+1

The only corals I wouldn't leave out for too long is deep water acros

man i guess i gotta find a bunch of large containers to hold the water now lol. might as well do a water change as well while im at it

+1 as well:)

I haven't noticed them affected any differently than any other, really. Typically exposed for about 15 minutes during one of my catching sessions.
Last summer I bought a huge stag and it had to sit dry in a rubbermaid for nearly two hours before going into the tank, hardly slimed up at all.

Longest was an acro that sat on my deck for 4 hours. I changed my mind and decided to keep it, put it back and although not happy the rest of the afternoon, it was fine the next day.

Good things to keep on hand. I have 3 50g barrels just for times like that -lol

Actually, I've had the tips of some birdsnest frags die on me when they were out of the water too long. This happened when I removed my frag rack for some cleaning in my DT, and it was out of the water a little longer than I had planned. All my other SPS frags were OK, but several of the birdsnest tips were damaged. I guess they are so thin, and just don't hold the water as much as the others.

OK. I've always been told not to have clams or sponges exposed to air. Never felt the need to test it out with one of my own clams:wink:

Learn something new every day. Thanks Brad for this info. I still don't have the nerve to leave my clams sitting out for half an hour.

Corals, I'm not so worried about. When I'm fragging or doing a big water change, the corals may be exposed for more than a few minutes, usually with no ill effects.

Did you catch your Flame Angel Anthony?

draining tank to catch goby failed.... his home is under the main rock that holds all the rockwork in my tank together. I wasnt able to reach him so i gave up and filled tank back up.. any1 know any other ideas or should i just get a fish trap? seems a rip off for 1 time use

You could try to corral him in a corner with eggcrate or such, then remove the remaining rock and net him