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Thanks! And the 4 were purchased since they were little babies. I've had them for about 5-6 months now. There are 2 that are bigger but no harm yet to the smaller ones b

Anyone know the answer to the super glue question?
 
Yeah, I hate those clear plastic plugs, as they don't stay put anywhere. I would take the frag of the plastic plug and super glue it on a rubble, or if you can take a rock that you want the frag to grow into take it out of the tank and super glue the frag on the rock. Super glue doesn't work that good if you apply on frag and submerge it to stick on rock. It works better if you take the rock out and super glue out of the water then wait a few seconds and place the coral/rock back in the tank.
Below is a link to what people like to use regarding super glue. as long as it's made of cyanoacrylate, it's reef safe. Don't waste your money buying those name brands (costs like 5x more) from saltwater stores/online:
http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1096&highlight=super+glue
 
ColaAddict said:
Yeah, I hate those clear plastic plugs, as they don't stay put anywhere. I would take the frag of the plastic plug and super glue it on a rubble, or if you can take a rock that you want the frag to grow into take it out of the tank and super glue the frag on the rock. Super glue doesn't work that good if you apply on frag and submerge it to stick on rock. It works better if you take the rock out and super glue out of the water then wait a few seconds and place the coral/rock back in the tank.
Below is a link to what people like to use regarding super glue. as long as it's made of cyanoacrylate, it's reef safe. Don't waste your money buying those name brands (costs like 5x more) from saltwater stores/online:
http://www.chicagoreefs.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1096&highlight=super+glue
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dang... i can't really move any of my rockwork anymore as they're set pretty tight already. you said it won't work as good, but would it still work well enough to let the plug stick to the rock?

also, i got the rbta for my 2 gs maroons and they're still not playing in it yet :( i've read so many peoples stories where their maroons would go into the rbta within minutes! even tank raised like mine. I'm hoping by the end of the day, they will go in...
 
I like sticking the coral in a little piece of rubble and then placing the rubble anywhere in my rockwork, pretty soon the coral encrusts the rubble and the other rocks. You can also try putting a generous amount of super glue on the coral and then putting it in the water and see if it will stick on the rock you want it to stick, some glue will come off when you place in water, but that's ok. I also like using gloves when handling super glue because I hate it getting on my fingers, pain in the butt to remove.
Sometimes it takes awhile for BTA and clowns to connect. Ive had anemones and clown connect instantly. I've also had clowns not go in anemone for weeks. so it all depends.
 
ColaAddict said:
I like sticking the coral in a little piece of rubble and then placing the rubble anywhere in my rockwork, pretty soon the coral encrusts the rubble and the other rocks. You can also try putting a generous amount of super glue on the coral and then putting it in the water and see if it will stick on the rock you want it to stick, some glue will come off when you place in water, but that's ok. I also like using gloves when handling super glue because I hate it getting on my fingers, pain in the butt to remove.
Sometimes it takes awhile for BTA and clowns to connect. Ive had anemones and clown connect instantly. I've also had clowns not go in anemone for weeks. so it all depends.
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hmm ok... i don' really have much rubble, but the zoas have a piece of rubble they are on already that are glued on the plugs, so i'm just gonna use a razorblade and see if i can pop it off and just superglue it in the water. hopefully it works. Most of the plugs are staying in their places, till the hermits or snails come plowing by, haha

and ahh, i hope it's soon, haha.
 
ya, when the guy pulled the frag out of the frag tank, it fell off the plug but my dad said told him to glue it back on, lol.

IM hoping to get back there soon... i want another bubble tip, a green one this time possibly. I'm glad i chose a good spot for the rbta i got yesterday as it settled into the little hole and hasn't moved all night! I'm looking into possibly a maxi mini as well, they had some pretty cool looking ones yesterday. I"m prob just gonna wait a few weeks tho to see how this rbta does but it seems like it's doing great! gonna try feeding it a mysis shrimp later in the afternoon
 
Yay! I was just studying calc and came to look at the tank and they were playing in there!

They are rough on the nem... tossling and bickering in the anemone... will this hurt the anemone in any way?

Got pics of the new coral and anemone from yesterday!

Strawberry coral... kinda an impulse buy after i got to midwest coral farms... lol... well everything other than the RBTA were impulse buys... haha. So many cool things
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Ricordea and zoa frags
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The other zoa frag:
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The RBTA and GS Maroons!
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yeah, if the anemone is small enough, with big clowns, an anemone can get loved to death. Just monitor you anemone. If it looks like it's getting mushed/loved to death, you might have to cover it with some kind of screen. Feed it some finely chopped raw shrimp to make it grow bigger faster to withstand the clown assault :)
As for the Strawberry Coral, I think that's considered an advanced coral. It's non-photosyntetic so you will have to feed it often. I hope they told you how to take care of it. Liveaquaria.com is a great place to research fish and coral requirements. Here is a link to the Strawberry/Carnation Tree Coral:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+600+645&pcatid=645
 
aw crap... for real? the guy at MCF said they're fairly easy to keep alive... I hope it eats daphnias as well or i'll have to head back to a lfs to get some plankton.
 
Regarding the Strawberry coral, I'm just going off what I read from liveaquaria. What did they tell you regarding caring for it?
Yes, Blake is a member here. He's a really nice guy, just give him a holler. He's our contact with MCF.
 
Hmm, he said I could just spot Feed it and it would eat daphnias and I also got a stick of the cycloped or something they had for sale. It's redish.
 
Sounds like you are on the right track. Best advice I can give you with that setup is do 25% water changes every 2 weeks. If something comes up you can jump back on schedule the next week. Keep doing your research before buying anything. Get more than one opinion. Test often. Have fun.
 
BlueToothTusk said:
That is likely Cyclopeeze. Your fish and other corals will enjoy it as well.
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yup, thats the stuff!

NEUTRON said:
Sounds like you are on the right track. Best advice I can give you with that setup is do 25% water changes every 2 weeks. If something comes up you can jump back on schedule the next week. Keep doing your research before buying anything. Get more than one opinion. Test often. Have fun.
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yea, i was iffy on the strawberry but the guy said it was fairly easy to care for and my mom loved it so i got it anyway mainly because MCF is so far away from me. but i think i've learned about impulse buys... but i'm gonna be back there soon to grab another BTA... my clowns are ROUGH on the RBTA i have now and it looks painful to the anemone, haha.
 
helitaiwan963 said:
aw crap... for real? the guy at MCF said they're fairly easy to keep alive... I hope it eats daphnias as well or i'll have to head back to a lfs to get some plankton.
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I have a carnation coral similar to the one that you have.

They are easy to keep alive, but over the long term don't hold up so well.

You can put them under a rock ledge or in a shady spot as they aren't photosynthetic at all. You will need to feed them to get them to grow.

Mine unfortunately has been getting smaller and smaller for months.
 
jcarlilesiu said:
I have a carnation coral similar to the one that you have.

They are easy to keep alive, but over the long term don't hold up so well.

You can put them under a rock ledge or in a shady spot as they aren't photosynthetic at all. You will need to feed them to get them to grow.

Mine unfortunately has been getting smaller and smaller for months.
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hmm... that doesn't sound promising but i saw that a few polyps actually opened up earlier in the morning, but it's closed up again :(

better news though, just fed my RBTA a nice piece of krill! I have a question, the frozen krill i got was like half inch long... should it be cut in half for the anemone to eat it easier or will throwing the whole thing in be ok? The RBTA just finished off the krill pretty fast, in like 15 minutes. but the krill i fed the condy anemone got stolen by my coral banded shrimp! :mmph:
 
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