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Coral pruning

justjohno

justjohno

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Hello, I started reefing to enjoy the hobby and not to make money. With that said, my tank is about 18 months old and corals are starting to grow a little out of control. Its time to prune just a few of my pieces. I have a large Red Planet piece, 4 or 5 head frog spawn and a very nice blue coral frag (Dont know the name). I also have a nice Milli that I'm willing to clip, but he's not getting in the way of anything yet so I'm letting him grow freely.

I rather give them away than throw them into the trash. if you're member and interested let me know
 
I need to figure out how to post to DBTC area, or should say the learn to do it the correct way.
 

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Nice coral! Where are you located? I have been collecting different Frogspawns and wouldn't mind a a frag of the red planet if possible. To use DBTC you have to be a member if I am not wrong.
 
That's correct. DBTC is only available to members only.

That blue milli looks nice. Would be interesting to see it under whiter lights.
 
Although DBTC is a members only; there's nothing impeding anyone from starting a DBTC
@justjohno you can DBTC those corals since you are the generous person giving them.
I've seen a lot of free coral frags available under the BST/PF forums. I just wonder why not place them under the proper DBTC sub-forums; after all, Is it not the crown jewel of BAR?
 
Xcaret, thanks for the message. Ironically, I paid to become a member at the last farmers market show and waited for an email to welcome me to the club but it never came. I paid 35.00 (I think) and my name was written on a piece of paper. Fast forward, I tried to use DBTC and couldn’t figure it out. I’m willing to try again.


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BOD will check on that issue I'm possitive of that.
If you are not able to create a DBTC under the sub-forum, you can also create a thread here on the coral sub; just state is a DBTC; hey I have no tank yet and somehow DBTC'd some mushrooms!

justjohno said:
Xcaret, thanks for the message. Ironically, I paid to become a member at the last farmers market show and waited for an email to welcome me to the club but it never came. I paid 35.00 (I think) and my name was written on a piece of paper. Fast forward, I tried to use DBTC and couldn’t figure it out. I’m willing to try again.



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justjohno said:
Xcaret, thanks for the message. Ironically, I paid to become a member at the last farmers market show and waited for an email to welcome me to the club but it never came. I paid 35.00 (I think) and my name was written on a piece of paper. Fast forward, I tried to use DBTC and couldn’t figure it out. I’m willing to try again.


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John - I was at the Farmer Market table - What was the email address you put on the paper? I can check why your membership wasn't activated. Sorry to hear this.
 
I believe so; free coral is just that, no strings attached; wether the recipient grows it out, sells it for a pretty penny or plain kills it, is just free; while a DBTC could be taken as a free coral sort of thing, there are basic things to follow plus a moral/ethic thing to do. It gives the new (and old) reefers a chance to grow a frag (fun part of the hobby and at times very challenging) into a colony and in the same spirit pay it forward via DBTC
DBTC has gotten me in the past to meet good people, learn more about coral/fish husbandry and dream in color.
Anyone could be just handing coral for free; this club is generous as the word itself and I believe those of us that have been recipients of generosity, have a moral obligation in some way to help others succeed in this beautiful hobby.
It has also been a great way to “bank” some corals; either the pesky pest xenia or gsp, to the omg I can’t believe the price of that thing and is just 1/2” coral fragment!!
DBTC states for supporting memebers but as I read it, I understand it to be mainly for the recipient of a coral under the DBTC basic rules
I think a guest could also share coral under DBTC and maybe later when she/he decides to become a supporting member, request the thread be moved to the more proper forum.


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Vhuang168 said:
Is DBTC the same as free corals giveaways?

Is there a distinction?




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John - I was at the Farmer Market table - What was the email address you put on the paper? I can check why your membership wasn't activated. Sorry to hear this.
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Hello Apon, yes I remember you. You wrote it down on that lined test notebook. The email address I gave you was s-boy@comcast.net


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justjohno said:
Hello, I started reefing to enjoy the hobby and not to make money. With that said, my tank is about 18 months old and corals are starting to grow a little out of control. Its time to prune just a few of my pieces. I have a large Red Planet piece, 4 or 5 head frog spawn and a very nice blue coral frag (Dont know the name). I also have a nice Milli that I'm willing to clip, but he's not getting in the way of anything yet so I'm letting him grow freely.

I rather give them away than throw them into the trash. if you're member and interested let me know
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I’ll take a few sprigs of anything.


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