BIG_RED91791
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I have a birdsnest that has really grown since I bought it and i was wondering how to frag it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Birdsnest help
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BIG_RED91791
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This is the first hard coral I've had so I wasn't too sure. Thanks for the help
tkeracer619
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If you don't mind me butting in to your local forum...
Birdsnest is a tricky one and it really is a shame when they get big because the inside of the coral dies from lack of light/flow. Every one I had that got huge ended up dying from the inside out.
Frag it into large peices. Pull the coral out and start at the back middle. Get your bone snips into the back side and look for a thick branch that will have the best odds of splitting it. You will get some damage due to all the branches but trust me when I say its better to butcher a birds nest then watch it die overnight because some food got into it and rotted causing it to rtn.
BTW: I work in Oklahoma close to Shawnee during the week and fly back home to Denver on the weekends. So I guess I am starting to become a local regardless if you want me to be one or not haha...
Birdsnest is a tricky one and it really is a shame when they get big because the inside of the coral dies from lack of light/flow. Every one I had that got huge ended up dying from the inside out.
Frag it into large peices. Pull the coral out and start at the back middle. Get your bone snips into the back side and look for a thick branch that will have the best odds of splitting it. You will get some damage due to all the branches but trust me when I say its better to butcher a birds nest then watch it die overnight because some food got into it and rotted causing it to rtn.
BTW: I work in Oklahoma close to Shawnee during the week and fly back home to Denver on the weekends. So I guess I am starting to become a local regardless if you want me to be one or not haha...
CarlitosReef
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Funny because I was just watching this at Mike Tolosa site lol
Check it out guys is not impossible!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKH-cvtl0TE&feature=player_embedded
Check it out guys is not impossible!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKH-cvtl0TE&feature=player_embedded
papagimp
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a rreeeaaallll okie would share pictures of their tank with us
thanks for the added info on the birdnest btw, I never had a colony get big enough to worry about all that so it's good to know. Birdnest is on my wishlist for my new tank project.
Big Red, How did the fragging go?
tkeracer, welcome. If you get stranded here, make it the weekend of CRASE in October. You won't be dissappointed.
tkeracer619
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a rreeeaaallll okie would share pictures of their tank with us
Here is my build log. I need to take some updated pictures... I have spent some time re aquascaping and such to give me some more room as everything is starting to fill in.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1270270
