Coral experiments

[hillegom]

I voted it won't survive but am amazed it has so far.
I vote for a week test.

[mark]

guess can't use the excuse "UPS let them freeze" anymore

[reefwars]

well the zoanthid as of this morning is dead , one polyp remains but the stress wasnt good for him and he didnt make it


so the next experiment you ask?


im going to take 5 single polyp frags and leave them out to dry , each day i will put one back in the tank and then monitor its recovery or death.


cheers

denny

[whatcaneyedo]

I once tried something similar but of the opposite extreme. I took a rock out of my tank that had a small patch of green star polyps on it that I wanted removed. I then blasted the star polyps with a small butane torch for a while until I figured they'd be good and dead. Afterwards I returned the rock to the tank and about a week later the star polyps were back. My recollection is a bit hazy but I think I ended up needing to hire a priest to exorcise that demon from my tank. So I bet if you try your experiment with those you will have a higher survival rate.

[monocus]

what i would like to do is take some coral from the coast(pink dendros i think) and slowly raise the temp over a year

[soapy]

Originally Posted by monocus

what i would like to do is take some coral from the coast(pink dendros i think) and slowly raise the temp over a year

Building a system that would keep those alive would be challenge enough no?

[monocus]

tank,sump,skimmer,reactors,chiller.same as all my other tanks

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by monocus

what i would like to do is take some coral from the coast(pink dendros i think) and slowly raise the temp over a year

Any idea of the scientific name?

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Any idea of the scientific name?

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2011/1/corals

Here's an article on the subject if anyone wants to experiment.

[duncangweller]

I am currently utilizing your findings to kill off some stupid encrusting softie that I have in my tank that is taking over everything!

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