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03-16-2008, 06:55 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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|  "Weeds"
All from a single "Mother"  Last Fall Now Nano just as "weeded" from same source
Time for another severe pruning...
Anyone near come by and take all you want.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | 
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03-16-2008, 07:12 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beverly Hills, MI Age: 17
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haha i am sure that many an envious reef keeper wishes that they could refer to corals as "weeds" karma for the great job | |
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03-17-2008, 03:41 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Australia Age: 25
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dang i wish the weeds in my front yard looked linke that 
very nice | |
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03-17-2008, 05:20 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Boy, Omard, I have the same problem as you!!! Xenia and Capnella are growing all over the place, asexually reproducing like crazy!
One thing that I noticed with my Xenia, is that for some reason my Xenia will thrive, reproduce and look incredible, then after a couple months, some of my population will die off. Then after about a week or so, my Xenia population grows back to what it was before and then some! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-17-2008, 05:57 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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I, now, never panic when it start to recede as I know it will come back! I don't do anything different, so my guess is that possibly it is a case of old age or the strongest survive and will be replaced.
I originally thought it had something to do with my lights, disolved organics, iodine and/ or nitrates but with me literally doing nothing more than removing the decaying Xenia from my tank, it cycles through!
Pretty interesting | |
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03-17-2008, 08:23 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Originally Posted by coral reefer  Boy, Omard, I have the same problem as you!!! Xenia and Capnella are growing all over the place, asexually reproducing like crazy!
One thing that I noticed with my Xenia, is that for some reason my Xenia will thrive, reproduce and look incredible, then after a couple months, some of my population will die off. Then after about a week or so, my Xenia population grows back to what it was before and then some! |
Mine was doing same, but think my overtemp adventure was too much for it, as shortly thereafter is all shriveled and disappeared.
Pretty coral, but have decided not to replace it for now.
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03-17-2008, 09:16 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mesquite texas Age: 15
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i wish my kenya tree looked like mine is having a hard time growing _________  | |
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03-21-2008, 07:55 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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Originally Posted by coral reefer Boy, Omard, I have the same problem as you!!! Xenia and Capnella are growing all over the place, asexually reproducing like crazy! | If you're ever throwing away frags of those corals that you're cutting back, I'd be happy to take them off your hands, if they would be able to survive in my tank. I don't have any coral yet, but I plan on starting late spring/summer so I'll start researching soon. I'm only 15 minutes away from Meriden. _________  | |
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03-22-2008, 07:58 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Come and get it!!!! | |
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03-22-2008, 08:05 AM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: CT Age: 28
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Thanks, Let me know next time you are going to be cutting back some coral.
Are you going to the CTARS conference in Cromwell, April 13?
My wife and I might go. | |
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