dividing

[blackwing02]

is it okay to divide lps corals and if it is, what is a good way of doing it without "hurting" or damaging the corals?

tnx..

[Fugu]

Branching LPS corals, like Euphyhllia Divisa, are easier to divide. I use a dremel but a small saw would be fine. I tried breaking off a piece once and although it survived, I did lose some of its tentacles.

[seriousreefer911]

[Fugu]

You will soon see Seriousreefer911, once your corals start growing, you're going to frag your corals sooner or later. Especially with your 20 gallon... They get filled up very fast!

By the way, your 15 watt actinic is not good enough lighting to keep all your corals alive for very long.

[seriousreefer911]

[jolt26]

[seriousreefer911]

[blackwing02]

Aside from money, syempre, limited supplies nila.. mahal tlga kasi mag-iimport pa sila from other places (e.g. Philippines) so pagdating ng araw na maubos coral reefs natin (di kasi masyado strict pagdating sa ganito dito sa tin), tataas din prices kaya kelangan mag-frags kung pede na syempre, not only to save money, but also to help protect our coral reefs.

anyway, i heard na pede fluorescent lighting kung low to moderate lighting lang kelangan ng corals mo. kaya ung di demanding sa light mga corals ko, except dun sa nabili out of impulse (w/o researching first..hehe) BEFORE some people(namely sirs apol, fugu, chonglai and jolt! etc..) taught me the basic do's and dont's of reefkeeping...

[Fugu]

[jolt26]

[chonglai]

[Fugu]

[seriousreefer911]

ya of course,and btw the one on the upper left side is a hammer coral?i don't know what is it's name btw thanks at last aklam ko na n btw patay na pala yun d yun bumubukas kasi ginagawang tambayan ni scorpion fish eh kaya nag suka(naglabas ng mga parang ewan basta baho n nagpapadumi ng tank) n tinapon ko na yun kc baho na.an omeaning ng polyp bail out?[/quote]

[jolt26]

[Fugu]