SPS stinks

[Mac Inger]

I got a colony for free from a fellow reefer today. It was brown and whiting/bleaching from the base up (is that rtn or stn ?)

So i got it home, acclimated it chopped it up and threw all the bleached parts out. Glued all the healthy looking pieces together on a frag disc. It looks nice

But damn did it stink. Really stink. I hadnt noticed before but i picked up one of my healthy colonies and it did stink too.

Now i read that if it stinks, seems as its still alive and might make it...? Seems consisten with my other colony.

Any input appreciated.

PS. it came with a little acro crab as a hitchhiker too, which was nice.

[aquarius77]

SPS for the most part are nasty smellin. If the coral is dead it will still have that reef tank stench but it wont smell like what you smelled today. If it slimed up on ya at all its not dead.

[mile sq. reefer]

If its dead you will know it. There is the distinct alive acro odor and the odor of acro decay and death.

[hobogato]

after smelling many dying acros during my AEFW ordeal, i have actually grown to like the normal acro smell - there is definitely a difference.

[grimmjohn]

I think it was Calfo who said "I love to sniff my fingers after I handle my coral."
Me too Anthony, me too () : )

[johnnybravo234]

That acro stink smells good to me. It means its alive and healthy!

[kalel1976]

Are you kidding, I have an acro scented car freshener hanging from my rear view mirror.

[deep6er]

Originally posted by kalel1976
Are you kidding, I have an acro scented car freshener hanging from my rear view mirror.

I want one too.

[HBtank]

One of the bigger surprises for me when I started acros. Very distinct smell.

They got nothing on my hairy mushrooms though... whoa they stink.

[hobogato]

i think the worst stink for living coral is xenia

[rockindacheeks]

Originally posted by hobogato
i think the worst stink for living coral is xenia

i totally agree... man that stuff stinks...

[Steve973]

Hairy mushroom stench is horrible. It has almost made me puke before.

[Goodwood]

I love the smell of fresh cut acros

[AudioAdict]

How about dead anemones???

I smelled those all too often when i worked at a LFS.

[Mac Inger]

whoa you guys are nuts. Even the thought of that acro smell almost gives me convulsions. I think ill take some xenia out tonight and smell it. See what that does for me

[mile sq. reefer]

I'll take acro over xenia anyday.

[deep6er]

Originally posted by AudioAdict
How about dead anemones???

I smelled those all too often when i worked at a LFS.

This smell is so so bad. I have no words on how to describe it. Its bad!!!!!!!!!

[nismo driver]

i to like the smell of fresh acro

dead turbo snails stink really bad

[rkl303]

Originally posted by nismo driver
i to like the smell of fresh acro

dead turbo snails stink really bad

+1

[Ostni]

Originally posted by grimmjohn
I think it was Calfo who said "I love to sniff my fingers after I handle my coral."
Me too Anthony, me too () : )

Am I the only one who thinks that this just sounds wrong?

[Big Boy69]

Healthy acros have such a good smell. I love when I take a colony out to frag and you just get that "good" smell.

I even have them pull them out of the tank at the LFS and smell them. People think i'm weird, but you can definetly smell a good acro.

[xtm]

Originally posted by Ostni
Am I the only one who thinks that this just sounds wrong?

lol yeah that didn't sound right