Coral Propogation Poll !! - Aquarium Advice

vertex · 08-27-2005, 03:15 PM

Joshsmit56001 posted an idea to have a coral propagation forum on here. I'm just interested in try to find out how many user here do this? I'm just started a few of my own.

About how many do you propogate each month?
How many are successfull/unsuccessfull?
What do you propogate?

Thanks

fishfreek · 08-27-2005, 10:23 PM

The way I see it there is no excuse not to propogate corals that you have that are of size large enough. This permits us to maintan properly sized corals for our display (vs having some faster growing corals outgrow the display tank) as well as allows you to share either en gratus or for some small $. The [acronym:68a36522bc="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frags[/acronym:68a36522bc] you sell or give away permit wile corals to remain in the wild as if the other hobbists didnt get the coral from you they could have gotten it from the [acronym:68a36522bc="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:68a36522bc] whom most likly purchased their corals from a wild collector.

ellisz · 08-28-2005, 12:36 AM

I agree. Corals are beautiful but they can get too big and unless you are getting a bigger tank each time you need to propagate. It is scary at first but is actually pretty for most things. I wonder how people with very mature tanks keep them looking good? I have a separate tank just for [acronym:05b1b1fc2c="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frags[/acronym:05b1b1fc2c] and it is full!

cmor1701d · 08-28-2005, 11:00 AM

I just started adding some softies to my tank. I got 3 pulsating xenias through a friend that I'll probably have to prune. I'm interested in seeing that separate [acronym:8c13102bf8="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frag[/acronym:8c13102bf8] forum

View Poll Results: Do you try your own coral propogation?
Yes, successfully	9	69.23%
Yes, but only partly successfully	2	15.38%
Yes, but unsuccessfull	0	0%
No, but I do have corals I could try it with.	2	15.38%
No, I do not have any corals to try it with.	0	0%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

08-27-2005, 03:15 PM	#1
vertex Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Calgary Canada Posts: 143 Images: 11	Coral Propogation Poll !! Joshsmit56001 posted an idea to have a coral propagation forum on here. I'm just interested in try to find out how many user here do this? I'm just started a few of my own. About how many do you propogate each month? How many are successfull/unsuccessfull? What do you propogate? Thanks __________________ Equipment: 33G [acronym:140c8ae565="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:140c8ae565] Reef tank (pic), 192W Coralife [acronym:140c8ae565="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:140c8ae565] lighting, [acronym:140c8ae565="power heads"]PHs[/acronym:140c8ae565] for H2O circulation, Red Sea Berlin Classic Skimmer Aquascaping: 3" [acronym:140c8ae565="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:140c8ae565], 50lb live rock (~35 lbs home made Cement Base Rock) Clean Up Crew: Blue Leg hermits, Cerith snails, Astrea Snails, Stomatella snails, Brittlestar, banded brittles. Critters: Hawaiian feather duster, Coral Banded Shrimp, Emerald Crab Corals: Open Brain Coral, Cabbage coral, 4 RBTAs, Melon mushrooms, green Zoos, yellow polyps, finger Leather, orange Zoos, Brown Zoos, Chocolate Zoos, Xenia, GSP, Kenya Tree Coral, 2 acropora [acronym:140c8ae565="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym:140c8ae565], blue sponge, candy cane Fish/Inverts: Maroon Clownfish, Scooter Blenny, Coral Beauty dwarf angel, Sea Hare

08-27-2005, 10:23 PM	#2
fishfreek Aquarium Advice FINatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 971 Images: 82	The way I see it there is no excuse not to propogate corals that you have that are of size large enough. This permits us to maintan properly sized corals for our display (vs having some faster growing corals outgrow the display tank) as well as allows you to share either en gratus or for some small $. The [acronym:68a36522bc="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frags[/acronym:68a36522bc] you sell or give away permit wile corals to remain in the wild as if the other hobbists didnt get the coral from you they could have gotten it from the [acronym:68a36522bc="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:68a36522bc] whom most likly purchased their corals from a wild collector. __________________ Remember dont tap the glass, your fish will think you're an idiot -Anonymous mother Check out our articles area. 30+ Aquatic articles for your enjoyment Are you in or around the Shenandoah Valley area? If so click here to join our regional forum. Looking for affordable web hosting? Look no more We have the answer Learn more about Coral Reef Conservation. Free photo hosting

08-28-2005, 12:36 AM	#3
ellisz Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,676 Images: 9	I agree. Corals are beautiful but they can get too big and unless you are getting a bigger tank each time you need to propagate. It is scary at first but is actually pretty for most things. I wonder how people with very mature tanks keep them looking good? I have a separate tank just for [acronym:05b1b1fc2c="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frags[/acronym:05b1b1fc2c] and it is full! __________________ 180 gal Display, 100 gal basement sump, 33 gal refugium, 3x250 MH, 2x160 VHO actinics, zoos, some softies, LPS & lots of acros and other SPS. 100 gal prop tank plumbed into main system w/ 2x96 PC lights and 1x150 MH,

08-28-2005, 11:00 AM	#4
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,927 Images: 43	I just started adding some softies to my tank. I got 3 pulsating xenias through a friend that I'll probably have to prune. I'm interested in seeing that separate [acronym:8c13102bf8="Broken or cut pieces of coral which will eventually grow into a new animal"]frag[/acronym:8c13102bf8] forum __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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