the.coral.garden
Jordan
@the.coral.garden · 21 hours ago

Talk about a heartbreak…. It’s been a couple months since I’ve made a post so hello again everyone! My and my wife bought a house and during the move we had to move 5, 90 gallon reef tanks. This is the before and after of my prize tank. I lost 90% of my corals. The first couple months after I almost gave up walked away this is all I have left. Thanks to a few people in the community we are SLOWLY coming back to life. When it gets tough do not give up!

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User Avatar @MightyPolarBear25 17h

Man that is brutal, but honestly this comeback already looks really solid. Rebuilding a mixed reef after a move is such a pain, especially in a nano where every bit of placement and flow matters, and that torch plus the surviving colonies still look healthy!

User Avatar @the.coral.garden 17h

Definitely not a nano tank it’s 90 gallon display with 45 gallon sump thanks tho

User Avatar @MightyPolarBear25 17h

Ah gotcha, my bad 😅 still tho, the rebuild looks really clean. Mixed reef after a move is rough at any size and that torch is looking great.

User Avatar @the.coral.garden 17h

Yea I’m sorry I don’t know if you looked at the second picture the torch is gone lol

User Avatar @MightyPolarBear25 17h

Oh wow yeah I totally missed the second pic 😅 my bad. Still tho, the rebuild looks super clean. Losing a torch after a move sucks. Hopefully

User Avatar @the.coral.garden 17h

I appreciate it all the love in the community I couldn’t just quit 💪🏼 we will be back better than ever

User Avatar @billy 16h

I had something similar happen after a long move. Now my corals are bigger than ever. It does suck I feel ya

User Avatar @the.coral.garden 16h

That’s the hope I’m really having to watch parameters now as well different house different water

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