pacific blue Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Just interested about diffrent techniques people have used to propagate diffrent coral. has anyone ever sucessfully propagated a fungia? how did you do it? And what putty or adhesive have you used for sticking hard coral like acropora to rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/cool-video-vt13510.html If you got decent broadband this is pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 as long as its not telecon you should be ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 It's all Telecom eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacific blue Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 wow thanks, looks cool so far. frig how long does it take 2 download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 326MB, AGES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 about 1hr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 I have seen an 'accidental' propagation of a fungia, half of it was buried under sand for a while till it mostly died off, when it was cleared a whole bunch of babies grow from the died area. Last time I looked there were 6 or more about the size of 20cent. I have also heard of people buying almost dead fungia from LFS and them doing the same thing. I used to use aquakneedit for my hard corals but have just started using superglue, is heaps easier but will have to wait a couple of weeks to see the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 about 1hr :lol: based on what?!!! took me on adsl about 45 minutes. would take dialup half a day. could take others on adsl 10 minutes or 3 hours depending on what speed your connection is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 just wack it thru the bench saw or you could try wacking it in half with a chisel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 And as others have said put your coral frags (Not the fungia ) on there side they grow heaps faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Hey PB, I hope I'm not hijacking your thread but I have just added a few SPS frags to my tank and I have the same questions. My frags bleached as soon as I placed them into my tank (after acclimating) and I am hoping that this is normal and they need to be re-colonised by zooxanthellae that are adapted to my tank's conditions. My nitrate and phosphates are 0, pH is 8.2 and Alk is 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 what type of light were they under, what are they now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 150MH and 150MH. Most likely different color bulbs though. I'm really hoping that it is just expulsion of the zoox adapted to the former light and they will be re-colonised by new ones. However, white usually spells death for SPS, doesn't it? Do SPS ever come back from being totally bleached? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 If they are absolutely white they are probably dead. But if they are still alive but quite white, it is likely they are under too much light, best if you can, to move them away from the light, then gradually move them back towards it over a few days. A photo would be helpful if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I always put new corals on the bottom of my tank when adding them, and move them up over a week or two. Don't know it it helps, but havn't lost an SPS frag yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I have them up top. Do I move them now or would I only be making matters worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 If it was my tank i would move them down, the damage has aready been done, but you may be able to save them. Can you still see polyps on them, you may have to look at night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 are they white at all? if its receding up the base, break a couple of frags off and position those elsewhere. at least you can save some of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacific blue Posted June 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 when you say aquaneedit is that the seallys one? i asked someone at mitre10 mega and they couldnt guarentee that it was non-toxic. and what type of superglue? dosent superglue contain cyanide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 yes selleys aquakneadit buy it from the warehouse heaps cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 and what type of superglue? dosent superglue contain cyanide? Any superglue, there almost always methyl-2-cyanoacrylate. And yes they do contain a cyano group, but it's safely bound as part of the polymer. It's the ionic form which is highly toxic. You'd have to heat the glue in an inert atmoshphere to release toxic cyanide. The long and short of it is, they're both safe to use (aquanead it and superglue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 The best plan will be to glue the frags to a small rock, if they are not already, as it looks like you may be moving them several times. And should you move them? absolutely, as soon as possible, to lower light. BTW, you have not mentioned your salinity, and calcium levels. You should check those make sure they are OK. Also make sure they are not getting blasted by strong, direct flow from a pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazymranch Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Salinity is 1.023 ( I use NSW) and Ca is 480-500 (tested with 2 different kits). The frags are already glued to small rocks and I placed them on the substrate last night. They are all completely white, as they have been since 5 minutes after I placed them into my tank. I also tested my water again last night and everything is looking good. pH is 8.3, Alk is 9, Nitrates 0, Phosphates 0. Maybe the shipping in cold weather buggered them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Salinity is 1.023 ( I use NSW) and Ca is 480-500 (tested with 2 different kits). The frags are already glued to small rocks and I placed them on the substrate last night. They are all completely white, as they have been since 5 minutes after I placed them into my tank. I also tested my water again last night and everything is looking good. pH is 8.3, Alk is 9, Nitrates 0, Phosphates 0. Maybe the shipping in cold weather buggered them. The cold should not have been to much of a problem, when stuff comes in from over seas they use ice packs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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