toadstool fragging

[jeremyreef]

so i fragged my green tyree :tongue: toadstool today .....seemed to go well. three little babies.

[marinelife]

Looking good, how did you do it?

[TechGuy40]

Nice! Cass calls dibs on one if they are for sale/trade!

[jeremyreef]

stainless scissors justin let me borrow. yeah tech, gonna see how they do but i am sure they will be fine.

[chromiumlux]

Those look just fine

[jeremyreef]

I am going to bring one of these for the Saltgeeks swap. :grin:

[mayhem_audio]

let me know how much :)

[aquatic mouse]

let me know how much :)

ditto!

[jeremyreef]

Justin, going to need those scissors again please.:grin:

[cbubblyblonde15]

i want one so bad!

[jeremyreef]

I am just going to frag it again. It is bigger than it was the first time I fragged it now. I will keep this updated. Or you just might be the lucky person who scores it at the swap. :wink:

[jeremyreef]

So I had a semi-successful 2nd fragging of the toadstool. I cut 4, and 2 of them blew away in the flow (hopefully to reappear later). Here are the 2 that are still in place.1135

[marinelife]

Nice Job!

[hdelectraglide]

they are really cool lookin

[aquatic mouse]

what's it doing and how do I make it stop?
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/skyedeweese/CIMG2528.jpg

[aquatic mouse]

It's getting rid of a skin or something

[chromiumlux]

shedding a mucous layer to clean itself perhaps.

[jeremyreef]

Leathers can form a mucus on them to clean themselves, but it is usually white. Are the polyps coming out regularly?

[aquatic mouse]

Polyps were coming out great for the first week or so. Gorgeous! But...now they aren't. :( What do I do, oh Toadstool King Jeremy?

[jeremyreef]

how much flow are they in? If you saw my video of my mother colony it is in some pretty good flow. Also what kind of lighting is it under?

[aquatic mouse]

I'll move it into more flow, see if that helps.

[jeremyreef]

Also judging by the long stems on the zoas to the left of them in the pic, it may need more light. What lighting is on the tank and how far away from the fixture are they?

[aquatic mouse]

Those zoas have been like that since back when I was using florescent lights. I'm running 4 T-5's right now.
2 are 10,000K daylights,
1 is an Actinic,
and 1 is a 50% Actinic 04 & 50% Tri-band phosphor (12,000 K).

[jeremyreef]

How old are they? If they are close to a year or older, they need changed. If the bulbs are current brand they are toast at about 6-8 months. I would run 2 ati blue plus, 1 fiji purple or uvl actinic white and 1 ati aquablue when you get new ones. This bulb setup looks sweet.

[aquatic mouse]

I've only had them since February, I think. Maybe later than that. They are not 6 months old. They're Deep Blue's Solarmax HE from Justin. I'll try that when I change bulbs, but these aren't that old yet.

[jeremyreef]

Cool I would just move it higher up and in to more flow. Let us know how it does.

[aquatic mouse]

A few polyps are out today.

[aquatic mouse]

Today:
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/skyedeweese/CIMG2555.jpg

[hdelectraglide]

Today:
http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/skyedeweese/CIMG2555.jpg

i hope the best it looks to me that is melting away

[jeremyreef]

Hey it looks like it is recovering! good to see!

[aquatic mouse]

Looks MUCH better today. Thanks Jeremy! & sorry for hijacking. :redcard::smilie_067:

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/skyedeweese/CIMG2563-1.jpghttp://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/skyedeweese/CIMG2561-1.jpghttp://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af121/skyedeweese/CIMG2562-1.jpg