Carlos Miller

Replaced a sad little starter tank that never held a plant longer than a week. Dragon stone anchors the scape now, with vallisneria and java fern actually taking hold instead of melting away. Rummynose and CPDs school through the middle while a small army of bristlenose keep the glass honest.

After my first reef attempt basically taught me what not to do, this one's the redo with better instincts and less guesswork. The rockwork's got real coralline coming in now instead of bare white patches, and the anthias school out in the open the second the lights come on, which is more than my old tank ever managed. Wrasse still bolts for cover on sight, some things don't change.