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Just curious : Do you prune your corals away from each other?
Every time I near that much coral in one spot, one or two corals simply overwhelm the others.
Especially things like plating Montis. Usually the least colorful one wins.
 
rygh said:
Just curious : Do you prune your corals away from each other?
Every time I near that much coral in one spot, one or two corals simply overwhelm the others.
Especially things like plating Montis. Usually the least colorful one wins.
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Yes, whenever there is an sps that is about to grow into another, I make a frag or two.
 
H2OPlayar said:
Yes, whenever there is an sps that is about to grow into another, I make a frag or two.
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If there a general guidance of how far sps frag should be apart? Mine is only 4-5 inch apart. It’s not growing very fast, so it will be a while Before they touch. Don’t have too much room in the tank.
 
newfly said:
If there a general guidance of how far sps frag should be apart? Mine is only 4-5 inch apart. It’s not growing very fast, so it will be a while Before they touch. Don’t have too much room in the tank.
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There is no "should" here I think. When the polyps touch, they sting and one wins. It all depends on how often you want to "tend" your garden and how big you want your colony.
 
I picked up a couple from you and then you threw in a bunch more. All looking good on my end....but I can't see any sign of your coral stash diminishing! Looks great!

Is that a space invader chalice with a stung/skeleton exposed in purple or some kind of mixed green/yellow/purple cross (next to the Duncan colony)?
 
Prestondeeply said:
I picked up a couple from you and then you threw in a bunch more. All looking good on my end....but I can't see any sign of your coral stash diminishing! Looks great!

Is that a space invader chalice with a stung/skeleton exposed in purple or some kind of mixed green/yellow/purple cross (next to the Duncan colony)?
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Glad to hear the corals are growing well. Yeah, I keep trying t give/sell as much as possible when people come over, but stuff just grows here. That one is a mummy eye chalice, but you are right that 1/4 of it has a cool purple coloration.
 
Darkxerox said:
Michael how do you keep your nitrates in check? Do you do any carbon dosing or just water changes?
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I dose some vodka shots (2-4) when I feed really heavy, but I don't really test for nitrates regularly enough for it to be useful. I had grand plans of switching dosing pump heads to make it more regular when I switched to the balling method, but I never saw an immediate need, so I never did.

I don't know if my water changes are often or big enough to have any real effect on the water as I rarely change out more than 25 gallons on a 200 gallon system every 2-3 months. My biggest nitrate sink is likely the coral.
 
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