Rachel’s Reef

Now that show season is over, the farm is officially back in grow out mode for the next 2-3 months! 🌱 Added 4 new systems that are now plumbed and ready to rock.. things are getting serious 😏

Couple of new beauts 😘

Such a strange coral, the more I look at it the weirder it gets 👹

If it flows, it goes (into my tank) 🌊

Time for a water change 💦 Taking time away from the social media world these past 2 ish months has been sooo refreshing; although I’m not fully ready to dive back in, I figured I could at least show off how well the Innovative Marine 15G has been doing! 🐠

I can’t believe that I forgot to post this! 🫠JF Vino Montipora that I have in one of the grow-out systems. Those teal polyps and the lime green swirl is just 😮‍💨🌀

Fat Head Dendrophyllia 🥰

True Teal Hammer 🩵

Dragonface pipefish 🐉 Double tap to boop the snoot 🥰

Up close and personal with a Rainbow Ricordea yuma 🌈✨🔭

This Chalice was given to me as a paled out, almost brown blob back in December. The owner at the time didn’t have much hope for it, but all I saw was potential, so I decided to take it home and see what I could do. I can’t wait to continue to grow this piece out! 🍭🌈✨

Happy Friday! 🥰 Who doesn’t love a nice looking Powerball?! Can’t wait for those vesicles to get all bubbly and bouncey 🫧

Utter Chaos colony looking happy as can be! 😃

Utter Chaos colony is as happy as can be 🥰 Frags coming soon!

said bring back photos; I concur 👍

My rock structure for the Innovative Marine 15G is almost finished! 🤩 There was a sweet branching piece on the right side but it got dropped in the building process and is currently getting a little repair lol 🩹

Such a beautiful Torch! 🥹 Would look great in my Innovative Marine 15G 🔥

Probably my favorite Zoanthids in my collection! 🏆 Took some time to play around with my new camera, not a terrible shot for using a prime lens! 😍

This momma mushie has gotten HUGEEE!! Hoping she drops some more babies soon 🤩

Pastel Rainbow Indo Trachy/Wellso up for grabs! 🔥

Tie Dye Electus Mushroom 😍🌈✨🔥 Ready to 📦✈️

Carrot Cake Chalice 🥕🎂😋

I went cherry picking.. 🍒 The amount and hue of green on this Malaysian Tiger Torch is incredible 😮‍💨

I think I’ve already got my new camera dialed in nicely 🤗 This Bleeding Apple is so bright it’ll blind you ☀️

BIG changes and BIG moves have been happening over here! 🐠 I am SO excited to be able to share what I have been working on for what seems like forever, in just a few days 🤗 Let’s just say, this has been a dream of mine since I began my journey in this hobby 12 years ago. Despite all of the BS and hardship the past couple of years has brought me, I said 🖕🏽and I have made this dream a reality 💯 2023 is MY year and I hope y’all are ready to follow along 🫶🏼 Buckle up, it’s going to be a crazy ride!! 🤠

Merry Fishmas and Happy Holidays y’all!! 🎄🎁❤️ I’ve been practicing my fish photography over these past few months 🤗

Montipora polyps 👉👉 oldies but goodies!!

WWC Golden Gods 😱

Half ‘n half 😍

One of my favorite LPS corals; Trachyphyllia!

New tank, new pic 🥳 In the 11 years that I have been in this hobby, I have never owned an Innovative Marine aquarium! 🤯 I have taken a lot of time off in the past year to focus on my career and becoming a better me, but it’s time to shift that focus back to what started it all.. being a hobbyist 🥰 STOKED would be an understatement!

I’m not a huge fan of Anemones, but there’s no denying the beauty of this Chicago Sunburst 😵‍💫

Rainbow Micro Lord 🌈✨

Bubble coral! 🫧

Battle of the Fungia ⚔️ One of my favorite photographs that I’ve taken for Living Reef Orlando!

This piece is such a gem 💎

This baby Trochus wanted some camera time 📸

Sideshow Bob is hands down my favorite fish in the 28G! 🐠

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Sweet looking Favia I’ve been cooking up 🧑‍🍳

🐠 Rachel’s Reef Tank at Work Series PT. 2! I threw together this micro scape with some rubble rock that I found laying around the farm and let it sit in one of the established systems for a few days! It’s a bit thicker than I would have liked, but I think that can be easily hidden with the addition of some corals 😊 I still have yet to decide if I want to add a teeennyyy tiny layer of sand or not.. thoughts?? 🤔