105, 3years on a road of bones

[Kensington Reefer]

The sail fin and the hippo need to move out to bigger waters soon,
hopefully I know a guy,

Gonna be an earthquake in that tank to remove any of the fish!
Unless you get very very lucky

 

[HankDean V]

Gonna be an earthquake in that tank to remove any of the fish!
Unless you get very very lucky

I drain the tank,
Only give them a few inches to run around in,
Stressful on me, but seems less stressful on the fish.
And the tank still gets hit by havoc! Haha

 

[Kensington Reefer]

I approve of that method

 

[boun11]

Gonna be an earthquake in that tank to remove any of the fish!
Unless you get very very lucky

Nah, just catch with your hand!

 

[HankDean V]

Fun update! I’m killing things!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Bummer for the death
But congratulations on the ability to have grown it
You can do it again!

 

[FinalPhaze987]

View attachment 74260Fun update! I’m killing things!

Golden dragon or is that a skeleton?

 

[HankDean V]

Golden dragon or is that a skeleton?

Skeleton of a Hawkins,

 

[FinalPhaze987]

Skeleton of a Hawkins,

Ohh man that sucks. Hopefully that wasn't your only one. If so, once mine grows out I'd be happy to get a piece over to you.

 

[derek_SR]

I’ve got a chunky Hawkins frag to replace it for you patrick if you need one.

 

[HankDean V]

Thanks guys,
I have it in two other spots in the tank and so far they seem to be fine.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@HankDean V
How long did it take to grow that skeleton corpse?

 

[HankDean V]

@HankDean V
How long did it take to grow that skeleton corpse?

About two years in that spot, it was a good size chunk when I put it there,
I’ve had the Hawkins for about 10yr+,

 

[psidriven]

Any idea what might’ve caused it’s death?

 

[HankDean V]

Any idea what might’ve caused it’s death?

No clue really, could’ve been a lot of different things,
It was touching several different Coral, could have been a flow issue, could have been minor alkalinity swings, could have been minor temperature swings,
Probably a combination of everything,

 

[derek_SR]

Coral warfare is a strange thing. Sometimes corals will practically grow into/onto each other, other times there's a clear winner and the loser just kind gives up the spot, then other times the smallest sting sets of a deadly necrosis event that will take the entire colony if you don't frag it fast enough.

 

[Coral reefer]

No clue really, could’ve been a lot of different things,
It was touching several different Coral, could have been a flow issue, could have been minor alkalinity swings, could have been minor temperature swings,
Probably a combination of everything,

You also may have looked at it funny, or thought to yourself about how you really like that coral…

 

[Turkeysammich]

You also may have looked at it funny, or thought to yourself about how you really like that coral…

Or someone asked you “ hey how’s that coral doing and you said great 10 years now “. Next thing you know. Dead. Never say it out loud. Coral gods are always listening. Lol.

 

[HankDean V]

Yes, and to all of this.
I have a deep faith in the Reef Aquarium Gods and their vengeance,
This is why my take always always looks like shit, especially at its best,

 

[HankDean V]

To those are you with only a vague understanding of the Reef Aquarium gods, or to all of those new to the hobby I highly recommend this article,

How to keep the Coral Reef Aquarium Gods Happy | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The Gods of coral reef aquariums are wrathful. They do not appreciate any display of confidence, comfort, or excitement for the hobby. You must respect them to succeed in this hobby.

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