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Zakk
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I figure that anyone who has fragged sps, or bought frags has contemplated how to keep new frags from browning. Maybe we can all share tips (no pun intended).
I've had generally good success with frags. However, every so often I will get one that will brown up on me. I've got some that took up to 4 months to get some colour back, and some that were brown that came back more quickly.
Generally, my proceedure is: float the frags in the sump until the temps are close/same. Then I pull a gallon and a half of tank water from the tank and put one gallon in a clean pain, and the half gallon in a jug with a large open top. I mix 4 caps of CoralRX and put that in the pail along with a small powerhead. Generally then I just take the frags from the bags and put them right in the solution for 15 mins, then I rinse in the jug and set them in the tank on the substrate. Then by type I try to find a spot that gets proper light (low, high, medium) and good flow. Then it's a waiting game to see how the coral reacts. Almost all of them grow, but some get more colour, others get less.
So anybody running a 100% colour improvement record with frags? Let's swap notes ;D
I've had generally good success with frags. However, every so often I will get one that will brown up on me. I've got some that took up to 4 months to get some colour back, and some that were brown that came back more quickly.
Generally, my proceedure is: float the frags in the sump until the temps are close/same. Then I pull a gallon and a half of tank water from the tank and put one gallon in a clean pain, and the half gallon in a jug with a large open top. I mix 4 caps of CoralRX and put that in the pail along with a small powerhead. Generally then I just take the frags from the bags and put them right in the solution for 15 mins, then I rinse in the jug and set them in the tank on the substrate. Then by type I try to find a spot that gets proper light (low, high, medium) and good flow. Then it's a waiting game to see how the coral reacts. Almost all of them grow, but some get more colour, others get less.
So anybody running a 100% colour improvement record with frags? Let's swap notes ;D