PUMPING PULSING Xenia.I just bought a frag????

gea0119 · 06/14/2008, 10:53 PM

Wher and how do I put it in the tank?Do I just sit it on the rocks I have???

crsswift70 · 06/14/2008, 10:55 PM

well, it has a tendency to spread. i'd put it on a solo rock somewhere in the sand. decide how much you like it, realizing it may spread like wildfire, then move it.

gea0119 · 06/14/2008, 10:58 PM

I heard they like to be in the middle of the tank or up high near the current? Is the sand better???

Tswifty · 06/14/2008, 11:00 PM

I think they will flourish just about anywhere. I've even heard a member state that storm drains that empty in the ocean are filled with them.

A good idea was suggested above... similiar to Green Star Polyps. Isolate them on an "Island" so they can only spread so much until you decide if you like them.

gea0119 · 06/14/2008, 11:20 PM

OK.Ihave heard of that method.Tanks.

Playa-1 · 06/15/2008, 01:25 AM

They are very adaptive but mine seems to love medium light and medium flow the best.

NanoGurl · 06/15/2008, 02:03 AM

Low flow to med-low flow is the best IME. With more gentle current they will stand more upright and pulsate. In higher current they will pulsate but be blown to one side.. which doesn't really show off how cute they look.

And I would def agree with isolating them on a single rock somewhere. If not, they will overtake your rockwork.

snorvich · 06/15/2008, 04:06 AM

Yes, they will take over. My advice is not to put it in the tank because they are invasive and difficult to remove. If you do, try and isolate it on a single rock.

JayB1224 · 06/15/2008, 04:42 AM

You could also put it near the glass so when it spreads you can just use a razor blade and scrape it off when it get to be to much. Then you have frags you can bring to the LFS for credit.

Denbf58 · 06/15/2008, 07:06 AM

I started with 4 now i have 12 I love the look but pretty soon I will have to start fraging some out if you llike them keep them but they spread like wild fire

abulgin · 06/15/2008, 07:09 AM

This is what I did to limit it's path--I took some rubber bands and attached the frag to the end of a piece of Tonga Branch that I have in my tank. In short order, it has spread to the entire piece of Tonga--which now looks like a pulsing bouquet of flowers--it is really cool looking. So far, it has not spread down the Tonga.

Tswifty · 06/15/2008, 08:41 AM

Same as above:

SNAKEMANVET · 06/15/2008, 09:40 AM

If it wants to spread it will.The pulsing hands will fall off and stick somewhere else and start from there.I will not put anymore in any of my tanks.

06/14/2008, 10:53 PM	#1
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	PUMPING PULSING Xenia.I just bought a frag???? Wher and how do I put it in the tank?Do I just sit it on the rocks I have??? __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

06/14/2008, 10:58 PM	#3
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	I heard they like to be in the middle of the tank or up high near the current? Is the sand better??? __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

06/14/2008, 11:00 PM	#4
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	I think they will flourish just about anywhere. I've even heard a member state that storm drains that empty in the ocean are filled with them. A good idea was suggested above... similiar to Green Star Polyps. Isolate them on an "Island" so they can only spread so much until you decide if you like them. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

06/14/2008, 11:20 PM	#5
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	OK.Ihave heard of that method.Tanks. __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

06/15/2008, 04:06 AM	#8
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Yes, they will take over. My advice is not to put it in the tank because they are invasive and difficult to remove. If you do, try and isolate it on a single rock. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

06/14/2008, 10:55 PM	#2
crsswift70 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Spanish Fort, AL Posts: 1,032	well, it has a tendency to spread. i'd put it on a solo rock somewhere in the sand. decide how much you like it, realizing it may spread like wildfire, then move it.

06/15/2008, 01:25 AM	#6
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	They are very adaptive but mine seems to love medium light and medium flow the best.

06/15/2008, 02:03 AM	#7
NanoGurl Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 4,306	Low flow to med-low flow is the best IME. With more gentle current they will stand more upright and pulsate. In higher current they will pulsate but be blown to one side.. which doesn't really show off how cute they look. And I would def agree with isolating them on a single rock somewhere. If not, they will overtake your rockwork.

06/15/2008, 04:42 AM	#9
JayB1224 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 342	You could also put it near the glass so when it spreads you can just use a razor blade and scrape it off when it get to be to much. Then you have frags you can bring to the LFS for credit. __________________ Jason Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef, 30g sump, 2x250w reefoptixIII, Octo Extreme 160 w/PW

06/15/2008, 07:06 AM	#10
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	I started with 4 now i have 12 I love the look but pretty soon I will have to start fraging some out if you llike them keep them but they spread like wild fire __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

06/15/2008, 07:09 AM	#11
abulgin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,664	This is what I did to limit it's path--I took some rubber bands and attached the frag to the end of a piece of Tonga Branch that I have in my tank. In short order, it has spread to the entire piece of Tonga--which now looks like a pulsing bouquet of flowers--it is really cool looking. So far, it has not spread down the Tonga. Last edited by abulgin; 06/15/2008 at 07:18 AM.

06/15/2008, 08:41 AM	#12
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Same as above: __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

06/15/2008, 09:40 AM	#13
SNAKEMANVET PREMIUM MEMBER Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TRENTON Tn Posts: 4,486	If it wants to spread it will.The pulsing hands will fall off and stick somewhere else and start from there.I will not put anymore in any of my tanks.