Weetabix7 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 We're hoping to try our hand at Acan fragging tonight. Well that was interesting. We just fragged the Acan pictured above on the left and ended up with 4 frags. It's something we've never done before, but we took pics while we did it, and I will post those shortly. It was fairly easy, but lots of slime, kinda like you get with mushrooms that are pissed. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Here are the tools we used. A dremel with diamond cut-off wheel, a salt-encrusted flat head screwdriver, and an Xacto knife. One tool we used that isn't pictured is a pair of bone-cutters. I just took the dremel and sliced right into the tip, not worrying about where the individual mouths or anything were. When the dremel had cut most of the way through, I stuck the screwdriver into the chasm I had just cut and just knocked it the rest of the way through. At this point all of the skeleton had been detached from the main piece but there was still some flesh holding on, so I used the Xacto knife to slice through the remaining attached flesh. The fragged piece was immediately placed in a SW iodine dip for approx. 3 mins, as pictured below: After it was removed from the dip, it was immediately superglued to a frag plug and placed in a container with tankwater for the superglue to cure. We ended up with a total of four frags. I apologize for the reflective areas on the two frags at the top of this picture, that's actually from the flash reflecting off of the white cross-section of the interior of the skeleton. There was a great deal of sliming as a defense mechanism from the coral, and the frags were swished around fairly vigorously to remove as much slime as possible before being placed in a high flow area of the prop tank. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 I just checked on the Acans we fragged last night and they look AWESOME!!! They look like they never got fragged, all puffed up and happy!! I'm blown away that they recover so quickly and so well. I'll have to see if I can get some pics later today. Link to comment
lilredneckman Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I just checked on the Acans we fragged last night and they look AWESOME!!!They look like they never got fragged, all puffed up and happy!! I'm blown away that they recover so quickly and so well. I'll have to see if I can get some pics later today. Sounds good Weetie! Cant wait to see the pics. I may be fragging my acan sooner or later because i have a buddy that wants a frag. Link to comment
irishtexan Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Great pics and tutorial! I'm interested in some frags. Link to comment
c est ma Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 What is THIS??!!!Snow in April???? This is the view out of BibleSue's front living room window today. I feel better now. . . Very pretty view! I just checked on the Acans we fragged last night and they look AWESOME!!!They look like they never got fragged, all puffed up and happy!! I'm blown away that they recover so quickly and so well. I'll have to see if I can get some pics later today. Wow, congrats--great job! Great pics and tutorial! + 1 ! --Diane Link to comment
nUgZ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I'm glad the fragging went well for you...Acan's are pretty easy and as you've seen they bounce back very quickly. I'm sure you'll want to do it again sometime soon. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Here's a pic of one of my favorite parts of BibleSue's property, a beautiful grouping of Pine Trees in the front yard. I call it "The Park". A closeup of Spring's bounty from the front yard: Here's a Family Photo, with BibleSue and her husband in the back, and my 2 little stinkers in the front: Link to comment
c est ma Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Just lovely, Weets & Sue! How many acres do you have, Sue? --Diane Link to comment
Monkfish Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 yeah no doubt Diane , can I build a winter house there? Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Your property looks like a dream! I would love a sprawling tennessee lawn someday. Oh yeah, the tank looks great too. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 We love visiting at her place, I always think of it as a little "mini-vacation"! I'm hoping we get to visit more frequently over the spring and summer. I hope you guys don't get tired of seeing me post pics of it!!! Link to comment
shivametimbas Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 u girlz are silly! great shots all around. Link to comment
BibleSue Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Thanks for the compliments on our place. We feel so blessed! We have 9 acres with a 1 acre stocked pond & hubby has a 3,000 sq. ft. workshop with an open ended shed attached to 1 side & a pole barn on the other. About 4,000 sq. ft. in all. Here is a shot of Mvite's brain that I recently added to my kitchen tank. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Mvite's brain?!?! What kind of brain is that? It's not just a regular open brain. Is it really that bluish purple color in RL? Link to comment
BibleSue Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Mvite's brain?!?! What kind of brain is that? It's not just a regular open brain. Is it really that bluish purple color in RL? I need to find out from Mvite what it is called. It was the last brain he had. The middle is a dark bluish purple & the outer part is shades of light to dark green velvet with the purple undertones. I love it! Here is another shot. Link to comment
c est ma Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Thanks for the compliments on our place. We feel so blessed! We have 9 acres with a 1 acre stocked pond & hubby has a 3,000 sq. ft. workshop with an open ended shed attached to 1 side & a pole barn on the other. About 4,000 sq. ft. in all. How wonderful! You two must be very happy. Dang, OL beat me to the obvious joke... Sweet brain. (Lobophyllia?) --Diane Link to comment
mvite Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 It looks like BS is giving Mr. BS a goose? It is a lobophyllia---and it looks better than it ever did at my place, Susan--bravo! It looks fantastic! I never had the feeders out in full force like you pictured! Link to comment
BibleSue Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Here are some new things I added from my prop tank. Daisy Polyps Star Polyps with white dot in the center Aqua Marine Palys Green center Candy Canes Ric I got at the frag swap The mushroom I got from Weetie almost a year ago, finally had a baby. Link to comment
BibleSue Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Thought it was time to update this. I need to add more stuff & re-work this tank! FTS side 1 FTS Side 2 Link to comment
JonathanS Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 cool, has that dark mysterious look to it. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Makes me feel nostalgic... Link to comment
clownfish1124 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 wow! you have a very healthy goni! nice sue Link to comment
BibleSue Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 wow! you have a very healthy goni! nice sue Thanks! It's getting big enough that I will need to find it a roomier spot before long. Close up. Opposite side of the same rock group. Link to comment
dshnarw Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 that goni is really lookin good Link to comment
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