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I had mine spawn once. Kept finding little colonies all over the place. They all eventually got out stung though... Oh, alk swings help take them out too :(

They are one of the few broadcast spawners that can spawn asexually. Need feature, bad for Brad's tank :P

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve (Post 648450)

bad for Brad's tank :P

you know that problem where it's often difficult to mount any frags on the lower few inches of rock? I kinda got that covered now :)

Brad, where can i send a donation to help you in your plight... maybe for a new chisel? Nobody should have to deal with this. It just isn't right...

Brad,

Cry me a river:hurt::crazy:

And this is how you solve your "problem"
:laluot_14:

All the best,

Anthony

sorry brad i shouldn't have said anything =)

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Originally Posted by muck (Post 648455)

Brad, where can i send a donation to help you in your plight... maybe for a new chisel? Nobody should have to deal with this. It just isn't right...

I'll send you my paypal info....:)

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Originally Posted by Lampshade (Post 648428)

It's actually very bad, mine spawn and keep growing buds in the middle of monti's, etc. They seem to be far more aggressive than any other SPS in my tank, so generally sting like crazy with sweepers that are 3X the size of the bud, before i find it and try to remove it. At least with aptaisia once you nuke it, it's gone, these pocci's you can't kill. :(.

I seem to have the same pink pocci's whatcaneyedo linked. I've let a few of them grow, is it normal for them to only be "healthy" at the top? it seems that as they grow the base is dieing, it bleaches then turns to rock, meanwhile the rest of the colony continues to grow. I was worried about bugs for awhile, but none of my other SPS is showing anything bad, only these pocci's.

I got mine from Reefer Rob in Langley and I've sold frags from it to a lot of people since then. So you may very well have the exact same one as I do.

Only the top inch or so of mine is alive as well. Everything below that turned white and then died.

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Originally Posted by Delphinus (Post 648400)

I'm still not feeling the sympathy for you guys though!!

thats pretty bad.. acting like this isn't a problem at all,

I had to shut down the tank because they were getting so bad, and I am scared to put water in the new on as one of thoes buggers might hitch hike in on some live rock.. or some other hobbiest will neglect to tell me he has a poclipora problem and next thing you know I have to take everything down and start all over again......

Steve

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Originally Posted by Delphinus (Post 648565)

Truly tragic...

I'm glad you're finally grasping the severity of the situation...