That’s awesomeI repurpose the branchy pieces by letting GSP grow on them. I call it a poor man's Acro.
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That’s awesomeI repurpose the branchy pieces by letting GSP grow on them. I call it a poor man's Acro.
I cant lie, Poor man’s acros look better than the real things!!I repurpose the branchy pieces by letting GSP grow on them. I call it a poor man's Acro.
I too have thought about this for my indoor plants because the skeletons areI keep the skeletons thinking I might be able to break them up into small pieces and use them in the substrate. I also wonder if I can grind them to powder and give them a burial in my garden and possibly add nutrients back to the soil at the same time. I have a hard time with the thought of just tossing them in the garbage. Another thought is possibly putting them into the compost.
Exactly! It seems like such a waste to just throw them out (and somehow disrespectful). There are probably a bunch of nutrients our terrestrial plants can benefit from.I too have thought about this for my indoor plants because the skeletons are
formed from calcium carbonates.
Personally, I feel if the coral simply died from improper conditions in the tank then the skeleton would be fine to use. If it died of an actual virus or bacteria than I would say it's probably not a good idea to use it for that. Although there might be a way to sterilize the skeleton. I would like to hear others chime in about sterilization (like with hydrogen peroxide or something like that).I was tempted to save them for CARx media but I was worried that whatever killed the coral would still be present on the skeleton and infect the rest of the coral.
What do y'all think?
What a great idea for the kids to have fun and also educational I presume as I bet you talk and show what the real coral alive would look like,nice oneI am a teacher. My 7th grade students painted these. I had to buy them -- any donations of coral skeletons greatly appreciated
I was inspired by https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/drews-dry-never-die-3x3-table-top-reef.354636/
Also great,same as last post,bravo.I keep them for the kids in my outreach programs. I will put them next to pictures of it alive for comparison. Fun to look at.
Yeah, that's what builds reefs.It's going to happen to 100% of those of us who keep coral. Coral deaths. One of the saddest parts of being a reef aquarium owner is the loss of coral. To watch your beloved livestock become irritated, close up and then to literally die in front of your eyes is terrible! With all that trauma, who needs a reminder that gets left with certain type of corals? Yes, we're talking the skeleton here. Let's talk about it.
Do you keep your coral skeletons, why or why not?
I vote second from the top! I may steal your idea...iam keeping my coral skeleton, not only keeping, but also coloring with my soon
consider to vote, which one what do you like
I crush mine and throw them where I cannot see them, sometimes with larger ones I use them to hold a frag plug, I don't like to waste anything I don't have to.It's going to happen to 100% of those of us who keep coral. Coral deaths. One of the saddest parts of being a reef aquarium owner is the loss of coral. To watch your beloved livestock become irritated, close up and then to literally die in front of your eyes is terrible! With all that trauma, who needs a reminder that gets left with certain type of corals? Yes, we're talking the skeleton here. Let's talk about it.
Do you keep your coral skeletons, why or why not?
Hopefully I don’t loose any coral soon, but my kids would have a blast doing that!iam keeping my coral skeleton, not only keeping, but also coloring with my soon
consider to vote, which one what do you like