hope you find some homes for these...
@Mschmidt ??
@Mschmidt ??
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Haha I guess you have never seen or experienced an overgrown reef tank before, it's an actual problem.Sounds like a First World’s problem to me. Look at the bright side: you now have several reasons to get a bigger tank, start a frag tank(s), QT tank, etc….
My 150g cube is nearly full and can’t add anymore. I spent 4+hrs getting rid of red & green monti cap (oh, it just grew back) so I do feel your pain if you’re dealing with a much larger system.Haha I guess you have never seen or experienced an overgrown reef tank before, it's an actual problem.
A bigger tank means even more overgrown corals, and even more frags to get rid of - I fell for this twice already
A frag tank is a temporary solution, I have a large section of my sump dedicated for frags, larger than most home frag tanks and yet it is 120% full most of the time.
That being said, I'll soon setup another standalone system as a dedicated frag tank in an attempt to somewhat balance the rate of growth in my main system to the rate of me getting rid of them.
Let's see how that goes..
It's not a lot bigger than yours is, it is a 206 gal system full of corals my father and I collected for 15 years, including both slow and fast growers, as well as "high end" acros.My 150g cube is nearly full and can’t add anymore. I spent 4+hrs getting rid of red & green monti cap (oh, it just grew back) so I do feel your pain if you’re dealing with a much larger system.
I have a few “high-end” SPS frags that I can’t wait to see them take off. However, they are expensive for a reason — very slow grower. Hence I’m just after color nowadays.
Good luck and again, good problem to have!
thanks for the tag.hope you find some homes for these...
@Mschmidt ??
I think what has changed is it seems that growing SPS is much less of a difficulty now than it used to be. Technology and better knowledge has led to a much higher success rate in growing SPS. So nobody wants to take extra SPS because most people also have full tanks!
We should probably work on a better way to connect those in the hobby for situations like this. I would think it would help drive prices down and it helps everyone. Except for those trying to get rich… And when I’m ready for SPS, I would gladly drive several hours for some killer deals!
This. Fish and inverts are animals. Corals are my underwater garden. JMOIts pruning your garden
Corals are inverts as well, by definition.This. Fish and inverts are animals. Corals are my underwater garden. JMO
Technically but I still treat them as plants and prune as neededCorals are inverts as well, by definition.
Haha No worries, as much as I try to keep everything alive and pass it on to others, I do find myself throwing some frags to the trash from time to time.Technically but I still treat them as plants and prune as needed
I really hate doing it but I can only have so many orange monti caps in my frag section LolHaha No worries, as much as I try to keep everything alive and pass it on to others, I do find myself throwing some frags to the trash from time to time.
Sometimes it's just inevitable, usually happens with unplanned fragging though, otherwise I make sure I have the space before proceeding.
Heh when you have really large colonies you'll be twice as carfulI really hate doing it but I can only have so many orange monti caps in my frag section Lol
Oh and I do unplanned fragging almost every time I put my hands in my sps tank that is young and mostly frags. I have nubs that are not even 1/4 of an inch glued to plugs. I did some fragging yesterday when I moved the tank my level fell in
Where are you located?How does everyone get rid of fast growing SPS? I have a ton of Montipora that I literally can't give away for free (locally). I've been trying for weeks and only had 3 people take me up on the offer. Still a ton of coral left. No interest.
I considered shipping, but at the very least, I'd need boxes, packing supplies, and then on top of that, pay $40 - $50 to ship them. So we're looking at $60+ per package just to ship them out. I'd be surprised if people are willing to pay much more than $60 for a 3-pack of Montipora, so I'd basically be breaking even.
Does anyone else have issues getting rid of some of these faster growers? How do you do it?