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Monthly Archives: April 2022

A saltwater aquarium, filled with corals.
Journal, Mixed Nano Reef

The 61 Liter Mixed-Reef

April 24, 2022 Mark Forsling

In the past I’ve used Instagram a fair bit to document the progress on my reefs. At times I upload higher quality photo’s to various build-threads on different saltwater forums. But given Instagram’s terms and conditions, I felt that my best shots are not something I want to give them access to, so why not [Continue reading]

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It’s been a while…

April 15, 2022 Mark Forsling

It’s been a while since I updated this website, and when I migrated to a new webhost last year I didn’t even know if I was going to bother with re-uploading this sub-domain. Nevertheless here it is. I can’t say what the future holds. I’ve been through some rough years, and the Covid-19 pandemic did [Continue reading]

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  • The 61 Liter Mixed-Reef
  • It’s been a while…
  • The Wandering Anemone
  • Getting back to things
  • I haven’t posted anything for a while so here’s a video of an Octopus!

Grim[y] Tales from the Fishbowl

  • Journal
  • The Mandarin Garden
    • An Introduction to the Mandarin Garden
    • Every ending is a new beginning
    • The end has come…
  • DIY Projects
    • Building a corner refugium
  • Product Previews & Reviews
    • Feeling kind of BLAU, Nano LED Light
    • Eheim streamON+ 2000
  • Disease & Pests
    • The Mollusc Butcher – Oenone Fulgida
    • Zanclea Hydroids…. Friend or Foe?

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#acroporaefflorescens has decided #montipora , is
#acroporaefflorescens has decided #montipora , is not allowed to exist! #coralwarfare

Finally got around to mounting my #tunze controlle
Finally got around to mounting my #tunze controllers, instead of just leaving them lose on the shelf! #tunze6055 #tunze7097

#acropora at night. #acroporaefflorescens
#acropora at night. #acroporaefflorescens

New colony, much bigger than expected, as it cost
New colony, much bigger than expected, as it cost less than a twig of a Forest Fire Montipora!!! #acropora #acroporaefflorescens

Just chilling. #mantisshrimp #stomatopod #gonodact
Just chilling. #mantisshrimp #stomatopod #gonodactylaceusternatensis

Got smacked on the index finger, by my mantis, yes
Got smacked on the index finger, by my mantis, yesterday. Today he's been acting all cocky, like this! #mantisshrimp #stomatopod #reeftank #euphyllia

Why I love evenings! #braincoral #favia #tentacles
Why I love evenings! #braincoral #favia #tentacles

And there he is, in all his 'hungry' glory! #gonod
And there he is, in all his 'hungry' glory! #gonodactylus #mantisshrimp #stomatopod #feeding Be sure to visit my website to see my DSLR photos of my reefs and animals.

Camera shy. #gonodactylaceusfalcatus #gonodactylus
Camera shy. #gonodactylaceusfalcatus #gonodactylus #mantisshrimp #stomatopod

Something is lurking in the rocks! #stomatopod
Something is lurking in the rocks! #stomatopod

I always find my red #rhodactis look their best wh
I always find my red #rhodactis look their best when they are closed up, as seen here after a water change. On the top they are a striking red, but underneath they are almost like velvet sprinkled with stardust. The phone camera hardly does them justice.

Evening #corals #reeftank #nanoreef
Evening #corals #reeftank #nanoreef

Starting to look like something. Planted out a num
Starting to look like something. Planted out a number of euphyllia heads, that has been loitering in the sandbed of another tank. #reeftank #euphyllia #montipora #pavona #corals

Restart time! This thing never became much more th
Restart time! This thing never became much more than a holding tank for excess frags, which turned into a nasty cesspool from neglect. Same old rock,  cleaned and cured again, fresh sand, high quality pump and heater. Let's hope I get it right, this time.

My new little friend, cruising around the tank. #t
My new little friend, cruising around the tank. #tuxedourchin #mespiliaglobulus #seaurchin #urchin

I really gotta mount this stuff on something… #a
I really gotta mount this stuff on something... #aquariumequipment #tunze #maxspect #reefkeeping

Through all the craziness, the Red Pavona has reco
Through all the craziness, the Red Pavona has recovered nicely. Also got a few new arrivals as well. And i got a couple of nice Tunze 6055's today. Just waiting on the  9076 controller unit now. #nanoreef #reeftank #pavona #hydnophora #tunze

Mistakes were made, equipment broke down, some cor
Mistakes were made, equipment broke down, some corals died, others are still going strong. But I'm back in the game again. #nanoreef #corals #maxspectjump

Shit! What happened? Well some time ago i posted a
Shit! What happened? Well some time ago i posted about a cotton candy algae that had infested one of my tanks, and about the sea hare i had bought to combat it. Unfortunately unbeknownst to me, the tank was harboring predatory worms that ate the sea hare( and ALL other snails!!!). After that the algae returned with a vengeance, and after failing to contain it, with a variety of methods, i was left with the nuclear option. So i instituted a month and a half long blackout. Time to pick up the pieces.

Working at DreamHack again! #dhw19 #dreamhack #dh
Working at DreamHack again! #dhw19 #dreamhack  #dhwsupport #forthealliance


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