I hate it.

glennf · Jul 28, 2019

I realy hate this....[emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

I love the corals, i love the many species, i love the beauty of it all, i love the growth/growthrate.
But the one thing i hate is pruning and the aftermath....
- I hate the work involved.
- I hate it that the tank look like **** in the weeks/months after.
- I hate lobbying with the cuttings.

How do you guys deal with excessive growth?

vetteguy53081 · Jul 28, 2019

Wish I had your problem. Specimens are beautiful and I would love the growth you endure

Tuan’s Reef · Jul 28, 2019

Get frag station with a saw and start selling? I’m down for some frags

Beautiful tank!

CNDReef · Jul 28, 2019

A lot of people with your dilemma just reuse the coral in a carx reactor. I know that’s not really a option for you though.

Idaho Mojo · Jul 28, 2019

Happy to take all your prunings off your hands

Blackice615 · Jul 28, 2019

Is this a serious post bro?

many of us wish we had your problem.

If you're local, I would be glad to take some free corals off your hand. Even frag them for you.

Awesome tank by the way

SMSREEF · Jul 28, 2019

Do you still use all t5 lighting?

Your tank is amazing! You could totally sell frags to people, or to a LFS nearby.

If you are in Miami, I would buy some

Biokabe · Jul 28, 2019

SMSREEF said:
Do you still use all t5 lighting?

Your tank is amazing! You could totally sell frags to people, or to a LFS nearby.

If you are in Miami, I would buy some

Check his location - he's in the Netherlands. Shipping might be a bit rough to Miami. =)

That said, @glennf - I'm sure there are some ways you could turn your problem into an advantage. You might try talking to your LFS to see if they'd pay you for frags from your corals. You could also try selling them directly, or setting up a second grow-out tank for the excess.

Or is that what you're already doing - I'm not sure what you meant by "lobbying with the cuttings."

There are a few things you could do to try and curb your growth some:

1) Reduce photoperiod.
2) Reduce calcium level periodically.
3) Reduce available food for teh corals.

And finally, another thing you could do - if you have a local reef club, I'm sure that your clubmates would love the opportunity to clip your corals for you if you let them keep the excess. Just make sure they're not taking too much. =)

saltyhog · Jul 28, 2019

glennf said:
I realy hate this....[emoji33][emoji33][emoji33]

I love the corals, i love the many species, i love the beauty of it all, i love the growth/growthrate.
But the one thing i hate is pruning and the aftermath....
- I hate the work involved.
- I hate it that the tank look like **** in the weeks/months after.
- I hate lobbying with the cuttings.

How do you guys deal with excessive growth?

I usually wish for it! I really don't like you very much! LOL

;Joyful

Tuan’s Reef · Jul 28, 2019

I’m trying to scale his tank here....what size is it? Honestly you could be a suppler of corals in your area and maybe beyond .

Been watching a YouTuber selling his frags from a 300g tank but you sure have him beat i the shear amount of corals you have.

Considered going into business with that?

Nikita1981 · Jul 28, 2019

Sorry but this is kind of strange....Glenn, you are a very known Dutch retailer who invented the so called DSR method.

Good for you, but you are a professional and not an average hobbyist. You don't sell your frags to hobbyists, you distribute them to several different shops in the Netherlands. This is common knowledge in the Dutch reefing community and documented on several Dutch fora.

Maybe you don't intend to, but this post just does not feel sincere....

revhtree · Jul 28, 2019

Beautiful reef my friend!

I_Got_Crabs · Jul 28, 2019

#humblebrag lol

Qasimja · Jul 28, 2019

really nice looking tank

Jay Z · Jul 28, 2019

Nothing some cutters and a trash can can’t fix!

sixty_reefer · Jul 29, 2019

Better problems to have [emoji23] probably time for a super upgrade so that all can fit [emoji6]

glennf · Jul 29, 2019

CNDReef said:
A lot of people with your dilemma just reuse the coral in a carx reactor. I know that’s not really a option for you though.

Yes, I heard if that before.

Nope... i quit using a CaRX in 2015 and will never go back to that.

glennf · Jul 29, 2019

vetteguy53081 said:
Wish I had your problem. Specimens are beautiful and I would love the growth you endure

Knowlegde, patience and determination will bring you a long way.

glennf · Jul 29, 2019

Tuan’s Reef said:
Get frag station with a saw and start selling? I’m down for some frags

Beautiful tank!

My 2,5 meter fragtank is already filled to the rimm with al sort of corals.

glennf · Jul 29, 2019

Blackice615 said:
Is this a serious post bro? many of us wish we had your problem.

If you're local, I would be glad to take some free corals off your hand. Even frag them for you.

Awesome tank by the way

Dead serious
I realy hate prunning and rescaping the tank when it look like this.