A selection of
useful tidbits of information for the aquarist. Readers are
encouraged to send their tips to terry@advancedaquarist.com or
to post them to our Hot Tips sticky in the Reefs.org General Reefkeeping Discussion forum for possible
publication. Next month's Hot Tip theme will be "Aiptasia
Control ".
Some people are new at getting rid of their excess coral
growth and it would benefit them to find out how to work
out deals with their LFS, etc.
Getting
Rid of Excess Frags
Join or start a local reef club. You will
be surprised at how many reefers live within driving distance.
-- Wazzel
Twice a year or so I would advertise on this board for free
frags & no shipping. I get local hobbiest to come & take
what I have & some of them that know my set-up would
bring frags of corals I do not have myself. Great way to
meet people close to my area that are serious hobbiest.
-- osama
I take them to the LFS for store credit. He typically will take
just about anything I bring in.
I can't remember the last time I had to use real
money to buy anything at the LFS. I always have a nice store
credit in my wallet. :)
-- Louey
A"Frag'a'Mail
Service". Person pays the shiping for the frag, kinda
like a suprise frag. You just don't know what you might get.
But within each family, so if you want a softy,LPS,SPS and
so on you specify. Kinda like good will towards reefers type
deal. Kinda hoakie but fun to me. I wouldn't mind recieving
a mystery coral. Or maybe a round robin thing where we have
one container and it goes to diffrent people and around the
land it goes.
-- JoeW
Local
reef club fragswap. As a matter of fact, I'm off to one today!
I'll take in a bunch of mushrooms, calustrea, kenya tree frags,
and get some cool stuff!
I also give frags away to people who need them after a tank
crash, or they're getting back into the hobby. (Whether actually
setting up a new tank, or just a-refound interest in the tank
they have.)
-- Bingo
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