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was the first "coral" in the tank, period.
It's even older than most of the LR and as such, probably
one of the last pieces I'd want to give up. Amazingly,
for the first two years, it didn't grow an inch or
even attach itself to anything. Maybe it was just riding
out the "new tank syndrome" thing but many
was the time I looked down my nose at this leather
and thought, "This is it?!?. This is all it does???".
At that time, I probably would've traded it for a sheet
of nori (if I had known what nori was then). But suddenly,
it just seemed to take off. And although not nearly
the fastest grower in the tank, it still moves along
at a pretty fair clip. I think it's actually divided
into two separate colonies now but as they're still
so close together, it's hard to tell. Anyway, together
or separately, it now measures a little over a foot
long and perhaps 8" wide. It's obviously at the
very bottom of the tank and receives a moderate undulating
water flow. It has also dawned on me that I don't see
this species offered for sale very much around my area.
Not quite sure why. Maybe it's that two-year acclimation
period. Good thing our wives aren't so hard on us." |
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