SHOmuchFUN
08/27/2004, 01:58 PM
Well, I thought I'd take some pictures of the process...
This is when I first received the package, opened it up.
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta_wet_paper.jpg
Bag leaked... Wet newspaper floating around with the coral... Smelled a little funny and was definitely VERY stressed.
This is a picture of my acclimation procedure... It worked VERY well. I siphoned through the 1/4" line and adjusted the valve so I was getting a steady drip. I made the drip rapid, because I knew the water quality inside the bag was horrible after shipment.
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta_acclimation.jpg
This is a picture of it in my tank... I didn't epoxy it yet, because I'm not sure where I want it. The lights are off, but I'm TRYING REALLY HARD not to turn them on to see how it looks!!!!
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta2.jpg
Here is a fuller picture of the tank to get an idea of how BIG it is :eek1:
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta.jpg
Sorry Brad and Tom... It didn't break in shipment, so it doesn't look like there are going to be any frags of it available immediately ;) But I promise not to keep it ALL to myself...
Let me know how it looks. It's definitely stressed, but I don't think it's dying. I did see a few polyps extend out as soon as I placed it in the tank. I've got my fingers crossed the broken bags don't cause a big problem.
:thumbsup:
This is when I first received the package, opened it up.
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta_wet_paper.jpg
Bag leaked... Wet newspaper floating around with the coral... Smelled a little funny and was definitely VERY stressed.
This is a picture of my acclimation procedure... It worked VERY well. I siphoned through the 1/4" line and adjusted the valve so I was getting a steady drip. I made the drip rapid, because I knew the water quality inside the bag was horrible after shipment.
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta_acclimation.jpg
This is a picture of it in my tank... I didn't epoxy it yet, because I'm not sure where I want it. The lights are off, but I'm TRYING REALLY HARD not to turn them on to see how it looks!!!!
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta2.jpg
Here is a fuller picture of the tank to get an idea of how BIG it is :eek1:
http://www.uvm.edu/~eengstro/August27_pics/Robusta.jpg
Sorry Brad and Tom... It didn't break in shipment, so it doesn't look like there are going to be any frags of it available immediately ;) But I promise not to keep it ALL to myself...
Let me know how it looks. It's definitely stressed, but I don't think it's dying. I did see a few polyps extend out as soon as I placed it in the tank. I've got my fingers crossed the broken bags don't cause a big problem.
:thumbsup: