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01-25-2008, 10:24 AM
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Ratties
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Georgia
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Orange Cap
I have one that is has grown out of control, it is HUGE. How do I trim it back without killing it?
I can send in pix if that helps?
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01-25-2008, 10:39 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Miami
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just break off peices that you dont want.
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01-25-2008, 10:56 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
Posts: 7,909
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Quote:
Originally Posted by betamed
just break off peices that you dont want.
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Agreed, you can just snap it with your hand or find a tool if you want to be a bit more precise. The frags made can be mounted to anything in the tank or sold/traded to local hobbyists (or to the LFS).
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01-25-2008, 12:07 PM
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Stinky Slimey FEESH
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: San Antonio
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You can use a Dremel (hand-held drill device that comes with blades) to cut it too if you want a nice clean cut. But you can just snap them with your fingers too.
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01-25-2008, 12:09 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hampstead, MD
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I usually just drop a powerhead on the top of it 
works everytime!
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01-25-2008, 01:17 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Dremel makes it look nicer.
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01-25-2008, 01:37 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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If you want to break off a decent size piece and send it to me, I will gladly pay for the shipping on it. 
I will not be picky about how you decide to break it either, as all of the mentioned ways will work.
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01-25-2008, 01:47 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
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I will too. 
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01-25-2008, 08:23 PM
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Ratties
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Georgia
Posts: 86
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ship
how would i pack and ship? never done that.
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01-25-2008, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Figure overnight fed ex shipping is going to run $45-55. Makes it tough to justify shipping for just one frag/coral.
Other than that, bag with enough water to keep the coral submerged and a little, a little air, a quality thick walled cooler and a heat pack wrapped in 2-10 wrapes of nespaper depending on the temps taped to the inside of the lid. make sure the heat packs arent within a couple inches of the coral bag and pack all excess space with styro peanuts.
thats it in a utshell
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01-25-2008, 09:39 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly Guy
Figure overnight fed ex shipping is going to run $45-55. Makes it tough to justify shipping for just one frag/coral.
Other than that, bag with enough water to keep the coral submerged and a little, a little air, a quality thick walled cooler and a heat pack wrapped in 2-10 wrapes of nespaper depending on the temps taped to the inside of the lid. make sure the heat packs arent within a couple inches of the coral bag and pack all excess space with styro peanuts.
thats it in a utshell
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Where do you get nespaper and utshells???
Sorry couldn't resist
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01-25-2008, 09:43 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 2,017
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haha that made me laugh dobejazz (no afence fly guy)
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01-25-2008, 09:43 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dobejazz
Where do you get nespaper and utshells???
Sorry couldn't resist |
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01-25-2008, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
Posts: 11,032
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dont make me bust out the "n" word you guys........
I can spell....I just cant type.......
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
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01-25-2008, 09:54 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fly Guy
dont make me bust out the "n" word you guys........
I can spell....I just cant type.......
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Me too......... 
Now back to our regularly schedules program 
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If you feel so angry, so ripped off, so stepped on,
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