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Grug · May 27, 2012

buddy23 said:
And was it you that took a shot in the face from an Acro??

Yeah it was buddy23.. about 30 seconds after my big OH&S speech about eye safety and wearing glasses :)
all good though.. it was a large chunk so it hit my brow rather than the eyeball :)

Grug · May 27, 2012

Well yeah it seems to be Galaxia.. which means it has to move.. sweepers are dangerous :)

Synodontis · May 27, 2012

That one never really had super long sweepers in our tank, but in your tank Grug might be a completely different story. it is a very pretty fluro green with deep pink top. We hope it goes well for you Grug.

Grug · May 27, 2012

Thanks Synodontis.. its all sorted now.. a bit of re scaping and shuffling around and its got a good buffer now.. Everything is looking better after 24 hours settled in a tank.. and then unsettled again after a move around..

I feel sad about my poor green gonnie.. have to remember never to buy another one of those untill i have a huge arse tank with all sorts of dosing..

Synodontis · May 27, 2012

What's happened to your Gonnie Grug?

Grug · May 27, 2012

Just a bad choice i think for a beginner tank.. a LFS suggestion from a LFS that i dont buy from anymore.. One of those "great hardy beginner corals".. which is a real shame coz it was one of my favs.. and would have loved a red/pink one.. but later..

MagicJ · May 28, 2012

Grug said:
Just a bad choice i think for a beginner tank.. a LFS suggestion from a LFS that i dont buy from anymore.. One of those "great hardy beginner corals".. which is a real shame coz it was one of my favs.. and would have loved a red/pink one.. but later..

I think I remember reading that the pink ones where hardier than the green ones??

Grug · May 28, 2012

Well i hope so.. coz when i do get another one ill be holding out for a pinkie.. but will be really careful about doing it..

chimaera · May 28, 2012

Grug said:
chimaera.. in your tank thats not hard.. he only has 1 cubic foot to hide in :p

That's my point - if it can get lost for a week in there, it definitely can in a larger tank!

Shantelle · May 28, 2012

Frags from Ken & Jens. Still waking up

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Stuck these on myself!

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daniel · May 29, 2012

got my frags :D thanks to rockapella :D thanks alot guys, i wish i could have made it :( did a good job, looked great :D

daniel · May 29, 2012

shantelle did u glue ur morphs on?

Shantelle · May 29, 2012

daniel said:
shantelle did u glue ur morphs on?

yes. they look a bit sloppy :D

chimaera · May 29, 2012

Who here took a piece of that sinulara? Did you get it to attached to the rock yet? I put some onion netting around our piece and then a loose elastic band ... but the poor guy is bursting through the net so I figure I should remove it, but no idea if it will be attached yet.

Oh and Agent M - I may have already mentioned this, but that red macro you gave us it stunning! It glows orange under our blue moonlights!

rockerpeller · May 29, 2012

The way I've done the leathers I've fragged in the past, is stitching it to the rock with a needle and fishing line. Once its attached you can cut the line and remove it.

MagicJ · May 29, 2012

rockerpeller said:
The way I've done the leathers I've fragged in the past, is stitching it to the rock with a needle and fishing line. Once its attached you can cut the line and remove it.

Another way is to jam it lightly between two pieces of rock - enough pressure to stop it floating away but too much that it squashes the coral.

Agent M · May 29, 2012

chimaera said:
Oh and Agent M - I may have already mentioned this, but that red macro you gave us it stunning! It glows orange under our blue moonlights!

It is very cool isn't it! I love it - it's only just gotten big enough to start culturing it. Working on getting more going so more people can have an opportunity to keep it and I'll have a chance of getting some back if I ever lose it :)

chimaera · May 29, 2012

Agent M said:
It is very cool isn't it! I love it - it's only just gotten big enough to start culturing it. Working on getting more going so more people can have an opportunity to keep it and I'll have a chance of getting some back if I ever lose it :)

Do you know what species it is? I'd like to look up how to care for it better. I realised today that it must be getting too much light ... it's going from that lovely dark red colour to a translucent orange. Hope I am not killing it already ...

Agent M · May 30, 2012

No idea, I have tried to look it up a few times but fairly half heartedly. I asked around at the meeting but no one knew what it was called. Will post a pic here eventually! Mine is 30cm from the light, which is an Illumagic LED unit, if that helps. It has a growth spurt every time I do a water change, and also if I add any Aquavitro Fuel for Reefs to the tank, so there is definitely something that it needs that is not always present in the tank - just haven't worked out what (I'm a lazy reefer!)

chimaera · May 30, 2012

Agent M said:
No idea, I have tried to look it up a few times but fairly half heartedly. I asked around at the meeting but no one knew what it was called. Will post a pic here eventually! Mine is 30cm from the light, which is an Illumagic LED unit, if that helps. It has a growth spurt every time I do a water change, and also if I add any Aquavitro Fuel for Reefs to the tank, so there is definitely something that it needs that is not always present in the tank - just haven't worked out what (I'm a lazy reefer!)

If you have a pic of how it should look (rather than my glow-in-the-dark version), please send it through, I'll track it down =0)