The Journey Continues - Mike & Terry's 280g Reef Savvy

[Mike&Terry]

Happy Easter!

 

[Mike&Terry]

In February of 2018, we decided to replace our 16 year old gas generator and marine battery backup with a whole house generator. We have lost power for a few hours here and there over the past couple of years. The longest outage was 9 hours. The automatic switch to the Kohler generator has given us much peace of mind for sure.

IMG_6226 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

 

[Mike&Terry]

Thought we'd share a few pics:

DSC_1940 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

DSC_2024 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

DSC_2187 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

DSC_2211 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

DSC_2305 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

 

[bubbaque]

How long have you had the Japanese swallowtail? I’ve been wanting one but are hard to find. Do you have a pair?

 

[Mike&Terry]

How long have you had the Japanese swallowtail? I’ve been wanting one but are hard to find. Do you have a pair?

We have a trio - the male and 2 females. They've been with us since the summer of 2014. They are not as readily available as some of the other Genicanthus angels, but definitely worth waiting for.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Great looking tank.

 

[Dana Riddle]

Beautiful!

 

[YHSublime]

So are the Pyramid butterflies.

 

[Wrangy]

My soul is so happy you guys are back and posting again!! Everyone is looking absolutely brilliant!

 

[Mike&Terry]

Great looking tank.

Thank You!

Beautiful!

Thank You Dana!

So are the Pyramid butterflies.

You are right about that! And your tank is looking SWEET, btw...

My soul is so happy you guys are back and posting again!! Everyone is looking absolutely brilliant!

Thank You so much!

 

[YHSublime]

You are right about that! And your tank is looking SWEET, btw...

Thanks! Slowly working up to the big one now, all those acros are growing into each other, this dealing with the growing pains.

 

[Mike&Terry]

Thought we'd share an updated FTS:
DSC_2630_053020 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

 

[maroun.c]

Loving it.

 

[revhtree]

Thought we'd share an updated FTS:
DSC_2630_053020 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

Looks amazing guys!!!

 

[Mike&Terry]

Loving it.

Looks amazing guys!!!

Thanks guys!

Thought we would share a quick video tonight...

 

[Mike&Terry]

We spent some time over the weekend moving a few of our corals/frags to better long term spots. Our A. solitaryensis has been with us since 2010 and has once again grown quite large. We moved it from the top left over to the right side of the tank at mid-level where it will get better light and flow, as well as, have a bit more room to grow.

We took a few pics after the moves and thought we'd share:

Left side of the tank
DSC_2812 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

Middle section
DSC_2782 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

Right side
DSC_2672 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

Couldn't resist a closeup of Big Daddy:
desjardini (2) by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

And of course, a picture update is not complete without one of our wrasses: Pseudojuloides splendens
DSC_2868_2 by Terry Lauderdale, on Flickr

 

[revhtree]

Looks very good! Congrats on that maturing reef!

 

[kschweer]

Amazing!!!

 

[Wrangy]

Just gorgeous!!

 

[Robert Vacchiano]

Glad you guys are back sharing your beautiful tank