some will be frags or young colonies, and some will be mature favorites. I will replace these with specimens from my frag tank, and over time, as I lose and replace corals, the tank will evolve, and always exhibit corals in a variety of states of growth. Can I get an amen?
