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ReEf BoSs 12-06-2014 11:55 PM

Frags so far for me. Mostly i just havent thought about buying a colony. Hmmm maybe ill start

straightrazorguy 12-07-2014 12:17 AM

I picked "frags because I'm cheap". But the reality is that I choose fras for many reasons:
- I AM cheap!
- I like to watch them grow
- If they are new corals, I'm unsure how they do in my tank, especially SPS. I don't want to risk killing a whole colony. Killing a frag makes me feel less guilty for being a bad reefer....

How's that for a long-winded answer?

Masonjames 12-07-2014 01:17 AM

I can barely afford the frags let alone colonies. Lol. So frags get my vote.

H2o2 12-07-2014 05:06 AM

With the right name comes price and it is not just because of the name they are actually the nicest ones once the grow out . Strawberry short cake special forest fire so pretty .Palmer blue milli so blue if you like blue . There is always some though, red dragon why are all the tips going blue

Doug 12-07-2014 03:21 PM

Mostly frags to. I recently bought 4 mini colonies. Beautiful. Then had an alk problem, which should not happen with my experience but it did and bingo, lost all but one colony. So yes, frags.

Myka 12-07-2014 03:59 PM

My reasons are:

I like to buy SPS and LPS frags because the price is lower (I'm not into the $250 LPS colonies these days, but I like pricey stuff haha), I prefer SPS frags because the colonies tend to grow out funny and seem to take longer to settle in and start growing. I prefer LPS colonies because they mostly grow fairly slow, but due to pricing and also lack of space in my tank I tend to buy frags instead.

shiftline 12-07-2014 08:25 PM

What's the easiest way to mount frags? Do you guys glue them on, wedge them in or make holes for plugs ahead of them? Starting a new tank just getting into corals

ReEf BoSs 12-07-2014 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shiftline (Post 924219)
What's the easiest way to mount frags? Do you guys glue them on, wedge them in or make holes for plugs ahead of them? Starting a new tank just getting into corals

Glue and wedge for me. :biggrin:


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