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01-06-2005, 08:02 AM
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Just Confused
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Buchanan,Ga
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Cabbage Leather Coral
can these coral b cut and regrown? ( probagated) i think is the word im looking for.
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65gal RR,EuroReef ES5-3 Skimmer,BlueLine Volocity T3
Sump Return, 2x14K 250w + 1x175w@15k MH's ,Mag Dr.1200 W/SCWD for alternating water movement.
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01-06-2005, 08:11 AM
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TRT Sponsor
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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If by cabbage, you mean Sinularia dura, yes you can frag it.
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01-06-2005, 09:54 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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Mary,
since you are pretty good at this( like the green house!)
can you go into it a bit more. maybe we can turn this in to an educational hands on thread? huh huh pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee 
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01-06-2005, 10:34 AM
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ROOTS...ROCKS...REGGAE
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: south suburbs of Chicago,Il USA
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I have proped them before. Very easy IMO. Snip off a piece and cable tie or rubber band it to a rock. Not too tight or it will cut into the frag. I like to use a piece about the size of a golf ball.
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01-06-2005, 11:09 AM
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Just Confused
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Buchanan,Ga
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picture says a thousand words.
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65gal RR,EuroReef ES5-3 Skimmer,BlueLine Volocity T3
Sump Return, 2x14K 250w + 1x175w@15k MH's ,Mag Dr.1200 W/SCWD for alternating water movement.
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01-06-2005, 09:49 PM
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TRT Sponsor
Join Date: Jan 2000
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Yeppers, it's a S. dura. Soft corals are so easy to propagate. Just do exactly what RWD said. Take sharp scissors or a razor blade, cut off a portion, and attach to a rock. With a fairly tough skinned soft coral like S. dura, you can use the rubberband method or needle and thread. After taking a cutting, I like to let them heal up a little before attaching them. If you have an area in your tank where the frag can just kind of sit and rest for a few days, I've found they fare better in the long run. Of course, so many of you have so much current running through your tanks that it's impossible to allow a loose frag to "sit". |
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01-06-2005, 10:13 PM
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learning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pasadena CA
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Do you not suggest so much current? and where in LA are you if you dont mind me asking?
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01-06-2005, 11:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: la
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i have one of these guys and it seems to be growing. Question though, do they mutliply or do they just get bigger?
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01-07-2005, 08:14 AM
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DAC- Lots of current is fine and necessary in most hobbyist tanks. I'm just fortunate enough to have so much tank space that we're able to have areas of very low flow to allow the frags to sit and rest without being tossed around after they're cut. My facility is in Port Hueneme.
noobsauce- To my knowledge, they only "get bigger".
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01-07-2005, 02:43 PM
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learning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pasadena CA
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Mary you open to the public or wholesale only?
Either way I may have to stop buy and check your place out. I like the green house pics I saw.
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01-07-2005, 06:10 PM
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TRT Sponsor
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Sorry, but because our facility is located inside a US Customs protected harbor, walk ins are not allowed. However, we will be having an open house this summer. Join the mailing list on the website and you'll receive the information as soon as we schedule it.
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