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04-23-2007, 03:28 PM
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Shark
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question frags coming!
I have some nice frags coming...my question is Im planning on putting them on the bottom or near...They are coming in unmounted....I plan on glueing them straight to my rocks eventually(2 weeks) In the meantime how should I place them???? Im getting some eggcrate but they will fall straight through them...what is recommended?
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04-23-2007, 03:30 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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I usually glue new frags to frag disks,.. this gives me a opertunity to place them,.. move them around, then when I get them where I want to keep them I can glue the frag disk to the rock and the coral will encrust over it.
If you don't have frag disks,.. small peices of LR rubble works too.
HTH,
Whiskey
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04-23-2007, 03:34 PM
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Shark
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cool I have done the frag discs I just dont like the look of plugs...lol....Im going to try the small rubble and then I can glue them to the rocks once they start to encrust..how long do you usually leave them on the bottom???The tank im getting them from has the exact same lighting?
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04-23-2007, 03:38 PM
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Honestly, if the tank they are coming from has the same lighting, a couple of days is more than enough acclimation to the bottom of the tank.
I never wait longer than that under that circumstance, and many times i will put them where i want as soon as i get them if i KNOW the lighting they are coming from is not weaker than mine
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
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04-23-2007, 03:38 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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cool I have done the frag discs I just dont like the look of plugs...lol....Im going to try the small rubble and then I can glue them to the rocks once they start to encrust..how long do you usually leave them on the bottom???The tank im getting them from has the exact same lighting?
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Yes, but lighting and nutreants are tied at the hip,.. The reason we do this is to let the coral adapt to the tank, before adapting it to your lighting.
I kinda look at the coral to know,.. if it's super happy after a couple of days, with huge PE i'll jump the gun a bit and start moving it up early,.. if it looks angry I'll leave it at the bottom longer.
Whiskey
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04-23-2007, 03:51 PM
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Shark
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well I have added stuff straight to the top and it will rtn within 2 hrs...I have bought from this guy before and he said add straight to the top then they rtn within a few hrs...This time Im putting them on the bottom after a few hrs of dip acclimation!!
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04-23-2007, 03:53 PM
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I like using LR rubble, personally. That makes them a little more mobile as the tank matures.
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04-23-2007, 04:35 PM
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Shark
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Ok Thats what Im doing lr and setting them on some eggcrate close to the bottom......Ill post some pics in a few days.....also while they are on the bottom do you direct extra flow to that area?
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04-23-2007, 05:29 PM
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Provided there is enough flow for the corals I don't make any changes,.. I don't make any full tank changes to help one coral anymore in general.
Whiskey
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04-23-2007, 05:51 PM
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Shark
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Ok there is flow down there but obviously not like the top I should be ok!
Thanks alot!
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04-24-2007, 12:36 AM
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Shark
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and of course we will need pics!
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