Working out all the logistics of having 2 classes of students try fragging responsibly and in advance of swap, when it hit me that maybe no one will want our frags. Please weigh in just so I can gauge opinion.
Situation: Monti-eating nudibranchs ate all my montis in frag tank by the end of summer and possibly DT last year. I have no idea how long I had them because I do not know how fast they eat and I had previously had a heat incident and low Ca/Alk in DT which I thought was to blame for what I thought was bleaching. All of last year I added one Acro colony and the rest were many frags from BAR swaps and members. I always dipped in Bayer, but think that does not kill eggs. I have seen no more pests since I found 2-3 in frag tank on a monti beginning of August
Plan is to frag LPS now, heal on plugs, then pop off plugs just before swap and glue frags to containers or new plugs in case eggs were on plugs. Anything else that could be done? Of course, I would label all the frags I bring.
So, be honest - would you take any of these or not risk it? If no one wants these frags, I do not want to go to all the trouble of packing them up and bringing them. (I mean still going - just not with these frags)
Feeling like I need a shower. : (
Situation: Monti-eating nudibranchs ate all my montis in frag tank by the end of summer and possibly DT last year. I have no idea how long I had them because I do not know how fast they eat and I had previously had a heat incident and low Ca/Alk in DT which I thought was to blame for what I thought was bleaching. All of last year I added one Acro colony and the rest were many frags from BAR swaps and members. I always dipped in Bayer, but think that does not kill eggs. I have seen no more pests since I found 2-3 in frag tank on a monti beginning of August
Plan is to frag LPS now, heal on plugs, then pop off plugs just before swap and glue frags to containers or new plugs in case eggs were on plugs. Anything else that could be done? Of course, I would label all the frags I bring.
So, be honest - would you take any of these or not risk it? If no one wants these frags, I do not want to go to all the trouble of packing them up and bringing them. (I mean still going - just not with these frags)
Feeling like I need a shower. : (