Spslvr
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I've been very interested in this thread for a while and was going to ask for updates, when...YES, new pics!
I have lots of questions
I've been wondering, when new stock is/was introduced you mentioned it was dipped and quarantined but was it light acclimated as well? I can't imagine that even when collected in clear shallow water the light intensity they were used to was within 10-20% of what they experience in the vats.
Do you know the ingredients and amount % in the "ant and wasp" killer used to dip them? Have you experimented in this area? Everyone suggests a brand, dose, and duration, but you have a business and obviously being well verse in this topic is in you best interest.
Which coral is your favorite and/or the one that best handles the conditions in the vats? Particularly interested in this one since you have the unique opportunity to witness these corals in the wild, in the vats and in your or others tanks.
I'm trying not to ask about particular things or trade secrets you developed or use.
we don't light acclimate unless we target deep water sps then they are transferred to vats under shade cloth..
The ant and wasp killer has not proven effective on nudi eggs so we go through a painstaking process of inspecting every single new frag under torch light at night until we are 100% sure there are no pests before transferring them to the grow out facility.
As for my favorite coral..... all of em lol, I love sps all sps but if I could only keep 1 kind of sps it would be stags....
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