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Another shot.

Before I begin a road to becoming a healthy reefer, here is the before picture. Which I must admit doesn't look horrible.

Reading the comments, Marc yay! A.D.D. is definitely a requirement, as well as getting into a groove. I made alot of noob mistakes. I saw some beautiful tanks, and during research got hung up on alot of little nuances, and didn't start with a good foundation. I think I'm average when I say I got hung up on all the fancy devices, different techniques, DIY stuff... but totally ignored some of the basics.

For example, got hung up on dosing this or that, and even looked at the vodka ...

Heyoh, Rob in St. Pete. Your average reefer... NOT an addict. What is an Average Reefer? Me.. the guy that really enjoys Salt Water Aquariums, but has a "bleh" reef tank in his/her living room. I visit reefcentral, melev's site for years (Mark's 27G is what inspired me to take the plunge), thou I drool over TOTM, and invested alot of time in effort in "starting" my tank... I've never maintained it to get over the hump to uberness, I've been slack on water testing, water changes, ...