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Acro
#11  This
was another casualty of the CS/IO episode.
All that remains of this piece are
these two frags, shown here with one
of the ‘frags’ of Acro
#9. The lesson here is there is no
such thing as a frag too small. Before
throwing out an entire colony, try
to save whatever seems viable. Sometimes
it works. |
| Acro
#12 This
piece had to be fragged in half due
to a bleaching event that began at
its base then slowly moved upwards.
Not certain it was due to the CS/IO
mix. It was almost as if a ‘shroom
or Aiptasia attacked it from underneath
but this was not the case. Anyway,
the remaining piece is doing all right. A
pretty fast grower too. |
| Acro #13 As
I concluded that this piece was the
same species as Acro #19, I sold it
to my LFS in order to open up a little
real estate. |
| Acro #14 This
one bleached out last year. See Spring ’03
Update. (link) |
| Acro #15 This
one’s doing just fine, thank
you. Still unfragged and unaffected
by the Episode EXCEPT for the fact
that we actually had to temporarily
remove it to get to a coral beneath
it that WAS affected. Here is a shot
of this piece out of the water! I
would guess it currently weighs over
ten pounds without the LR base. It
comes as no surprise that it is beginning
to get unwieldy so, if I can figure
out how, I may have to frag it someday. |
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| Acro #16 Finally
fragged this one waaay back last Feb.
Thankfully, it was not affected by
the Episode. Despite its brown color,
frags of this specimen proved popular
at the LFS and went quickly. Apparently,
they made about 30 good-sized pieces
(I think the term frag doesn’t
really apply here) from this colony
and most are still doing well. I am
eagerly awaiting news from the first
person who manages to entice a little
color out of it though. |
| Acro
#17 If
this piece were human, it would have
a ‘nice personality’.
Neither fragged last Feb. or affected
by the
CS/IO episode (except perhaps genetically),
this coral has done two things since
the last update. It has turned a very
ugly pinkish-tan and it has developed
a really strange growth pattern. As
you can see, it doesn’t appear
to be tabling anymore and there is
this strange ‘hairy’ little
bump growing from its…., well
you see it. I’d really like to
get the piece up a little higher so
perhaps it might revert to its old
bright pink color. Unfortunately, I
am completely out of room (“Don’t
you hate it when someone with a 500
gallon tank constantly whines about
being out of room? I know I do.”).
Its growth pattern certainly makes
it one of the more interesting corals
in the tank though. |
Acro
#18 Hey,
speaking of nice personalities, how
about this guy! I think it ‘cleaned
up’ rather nicely after it was
pried off
of the back of the tank, fragged a little and given room to shine. |
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