Should I frag it?

cioutlaw · 10-04-2007, 11:53 PM

I want to see just how big it will get & plan to move it to a bigger tank but its starting to smoosh up gainst the glass. Ive had to move all the corals & clams out from below it for light. There are corals behind it I havent seen in months! Do these things sprout babies or what? Picture really doesnt show just how big it is...has a trunk about 4"dia.

Toadstool

BigAl07 · 10-05-2007, 08:31 AM

Wow! I have mixed thoughts there. Normally I'd say "Frag it Bro!" But looking at how perfectly formed and literally MAGNIFICENT that one is I kind think you should NOT frag it. Just carefully remove it from where it is now, place it into a TRIPLE bag, then into a Styrofoam cooler and SHIP IT TO ME!

No seriously that's one of (if not THE) the most impressive toadstool's I've seen. That says a LOT for your water quality and husbandry skills there buddy.

Allen

DrHank · 10-05-2007, 09:39 AM

The trunk on mine is about 3" in diameter and it has sent out several small babies at the base. I don't know how big they will get but I just moved mine to my 210 gallon so it can grow as big as it wants (I think). I wouldn't frag it. If it really gets too big, sell it and but a smaller one. It's too nice to frag!

BEELZEBOB · 10-05-2007, 09:42 AM

let it thrive man. i hate toads, but that thing is pretty darn tootin!

lcstorc · 10-05-2007, 10:42 AM

Beautiful!! I hope my yellow gets that big and pretty.

BigAl07 · 10-05-2007, 10:44 AM

Pretty much my thoughts too Doc. It's just to nice to cut & de-face it.

Allen

ScubaDrew · 10-05-2007, 10:45 AM

Impressive.

tinken · 10-05-2007, 12:27 PM

sweet!

caitrina · 10-05-2007, 12:28 PM

Nah, leave it, too pretty to cut up.

Dentoid · 10-05-2007, 12:52 PM

They are known to outgrow a tank, and fast! It's is quite impressive, fragging it will detract from it's beauty.

gettanked · 10-05-2007, 01:43 PM

cioutlaw

Great looking tank!

Your Toad Stool is a good candidate for propagation.

Use a new razor blade and cut the head and stalk of the coral as if you were quartering an apple pie.

In a few weeks you will have 4 replicas of the original coral.

Gettanked / Garry

kyle1284 · 10-05-2007, 01:59 PM

wow i normally dont like toads but that thing look amazing

cioutlaw · 10-05-2007, 04:29 PM

I have seen 1 bigger at Inland Aquatics in Terra Haute Indiana, It must be 2' across! I have been waiting for this thing to drop some babies. I think ill wait & get my 225 done & give her some room. Tads must not be too toxic because its rubbing up against some Birdsnest & doesnt seem to bother either. I have had to move some corals due to shading.

Here is a pic from April-ish 2006, Do Coral Beauty Angles normally turn all purple when they mature? Mine doesnt have any orange anymore.

BEELZEBOB · 10-05-2007, 04:38 PM

wow, thats like pretty incredibly sweet.

i can think of a few thigs id like to grow that fast...

10-04-2007, 11:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
cioutlaw Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 958 View Gallery Karma Komment	Should I frag it? I want to see just how big it will get & plan to move it to a bigger tank but its starting to smoosh up gainst the glass. Ive had to move all the corals & clams out from below it for light. There are corals behind it I havent seen in months! Do these things sprout babies or what? Picture really doesnt show just how big it is...has a trunk about 4"dia. Toadstool __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

10-05-2007, 08:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 12,799 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Should I frag it? Wow! I have mixed thoughts there. Normally I'd say "Frag it Bro!" But looking at how perfectly formed and literally MAGNIFICENT that one is I kind think you should NOT frag it. Just carefully remove it from where it is now, place it into a TRIPLE bag, then into a Styrofoam cooler and SHIP IT TO ME! No seriously that's one of (if not THE) the most impressive toadstool's I've seen. That says a LOT for your water quality and husbandry skills there buddy. Allen __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...(-NO3=WC%) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Now in STORAGE and Dry-Docked BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,284 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? The trunk on mine is about 3" in diameter and it has sent out several small babies at the base. I don't know how big they will get but I just moved mine to my 210 gallon so it can grow as big as it wants (I think). I wouldn't frag it. If it really gets too big, sell it and but a smaller one. It's too nice to frag! __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,940 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Should I frag it? Beautiful!! I hope my yellow gets that big and pretty. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

10-05-2007, 10:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 12,799 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Should I frag it? Pretty much my thoughts too Doc. It's just to nice to cut & de-face it. Allen __________________ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. >((((º> Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...(-NO3=WC%) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Now in STORAGE and Dry-Docked BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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ScubaDrew Elegance coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 1,072 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? Impressive. __________________ www.NorthEastCoral.com My coral and supply website! STT2VT - Chronical

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tinken Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 51 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? sweet!

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10-05-2007, 12:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? They are known to outgrow a tank, and fast! It's is quite impressive, fragging it will detract from it's beauty. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

10-05-2007, 01:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
gettanked Bryozoan Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 55 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? cioutlaw Great looking tank! Your Toad Stool is a good candidate for propagation. Use a new razor blade and cut the head and stalk of the coral as if you were quartering an apple pie. In a few weeks you will have 4 replicas of the original coral. Gettanked / Garry

10-05-2007, 01:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
kyle1284 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 919 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? wow i normally dont like toads but that thing look amazing __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

10-05-2007, 04:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
cioutlaw Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 958 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Should I frag it? I have seen 1 bigger at Inland Aquatics in Terra Haute Indiana, It must be 2' across! I have been waiting for this thing to drop some babies. I think ill wait & get my 225 done & give her some room. Tads must not be too toxic because its rubbing up against some Birdsnest & doesnt seem to bother either. I have had to move some corals due to shading. Here is a pic from April-ish 2006, Do Coral Beauty Angles normally turn all purple when they mature? Mine doesnt have any orange anymore. __________________ My 120gallon chronical My 225 gallon chronical My website

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