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    Coral ID

    the very profitable species was a sea slug (so-called "Berghia") that eats pest Aiptasia nudibranchs. They fetch around $20 each USD and a bit more many places in the EU. Very easy, but tedious, to culture.
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    Raising clams to increase their value with larger sizes

    Tridacnids are very good filter feeders. Really extraordinary in some ways (ammonia)
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    I need to trim my xenia

    risen's advice is safe, sensible and empathetic. I agree. Many good farming habits in the advice.
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    moving lights

    Thanks for the kind words, Bart. And no worries... as advised above, you can find moving light tracks and motors from hydroponics places and especially from greenhouse suppliers. There are so many greenhouses and suppliers in EU... especially Holland and the UK. Do some google searching for...
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    What To Do With A Sweeper Tentacle

    please dont cut them (yikes!... on large polyp corals... this can be dangerous to the coral long term) instead... understand that it is a defensive mechanism to the sensation of competitive organisms (common in our crowded tanks and it gets worse as the aquarium gets older with accumulating...
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    Oxygen and coral bleaching

    well said, Curt. Thanks Boomer :)
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    A side note for Anthony...

    no worries... just tough for me some days with the mail load. Mondays are heaviest all over the world for message boards (folks check mail, back to work, etc) For prop cycle... do you mean cycle of harvest? (when can you frag from frags?)
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    uh oh!

    Its a common observation by aquarists and coral farmers. Do consider that the various supplements that you add to your tank and know are working (iodine, etc) are in concentrations of mere drops/parts per thousand (or even more dilute). Now consider the various potential contaminents on your...
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    Elegance getting better

    polyp extension is fine... but do focus on feeding and improving its color. Target feed daily with very fine foods (mysis or smaller... coral-frenzy, cyclop-eeze, etc)
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    refugium setup

    I would prefer/recommend marine muds such as Fiji matter over so-called miracle muds of a terrestrial nature. Lagoonal sediments are immensely helpful for feeding corals.
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    Coral of the Week ~ Stylophora ~

    my feeding habist vary as needed by coral/bioload/system needs. More fish & smaller polyps usually means less organismal feeding efforts with prepared foods. Less fishes and larger polyps in the system might mean that I am nearly shoveling food into the aquarium many times per day. Stylos are...
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    Mushroom defense mechanism, or injury?

    good catch Curt :)
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    long tentacle anenome not lookin so good

    anemones are more sensitive and more (chemically) aggressive about being mixed with other anemones or corals than most any other cnidarian. also... LTAs are rather needy about having their foot buried. Do try to pin it in collar or rocks if you do not have a very DSB (6" or more)
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    uh oh!

    Sarcophytons are funny... though very hardy, they are easily irritated by our hands in the tank. You will notice (common in farm tanks with less fussing than display tanks)... that if you go weeks or months without putting an ungloved hand in the tank, Sarcophyton polyps get staggeringly long...
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    A side note for Anthony...

    I'm sorry, my friend... but what is your question? Its not quite clear to me. I agree/reiterate that propagating it is as easy as seen (workshop, IMAC videos, etc). Healikng is slow (only) if you fail to maintain adequate fish loads or alternate food sources for the coral. A thread on RC...
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    New Reef magazine! - from Anthony

    Dav... Australia will be a special and fully dedicated issue. A visit for the purpose (of making an issue of it) is in the planning stages. On deck before that is likey Africa (some amazing corals!) and Asia (wow... so much content that I scarcely know how to fit it into a single issue)...
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    New Reef magazine! - from Anthony

    Thanks kindly for the continued PR Curt :) And to all for the kind words. I'd like to add specifically too that yes... the images in the mag are all mine/ours unless otherwise noted... AND, we are militant about not corrupting images with manipulations. In fact, it is rare that we touch the...
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    Ricordia Propagation

    helpful but impossible to replicate in such a small amount of water. Your light meter will tell you so. There is a far greater range on the reef between such species. Only your light meter can tell you that. And if needed, its all the more reason why Ricordea are not profitable. They grow too...
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    Help urgen Brain dieing

    a ceramic tile saw is perhaps the best (safe/fast/clean) you can get portable ones at Lowes/HD for under $60 often... certainly under $80 Else a side cutting bit on a Dremmel (sloppy but works... and cheaper)
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    Placement for xenia and how to attach

    a common problem with not keeping Xenia successfully is low pH (under 8.3 at night) or low Alk (uner 10 dKH) Those two things are often mitigated by exceedingly high Calcium (over 425ppm)
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