March 2011 Meeting- Frag Swap

[ryanmoorman]

First of I want to thank everyone for all the great deals and knowledge that I walked away with. It was great seeing all the varieties of corals. I appreciated the coral dipping demo also. With that said, I was alittle upset with the fact all the sps died within the first 2 days. I wish I was informed by some of the seller/traders on the difficulty with sps. With only a year under my belt, I would have made the investments towards other easier frags and would not have had that experience . Obviously you live and learn though . All the other frags are happy and healthy though!!

[Big_Pun]

First of I want to thank everyone for all the great deals and knowledge that I walked away with. It was great seeing all the varieties of corals. I appreciated the coral dipping demo also. With that said, I was alittle upset with the fact all the sps died within the first 2 days. I wish I was informed by some of the seller/traders on the difficulty with sps. With only a year under my belt, I would have made the investments towards other easier frags and would not have had that experience . Obviously you live and learn though . All the other frags are happy and healthy though!!

well Ryan sorry to hear that but its impossible to know how a coral will do in someone elses system, but if you start a thread like in SPS forum we can probally help you trouble shoot why they died so fast(2 days is very fast). glad your other stuff is doing good.

[Bill S]

Ryan,

Making the jump to SPS can be a difficult one. My recommendation is to always start with a couple of inexpensive "easy" ones, like green slimers or green caps (green slimers are still one of my favorites). If they grow, you can usually keep some more difficult ones.

With this in mind, it's rare that SPS dies in just 2 days from unsuitable tank conditions. I would re-check your dipping, transportation and acclimation process, along with a complete check of your tank's parameters. Yes, there are folks who don't test regularly and do well. HOWEVER, that is usually from folks who have many years of keeping SPS under their belts, and they can recognize problems by the reactions of their corals. You need a complete test run.

It might also help if you post a complete description of your setup, and what test results you have, including the brand of the test kit.

Getting over that SPS hump can sometimes be trying. We're here to help.

[Goofball310]

Ryan,

I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm sure none of the local reefers intended to sell you the SPS thinking they would not make it in your tank. As others have said before me we are here to help. So if there is anything that we can do to help just drop us a line and we will walk you through your problems. I've seen a few SPS keepers on these boards and many use different husbandry methods. Some methods are for the more advanced (zeo) and some are for the novice. I'm sure I or other can help you find something that is right down your alley if keeping SPS is something you want to venture in to.

Mark

[Goofball310]

I'll be heading to a frag swap in Ohio on the April 9th and ran across this site that they are using to organize the swap. I thought it might be an asset that MAAST might be able to use at their next meet.

http://fragswapper.com/

The site is free to use and people can list their for sale and wants on the site.