Two Questions

[Ray1214]

1. I have recently acquired a 30 gallon drilled breeder for a prop tank. That kinda makes my 15 gallon prop tank obselete. But due to the depth in my sump, I had to put a salad bowl upside down to accomidate my skimmer (it sits too deep and makes for very aggressive skimming.). I have thought about since my 15 gal is already drilled, would it make a "Skimmer" sump over my main sump. I figure to use a rio 1600 pump and just have the water dump back into the main sump. I figure this way I add 10 or so gallons of volume to my main system and makes my two in-sump skimmers more accessible. But the main volume of water will be going through my fuge/nitrate reducting half of my sump and into my water volume half. This will also allow me to add a second skimmer.

2. How do you frag a flowerpot coral? My wife has one getting really big, but I am terrified of trying to snip a portion of it.

Ray

[Ray1214]

I am guessing this kinda worked its way down.

I still only see where flowerpots drop off babies.

Ray

[Flipturn88]

Ray, I think it would be difficult to frag a LPS that is connected like a flower pot--it would be like fragging an open brain coral. If you find out though, I'd love to trade for a frag.

Sorry I couldn't be more of a help,
Kayla

[graffyn]

Hmm, no answer for ya Ray, but it seems we both have a similar issue. Mine is a 12" diameter Long Tentacle Plate coral...

[Ray1214]

I have yet to read on my book of Propagating Corals by Anthony Calfo. (Lisa has it on her desk and I am too lazy to run into the office), But I did see where plates can be "snapped" in places. I will bring the book in and verify. Maybe flowerpots are the same way.

Any answers on the skimmer conudrum?

Ray

[goodfortune]

What you said brings to mind something I read in Anthony Calfo's Book of Coral Propogation [I think].

I belive the fungia and heliofungia (plate coral, tentacle plate coral) when damaged, will dissolve itself to make new baby colonies. Perhaps the flowerpot will reproduce in a similar way.

I know it doesn't answer the question, but I hope my "food for thought" helps.

- Michael

Originally Posted by Ray1214

I am guessing this kinda worked its way down.

I still only see where flowerpots drop off babies.

Ray