Throwing Away coral trimmings

ganjero · 05/01/2012, 08:01 AM

Does any one throw away their coral trimmings like people do with plants?
I have a few fast growing cap montis that pet stores don't want;I don't get any interest from local reefers either. I'd feel bad throwing them away but should this be just like trimming plants, if somebody wants to use them good but if not they go to the trash?
I was also thinking in letting them dry, crush them and use them in my calcium reactor but apparently they could leach high amounts of PO4.
any thoughts?

bnumair · 05/01/2012, 08:09 AM

u can use them in cal reactor. not sure if they leach po4

treetopflyn · 05/01/2012, 08:41 AM

Depending on what they are. I'll pay for shipping and take them off your hands :-)

Rjukan · 05/01/2012, 08:49 AM

I'm surprised that That Fish Place in Lancaster wouldn't want them in trade for store credit. I loved that place, it's a far ride from here, should be pretty close to you though.

Palting · 05/01/2012, 09:04 AM

I've been throwing away pulsing Xenia's that try to "walk" away, excess growth of an encrusting something I forgot the name of, also frags of encrouching branches of millepora, oregon tort, and green slimer. My monti cap is also getting quite large, and one of these days I'll trim it down and trash the trimmings. IMO, it's too much of a hassle to bag and transport for the little credit, if any, that an LFS will give me. If any of you want it, you can come over, I'll frag and bag for you.

I guess one option is to start a frag tank, which I know some people do.

cjk76 · 05/01/2012, 09:05 AM

You could also dry them out and use it for coral plugs. I like using coral skeletons as rock rubble.

BigJim · 05/01/2012, 11:05 AM

I'll take those off your hands. Send me an email at divide45@gmail.com . I live a few hours south of you. I'm sure you don't want them but I have some kenya trees that you could have.

falconut · 05/01/2012, 11:09 AM

I do the same thing with the "weed" corals, Xenia, Kenyas, Leathers, etc.

anbosu · 05/01/2012, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjk76

You could also dry them out and use it for coral plugs. I like using coral skeletons as rock rubble.

I did this with a dead plating monti when I fragged my leather. Works great!

TommyA · 05/01/2012, 01:05 PM

Wow that's too bad .Xenia can grow to fast.I have never had a problem with the Kenya but a friend of mine really hates the effort it takes to round up the fallen babies .

05/01/2012, 08:01 AM	#1
ganjero saiperchémibatteilcorazon Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 4,027	Throwing Away coral trimmings Does any one throw away their coral trimmings like people do with plants? I have a few fast growing cap montis that pet stores don't want;I don't get any interest from local reefers either. I'd feel bad throwing them away but should this be just like trimming plants, if somebody wants to use them good but if not they go to the trash? I was also thinking in letting them dry, crush them and use them in my calcium reactor but apparently they could leach high amounts of PO4. any thoughts?

05/01/2012, 08:09 AM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	u can use them in cal reactor. not sure if they leach po4 __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

05/01/2012, 08:49 AM	#4
Rjukan Day Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SINY Posts: 625	I'm surprised that That Fish Place in Lancaster wouldn't want them in trade for store credit. I loved that place, it's a far ride from here, should be pretty close to you though. __________________ - Pete Current Tank Info: 60 gal Deep Blue cube, AquaC EV180, Kessil H80 fuge, A360WE TB

05/01/2012, 09:04 AM	#5
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	I've been throwing away pulsing Xenia's that try to "walk" away, excess growth of an encrusting something I forgot the name of, also frags of encrouching branches of millepora, oregon tort, and green slimer. My monti cap is also getting quite large, and one of these days I'll trim it down and trash the trimmings. IMO, it's too much of a hassle to bag and transport for the little credit, if any, that an LFS will give me. If any of you want it, you can come over, I'll frag and bag for you. I guess one option is to start a frag tank, which I know some people do. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

05/01/2012, 11:05 AM	#7
BigJim Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Posts: 556	I'll take those off your hands. Send me an email at divide45@gmail.com . I live a few hours south of you. I'm sure you don't want them but I have some kenya trees that you could have. __________________ There are 3 kinds of people, those who can do math and those who can't.

05/01/2012, 08:41 AM	#3
treetopflyn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,580	Depending on what they are. I'll pay for shipping and take them off your hands :-)

05/01/2012, 09:05 AM	#6
cjk76 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 358	You could also dry them out and use it for coral plugs. I like using coral skeletons as rock rubble.

05/01/2012, 11:09 AM	#8
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	I do the same thing with the "weed" corals, Xenia, Kenyas, Leathers, etc. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.

05/01/2012, 01:05 PM	#10
TommyA Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 76	Wow that's too bad .Xenia can grow to fast.I have never had a problem with the Kenya but a friend of mine really hates the effort it takes to round up the fallen babies .