If anyone is interested in a frag, please let me know. Only serious inquiries, frags will start at $40 depending on size. I am getting this colony in Tuesday, and I will frag it right away for interested parties. I am paying for
I have another colony already, but it has encrusted on a huge rock that will be a PITA to remove and frag. And I am trying to make life a little more easier for the future this time, by fragging it before hand.
I honestly think this new colony is much better looking as far as coloration is concerned. The body of the new efflo is greenish/pink compared to my current one which is tannish/brownish!!Urgh!!!
But here is a couple of pics provided from the vendor. It is approximately 8 inches in diameter.
Here is a full shot:
Here is a closeup
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How do you frag a round colony like that ? Break it down the middle then into quarters ?
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
I think I will cut a strip off with a dremel tool. Probably a strip from the most "oblong" or oval side of the coral, then cut the strip into smaller pieces. I don not want to disfigure the coral too much. I don't know what size frags yet until the coral gets here Tuesday. It is hard to guess without it, maybe at least 1.5 square inches.
I've seen someone take a dremel and cut out a donut shape. Basically the outer inch and a half. You maintian the shape but it is just smaller. Then cut the outside ring up into frags.
So i am guessing the heat of the bit causes no problems ?
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
Well, sorry to say that this efflorescens has RTn'ed on me starting last night. I tried the super glue trick, which has worked before for me, but to no avail. Also did a couple of iodine dips. There was some other medication out there from the vet, but I did not have time, since it is Sunday.
I think it was pretty stressed out from shipping, plus I fragged it the next day with a dremel. I didn't take that too well either. Also, I had a little water changing accident before leaving for the meeting, which didn't help the coral's stress. All in all, I cant put my finger on a certain event that can caused this catastrophe.
I dont think the other frags survived either. Mike's died in the bag, Terry's RTN-ed also. I dont know about Joe. One other guy I shipped to in Tennesee, I have not heard from him since he received his frag pack.
This sucks, I feel like a POS, for letting this happen. But on the positive note. RTN events happens to the best reefers out there. I honestly think that the coral was going downhill before it arrived at my house.
This is my first completely lost RTN event and hopefully I dont see many, if any, in the future. *crossing fingers*. This has completely piss me off regarding this hobby. It was such a beautiful piece. I will now find a rock big enough, so I can hide under it.
Well, Mike, Shawn, and Terry came over yesterday. The efflo has been banished to the sump. Mike looked at it, and states "There is still SOME color left." So....... Just FYI, I guess.
Does it have any polyps extended? If you can't feed it (GP or something similar) you should keep it is a fair amount of light. Maybe you got lucky and it survived.
Just FYI, I guess.
