SPS

[kksg2000]

What are the reasons people prefer to get SPS frags from reefer which are more expensive compared to getting from GO, which is $100 for 3 SPS colony?

[fisher]

Homegrown corals are pests free and definitely stable as compare to newly arrived sps in LFS.

It sometime more costly but it worth the price.You can imagine a newly bought sps is infected with flat worms and end up killing the rest of the corals.

[mjck]

They have been acclimatized to artificial reef environment. Definatly higher survive or success rate than those harvested or grown in sea environment (marine cultured).

[vtecintegra]

I tend to find more colorful sps private then at a local store.

[chiya]

I would like to share my experience.. I bought 9 SPS (3 for S$100) from one of our LFS when I set up my 4ft tank a while ago..

After 2 weeks, I begin to see little worms (they look like mosquito larva) in 1 of the SPS and I saw an AEFW crawling on the wall of my tank.. I tried to remove it but it was too late.. All the acros died within a week (7 out of 9 SPS bought)..

This tank is newly set up and totally sterile, so there couldn't be any introduction from other corals other than the ones from the LFS.

Of course this could be prevented if I had set up a quarantine tank, but being inexperienced, I didn't consider the possibility of bringing in an infected coral from the LFS.

Just sharing my experience and showing the risk when we get corals from naturally harvested sources..

I will still visit LFS for corals - but will make sure to have a quarantine tank just in case

[jythong]

Talking about introducing flatworms from LFS, anyone find CoralTx as a coral dip useful? I isolated some flatworms into a dish and find that they need high doses of CoralTx to kill them. Much higher than the recommended doses.

[braincoral]

Wild sps come with risks...

But many reefers still cheong for shipment..

Colonies much cheaper..frag take long time to grow.

Of course buying wild colony is a hit and run chances.

Buying frag if up lorry.means thats the end.nothing to frag..

I personally like colonies and frags

[kksg2000]

I thought frags are fagged fr colonies?

[Clement_jr]

I started the habit of dipping any newly brought corals before introducing to tank. ever since I got a zoas which looks fine but nuribranch surfaces after a few days.

I'm using lugol solution from Kent marine.

[kksg2000]

Coral rx if overdose will kill the coral?

[netviper]

Yes. But colonies that already conditioned in reefer tanks are normally pestfree else already mati b4 fragging. Of coz, there r others who frag newly bought colonies n sell. So better to view b4 buying.

I thought frags are fagged fr colonies?

[netviper]

Best to follow recommended dose. Dipping will surely stress corals, but better to be safe than sorry.

Coral rx if overdose will kill the coral?

[vtecintegra]

I would like to share my experience.. I bought 9 SPS (3 for S$100) from one of our LFS when I set up my 4ft tank a while ago..

After 2 weeks, I begin to see little worms (they look like mosquito larva) in 1 of the SPS and I saw an AEFW crawling on the wall of my tank.. I tried to remove it but it was too late.. All the acros died within a week (7 out of 9 SPS bought)..

This tank is newly set up and totally sterile, so there couldn't be any introduction from other corals other than the ones from the LFS.

Of course this could be prevented if I had set up a quarantine tank, but being inexperienced, I didn't consider the possibility of bringing in an infected coral from the LFS.

Just sharing my experience and showing the risk when we get corals from naturally harvested sources..

I will still visit LFS for corals - but will make sure to have a quarantine tank just in case

My experience very similar. I don't believe Coral Rx is 100% effective either at recommended dose. I prefer SPS from local now, but still recommend quartine with multiple dips.

[netviper]

I would like to share my experience.. I bought 9 SPS (3 for S$100) from one of our LFS when I set up my 4ft tank a while ago.. After 2 weeks, I begin to see little worms (they look like mosquito larva) in 1 of the SPS and I saw an AEFW crawling on the wall of my tank.. I tried to remove it but it was too late.. All the acros died within a week (7 out of 9 SPS bought).. This tank is newly set up and totally sterile, so there couldn't be any introduction from other corals other than the ones from the LFS. Of course this could be prevented if I had set up a quarantine tank, but being inexperienced, I didn't consider the possibility of bringing in an infected coral from the LFS. Just sharing my experience and showing the risk when we get corals from naturally harvested sources.. I will still visit LFS for corals - but will make sure to have a quarantine tank just in case My experience very similar. I don't believe Coral Rx is 100% effective either at recommended dose. I prefer SPS from local now, but still recommend quartine with multiple dips.

Agreed. But not justifiable to cater for a QT w home CO

[reefer guy]

This tank is newly set up and totally sterile

perhaps one of the more obvious reason why your sps didn't made it -- aefw can hardly be seen with naked eyes.

you need a mature and stable tank .

[tropic]

+1. Mature stable tank.add slow. Sent from my Android using Tapatalk2

[kksg2000]

i had a coral from a reefer and during acclimation, i saw hitchhikers!

[brojj]

The possibiltiy on having 'pest' is minmum. Also, they are already used to tank condition, so survival rate is suppose to be higher. The SPS frags i got from fellow reefers here is doing well but those I got from LFS, all up lorry.