Coral Maternity in Portugal - Page 40

apuhl20 · 10/20/2011, 04:27 PM

I would love to see a video or step by step series of how you actually frag your pieces. I know you stated before that some are done with single polyps so seeing the actual sizes you start with and the process would be great!! Thanks again!!

Machado deSousa · 10/20/2011, 04:41 PM

This weekend a friend of mine goes with me to make a video showing how I do it.

Cheers,

rogergolf66 · 10/21/2011, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Machado deSousa

This weekend a friend of mine goes with me to make a video showing how I do it.

Cheers,

Awesome!!!!

maroun.c · 10/22/2011, 12:16 AM

Looking forward for that Video.

CarlitosReef · 10/22/2011, 12:30 AM

OP you should have more videos on your tube channel

looking forward for the upcoming video as well

ReefCupid · 10/22/2011, 02:14 AM

Maybe this question is already been asked but just a curiosity. What do you do with all your frags once they out grown your tank?

Machado deSousa · 10/23/2011, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

OP you should have more videos on your tube channel

looking forward for the upcoming video as well

As you suggest, I'll post more videos showing all the updates I've done in my prop for a long time until today.
For now, the next video will be showing the way I do when some of my frags are generated from the polyp - the video was recorded today - and I intend to continue showing them growing until they reach the plugs.

Cheers,

CarlitosReef · 10/23/2011, 06:18 PM

Great!! Also I'm glad how you run everything with T5, has switching to LED ever cross your mind? My opinion on LED is that they are not quite there yet, I also don't like the fact that you can't play with the colors.

Machado deSousa · 10/28/2011, 08:16 AM

Hi friends, sorry for delay.

rogergolf, maroun and Carlitos Reef, today I gonna be with my friend and tomorrow the video will be uploaded in youtube. Please visit this thread tomorrow.

ReefCupid, when my frags grow out I frag again and again or offer some of them to close friends.

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

Great!! Also I'm glad how you run everything with T5, has switching to LED ever cross your mind? My opinion on LED is that they are not quite there yet, I also don't like the fact that you can't play with the colors.

Long time ago I tried LEDs but I think that they were not powerfull enough for SPS tanks. I gonna make some tests with a LED pendant (2W) very soon to see the effect and how corals deal with it.

CarlitosReef · 10/28/2011, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Machado deSousa

Hi friends, sorry for delay.

rogergolf, maroun and Carlitos Reef, today I gonna be with my friend and tomorrow the video will be uploaded in youtube. Please visit this thread tomorrow.

ReefCupid, when my frags grow out I frag again and again or offer some of them to close friends.

Long time ago I tried LEDs but I think that they were not powerfull enough for SPS tanks. I gonna make some tests with a LED pendant (2W) very soon to see the effect and how corals deal with it.

Sounds good have fun, It will definitely be interesting see you test out the 2W led. Honestly I've seen some tanks do very well under those fixtures. Others with led higher than 2W tends to have more problems.

rogergolf66 · 10/28/2011, 05:40 PM

[QUOTE=Machado deSousa;19452429]Hi friends, sorry for delay.

rogergolf, maroun and Carlitos Reef, today I gonna be with my friend and tomorrow the video will be uploaded in youtube. Please visit this thread tomorrow.

Awesome looking forward to it!!!!!!
49&34

swissgaurd · 10/28/2011, 06:23 PM

this was one of my first questions.
how small can you cut to make a frag

vic

dahenley · 10/28/2011, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by swissgaurd

this was one of my first questions.
how small can you cut to make a frag

vic

he says that he can cut down to 1 polyp with success.
he said he would give more details when he frags and such. (i asked this kind of question a page back)

i personally cant wait for the video!!

Machado deSousa · 10/29/2011, 09:16 AM

This is the video showing the way I prop some of my acros from the polyp. I made 4 frags and I hope that, at least, one of them will survive in order to see him become a colony. It's shown how prominent should be the polyp scleritis to be possible to remove it from the colony.

I hope you like it!

Cheers,

jeff127 · 10/29/2011, 10:33 AM

Excellent video Machado, thanks for sharing your techniques with us. I really look forward to the next video, when should we expect it?

Thanks,

Jeff.

chris3_16 · 10/29/2011, 10:44 AM

all I can say is wow after going through this thread. I will be tagging along for the ride.

dahenley · 10/29/2011, 11:02 AM

Machado:
why do you put the iodine water in the holder? is it to prevent stagnate water?
most of the time i dip my corals in the iodine to help heal after the cutting, but wasnt sure why you put it in the cup? unless it wicks up to the cut coral.

thanks for that video!
and as mentioned, i cant wait for the next one!

CarlitosReef · 10/29/2011, 12:05 PM

WOW

Thank you so much for this great video!!
I have a couple of questions and I may also know the answer to some questions posted already. Some questions may sound dumb but I am still learning

and I still read a lot around but get confused sometimes.

-When you cut the small colony from the mother colony does it release anything being cut under water?

-A polyp would be that small thing you cut off right, so why do some people when it comes to a zoa or acan they mention polyp or head. Isn't polyp and head the same thing?

-When you cut off the small colony do you remove all the small polyps and frag them? What do you do with the small colony left over without polyps? Or maybe you also frag the small colony and the polyps will grown again perhaps?

-Where can I get those covers and holders?? I am in the states.

-How big do you let the polyp grow in the cover until it can be removed from the cover?

-How fast does the polyp grow with your method?

I am assuming the reason you leave the polyp inside the cover with Iodine with RO water in the holder, is to give it and help the polyp to grow successfully perhaps? Being that the polyp is so small, it has a greater chance of surviving being submerged in iodine and RO.

Haksar · 10/29/2011, 12:11 PM

Excellant video,thanks for sharing..

bdwilson · 10/29/2011, 02:17 PM

Great video!
I'm also curious about the iodine in the vial.

Machado deSousa · 10/30/2011, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff127

Excellent video Machado, thanks for sharing your techniques with us. I really look forward to the next video, when should we expect it?

Thanks,
Jeff.

I intend to post videos regularly. Thanks for your words.

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Originally Posted by dahenley

Machado:
why do you put the iodine water in the holder? ...

To prevent infections and heal the injuries of the polyp existing under the rubber cover.

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

WOW

Thank you so much for this great video!!
I have a couple of questions and I may also know the answer to some questions posted already. Some questions may sound dumb but I am still learning

and I still read a lot around but get confused sometimes.

-When you cut the small colony from the mother colony does it release anything being cut under water?

Sometimes they release some mucus. I think that is better to cut the corals under the water because they don’t stress too much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

-A polyp would be that small thing you cut off right, so why do some people when it comes to a zoa or acan they mention polyp or head. Isn't polyp and head the same thing?

Heads are polyps too. Zoa or Acan are solitary polyps (heads) and Acros are colonies of polyps, living together in a group.

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

--When you cut off the small colony do you remove all the small polyps and frag them? What do you do with the small colony left over without polyps? Or maybe you also frag the small colony and the polyps will grown again perhaps?

I can remove as much polyps from the colonies as I want to make frags. When I leave some polyps in the small colony, these polyps generate too new buds.

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

--Where can I get those covers and holders?? I am in the states.

I use to buy them from Holland. Surch Zwapak in the google.

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

-How big do you let the polyp grow in the cover until it can be removed from the cover?

I leave the polyp grow up to their maximum size.

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Originally Posted by CarlitosReef

-How fast does the polyp grow with your method?

When appropriate conditions are present (water parameters, water movement, water temperature, lighting conditions, calcium level, etc.) the polyp spreads rapidly over the rubber cover and a new polyp (bud) is produced after +/- 4 or 5 weeks at growing edge of the polyp.

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Originally Posted by bdwilson

Great video!
I'm also curious about the iodine in the vial.

I use iodine to prevent infections and heal the injuries in the tissues of the polyp localized under the rubber cover.

Cheers,

Faisal1976us · 10/31/2011, 01:56 PM

Wow amazing , did you use zeospur2 in you frag tank ?

SoFloReefer · 10/31/2011, 08:56 PM

What do you do with all of your SPS?
Also, how to do ensure you don't get Acro eating flat worms?

dahenley · 10/31/2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SoFloReefer

What do you do with all of your SPS?
Also, how to do ensure you don't get Acro eating flat worms?

earlier he stated he only get frags from certain places/people that he knows are pest free.
also, he QT's everything!!
but he might have new methods or tips. (cant wait to see that as well)

klepto · 10/31/2011, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machado deSousa

I use iodine to prevent infections and heal the injuries in the tissues of the polyp localized under the rubber cover.

Why the usage of freshwater instead of saltwater with the iodine solution? I'm just curious if there is a specific reason.

10/20/2011, 04:27 PM	#976
apuhl20 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Huber Heights, Ohio Posts: 410	I would love to see a video or step by step series of how you actually frag your pieces. I know you stated before that some are done with single polyps so seeing the actual sizes you start with and the process would be great!! Thanks again!! __________________ Firefighting: How hard can it be? You just put the wet stuff on the red stuff right? Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef, 70g sump, 2 30g frag tanks, 30g macro algae tank. 300g total system.

10/20/2011, 04:41 PM	#977
Machado deSousa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portugal, Lisbon Posts: 360	This weekend a friend of mine goes with me to make a video showing how I do it. Cheers, __________________ Machado deSousa

10/22/2011, 12:16 AM	#979
maroun.c Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Lebanon Posts: 6,111	Looking forward for that Video. __________________ 390 G mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 390G mixed reef

10/28/2011, 05:40 PM	#986
rogergolf66 im an addict lol Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Land o lakes, FLorida Posts: 12,930	[QUOTE=Machado deSousa;19452429]Hi friends, sorry for delay. rogergolf, maroun and Carlitos Reef, today I gonna be with my friend and tomorrow the video will be uploaded in youtube. Please visit this thread tomorrow. Awesome looking forward to it!!!!!! 49&34 __________________ Goal levels: salinity 35ppt, temp 78-79, alk 8-9, cal 430-450, mag 1310-1400 po4 .03, no3 1-3 Current Tank Info: System 1... 100 gal Zoa tank I built, 30 gal Ric Yuma shroom tank, 30 gal mix tank my sons,40 gal softie tank, 40 gal nem tank, two 40 gal LPS tank. System 2... 240 gal SPS display attached 100 gal frag SPS only tank.

10/29/2011, 09:16 AM	#989
Machado deSousa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portugal, Lisbon Posts: 360	This is the video showing the way I prop some of my acros from the polyp. I made 4 frags and I hope that, at least, one of them will survive in order to see him become a colony. It's shown how prominent should be the polyp scleritis to be possible to remove it from the colony. I hope you like it! Cheers, __________________ Machado deSousa

10/22/2011, 12:30 AM	#980
CarlitosReef Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 488	OP you should have more videos on your tube channel looking forward for the upcoming video as well

10/22/2011, 02:14 AM	#981
ReefCupid Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: ^^!!Albucrazie!!^^ Posts: 211	Maybe this question is already been asked but just a curiosity. What do you do with all your frags once they out grown your tank?

10/23/2011, 06:18 PM	#983
CarlitosReef Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 488	Great!! Also I'm glad how you run everything with T5, has switching to LED ever cross your mind? My opinion on LED is that they are not quite there yet, I also don't like the fact that you can't play with the colors.

10/28/2011, 06:23 PM	#987
swissgaurd Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mississauga,Canada Posts: 323	this was one of my first questions. how small can you cut to make a frag vic

10/29/2011, 10:33 AM	#990
jeff127 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 98	Excellent video Machado, thanks for sharing your techniques with us. I really look forward to the next video, when should we expect it? Thanks, Jeff.

10/29/2011, 10:44 AM	#991
chris3_16 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 102	all I can say is wow after going through this thread. I will be tagging along for the ride.

10/29/2011, 11:02 AM	#992
dahenley Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lubbock, Tx Posts: 3,165	Machado: why do you put the iodine water in the holder? is it to prevent stagnate water? most of the time i dip my corals in the iodine to help heal after the cutting, but wasnt sure why you put it in the cup? unless it wicks up to the cut coral. thanks for that video! and as mentioned, i cant wait for the next one! __________________ Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am.....

10/29/2011, 12:05 PM	#993
CarlitosReef Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 488	WOW Thank you so much for this great video!! I have a couple of questions and I may also know the answer to some questions posted already. Some questions may sound dumb but I am still learning and I still read a lot around but get confused sometimes. -When you cut the small colony from the mother colony does it release anything being cut under water? -A polyp would be that small thing you cut off right, so why do some people when it comes to a zoa or acan they mention polyp or head. Isn't polyp and head the same thing? -When you cut off the small colony do you remove all the small polyps and frag them? What do you do with the small colony left over without polyps? Or maybe you also frag the small colony and the polyps will grown again perhaps? -Where can I get those covers and holders?? I am in the states. -How big do you let the polyp grow in the cover until it can be removed from the cover? -How fast does the polyp grow with your method? I am assuming the reason you leave the polyp inside the cover with Iodine with RO water in the holder, is to give it and help the polyp to grow successfully perhaps? Being that the polyp is so small, it has a greater chance of surviving being submerged in iodine and RO.

10/29/2011, 12:11 PM	#994
Haksar Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,041	Excellant video,thanks for sharing.. __________________ Haksar

10/29/2011, 02:17 PM	#995
bdwilson Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Council Bluffs, IA Posts: 77	Great video! I'm also curious about the iodine in the vial.

10/31/2011, 01:56 PM	#997
Faisal1976us Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	Wow amazing , did you use zeospur2 in you frag tank ?

10/31/2011, 08:56 PM	#998
SoFloReefer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Palm Beach Posts: 712	What do you do with all of your SPS? Also, how to do ensure you don't get Acro eating flat worms? __________________ 40 breeder Zoanthid and Ricordea dominated tank with LED lighting.