Taking OVER!!!!

meowzer

meowzer

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OK...I have this "group" of polyps...clove of some sort....(I can never remember the name)
They are in my 54G...started off with a small 2" piece...now it is bigger than a softball...AND STILL GROWING
What can I do to trim it back (or frag) it?? Not really sure what I would do with the "cut off" pieces though
Here are pics...maybe you can tell me the real name%%
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9supratt4

9supratt4

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Looks like Xenia or Anthelia....That stuff grows like a weed!! I have mine in the middle of the sand on a rock so it doesn't spread anymore.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/3187091
Looks like Xenia or Anthelia....That stuff grows like a weed!! I have mine in the middle of the sand on a rock so it doesn't spread anymore.
AHAHAHA...I just remembered the name...PIPE ORGAN
 
9supratt4

9supratt4

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I'm not sure how you would frag that....but I love your yelloe clown goby in the pictures!! I have an orange myself.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/3187098
I'm not sure how you would frag that....but I love your yelloe clown goby in the pictures!! I have an orange myself.
Thanks...it hangs out in that umbrella mushroom....I guess it's cozy
My other yellow hangs out in the back of the tank against the glass%%
 
9supratt4

9supratt4

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Mine love my Monti Cap!!!
Here's some info from another site about fragging the Pipe Organ:
"Tubipora musica, or organ pipe corals, are relatively easy to propagate. I've found that the best method consists of just cutting the coral into pieces using a serrated knife or a hacksaw blade. Their skeleton is extremely soft and easy to cut. Once the coral is cut into sections, a flat area can be ground on its base with a high-speed rotary tool with a diamond cutoff blade. The base can then be dried and glued to a small rock or concrete disk using cyanoacrylate glue. The coral will continue to grow and, in some cases, to secrete skeleton that will attach it naturally to the substrate. Alternatively, if the coral is large enough, it may not be necessary to secure it to any substrate at all. Tubipora that are collected from the wild may have large densities of sponge growing all though their skeleton's base. If propagation efforts are attempted on a wild-collected Tubipora, it might be a good idea to minimize the coral's exposure to air. Some sponges exposed to air start to die, which might also promote microbial infections in the coral itself. As long as no glue is involved, there is no reason the entire fragmentation process cannot be performed under water. For corals that have been grown mostly in a reef tank environment, I've not found the minor growth of sponge within the coral's tissues to be a problem during propagation."
 
meowzer

meowzer

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WOW thanks....Maybe I'll try a small "branch" first....If you notice in the pic....it has a few branches on the left that are kinda hanging out there.
 
fretfreak13

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I fragged my pipe organ once by accident. I dropped it in the tank and some of the pipes broke off. I just stuck the broken parts between a rock and the opened up just like normal. Both little colonies are doing fine. Very hardy coral, I wouldn't worry about it. lol
 
rlablan

rlablan

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I have something that I just bought that looks just like that.
It was sold to me as "daisy polyps".
Is that the same thing? Just curious...
 
rlablan

rlablan

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mkay... Her picks kinda look the same as what I got from the side... Got any top down picks Meowzer??
I like what I got, but They look like yours, and I hope they don't take over too!! lol
 
cranberry

cranberry

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If yours looks the same, it's misID'd. But where we are using common names, it could be the same coral. Daisy polyps look like little.... well.... daisies :) How the heck do you spell daisy plural. O.O
 
rlablan

rlablan

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I think you spelled it right. lol
It could be possible. Mine are like fleshy pink colored, like xenia, and have a bright green, like mint green dot in the middle. I bought a huge rock for like 30 bucks and when I got home, it broke in two, so now there is even more.
I am worried now though, cause I don't want them taking over if they are the same as ^^^... sounds skerry.... :-/
 
racingtiger03

racingtiger03

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^^^ what you have is a daisy coral. I have the same thing in my tank, they don't grow at anywhere NEAR the rate that xenia or the pipe organs do. I started with 15-20 polyps, and 4 months later have 30ish polyps, as well as the frag rock has glued itself to the base rock I put it on.. O_O.
 
rlablan

rlablan

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phew! Thanks... That kinda worried me for a little there.
Meowzer... did you frag your coral yet? How did it work out?
 
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