agent462
I like my tanks wide
It was mpoletti that said "Friends don't let friends accept super duper tiny frags". As funny as the statement is, it should be true but at times unavoidable.
There are really only three scenarios you usually obtain a frag. You either buy, trade or receive a frag for free. This statement should hold through to every scenario. Some may argue that "free is free" or as long as you are aware of the size of the frag before the trade or purchase it's acceptable. I've even been caught saying the latter. It's never acceptable when I sit here and think about.
I guess I need to state why small/tiny frags are bad. In general, it's widely agreed upon that the smaller the frag the worse chance of survival it has. That's not to say a large frag or colony can't die but tiny/small frags tend to have worse survival rate. Your tank parameters are NEVER the same as where the frag is coming from (unless your'e trading/selling to yourself which is odd). Tank parameters include but are not limited to flow, lighting, water quality, PH, salinity, etc. The quality and health of the frag is what makes it survive in your tank.
Now I can explain why it's a poor choice to accept a tiny frag regardless if you were aware or not. This promotes poor propagation tactics. Although we have reefs for enjoyment we are also responsible for these living things. The future reefs in the ocean and in our tanks rely on good propagation tactics. Coral are living, sensitive organisms. It's our job to encourage good propagation tactics. By accepting tiny frags you are encouraging vendors and individuals to keep this poor tactic.
Sadly some people don't care. Roughly 5 months ago I received the frag posted below. According to the vendor "All of our frags are also stated as 1 eye 1/2-3/4 inches." Well you can clearly see that is nowhere near. I provided the following photos and I didn't get much more than a sorry. The sad part is that 5 months later with little to no growth this frag died. Regardless of how long I had this it had little chance from the start.
The moral of all of this is stop accepting small frags. Call vendors out on it. Demand your money back. Dispute your payment. Stop poor propagation tactics.
The size of frag is different depending on the type of coral. I'm not going to try and dictate a size. That's for you to decide.
There are really only three scenarios you usually obtain a frag. You either buy, trade or receive a frag for free. This statement should hold through to every scenario. Some may argue that "free is free" or as long as you are aware of the size of the frag before the trade or purchase it's acceptable. I've even been caught saying the latter. It's never acceptable when I sit here and think about.
I guess I need to state why small/tiny frags are bad. In general, it's widely agreed upon that the smaller the frag the worse chance of survival it has. That's not to say a large frag or colony can't die but tiny/small frags tend to have worse survival rate. Your tank parameters are NEVER the same as where the frag is coming from (unless your'e trading/selling to yourself which is odd). Tank parameters include but are not limited to flow, lighting, water quality, PH, salinity, etc. The quality and health of the frag is what makes it survive in your tank.
Now I can explain why it's a poor choice to accept a tiny frag regardless if you were aware or not. This promotes poor propagation tactics. Although we have reefs for enjoyment we are also responsible for these living things. The future reefs in the ocean and in our tanks rely on good propagation tactics. Coral are living, sensitive organisms. It's our job to encourage good propagation tactics. By accepting tiny frags you are encouraging vendors and individuals to keep this poor tactic.
Sadly some people don't care. Roughly 5 months ago I received the frag posted below. According to the vendor "All of our frags are also stated as 1 eye 1/2-3/4 inches." Well you can clearly see that is nowhere near. I provided the following photos and I didn't get much more than a sorry. The sad part is that 5 months later with little to no growth this frag died. Regardless of how long I had this it had little chance from the start.
The moral of all of this is stop accepting small frags. Call vendors out on it. Demand your money back. Dispute your payment. Stop poor propagation tactics.
The size of frag is different depending on the type of coral. I'm not going to try and dictate a size. That's for you to decide.
