1,100 L mixed reef
Chris Hope
@WeymouthReef
64
corals
Weymouth, Dorset
SPS · automation · tangs
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420 L zoanthid garden
Maya Collins
@SouthCoastZoas
38
corals
Poole, Dorset
Zoanthids · mushrooms
750 L SPS reef
Dan Mercer
@AcroLabUK
51
corals
Bristol
Acropora · propagation
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