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Old 01/01/2008, 12:17 AM
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What is TLC
What is TLC?
I keep hearing the word and that it brightens up corals?
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Old 01/01/2008, 12:49 AM
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No idea.
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Old 01/01/2008, 12:56 AM
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Link to a thread?
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Old 01/01/2008, 02:12 AM
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tender loving care.....??
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Old 01/01/2008, 04:02 AM
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Im pretty sure USC fan is right. If people are referring to getting corals back to health than alot of us use the Initials TLC toward just the corals that need it to help them recover.
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Old 01/01/2008, 04:04 AM
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Turner Learning Channel??? LOL
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Old 01/01/2008, 05:46 AM
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Thin layer chromotography in the chemistry field, but anyone who knows what I'm talking about would agree its a bit hard to get a coral on a tlc plate! Lol!
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Old 01/01/2008, 09:53 AM
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Speaking professionally (LOL), I would say "tender loving care" also! It is the premise for the hobby.
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Old 01/01/2008, 12:20 PM
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Yep my guess is Tennder Loving care..Kinda like someone saying."This house or car is a fixer-upper and all it needs is a little TLC"
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Old 01/01/2008, 04:14 PM
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I was ready to buy this explanation till I did a search:

http://www.fragglereef.com/zen/index...=index&cPath=2
(forth row of pics)
theylist some tlc corals---but I can get a handle on what they mean
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Old 01/01/2008, 06:01 PM
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How about that! Good catch Capn.
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Old 01/01/2008, 06:28 PM
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If you click on it it says it needs TLC.
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Old 01/01/2008, 07:14 PM
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Thin layer chromotography in the chemistry field, but anyone who knows what I'm talking about would agree its a bit hard to get a coral on a tlc plate! Lol!
awesome.
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