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I cut my first anemone today  and I started a chronological thread on my local MAS forum. Thought I would share it with the fine members of the Marine Depot forum also.Here is alink to the local forum thread instead of re-typing everything. Hope you enjoy.... http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=28920
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Right on Todd,helps make the rest of us feel better about making that first cut.Hope it all works out well for you.
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| It's unbelievable how easy this really is when your patient, wait for the anemone to be healthy enough to cut and follow all the advice that Anthony and others have so generously provided. Using a sharp, quality filet knife made a positive difference also I think. I expected it to be messy trying to cut a jello like blob, but the sharp filet knife sliced right through like butter helping to reduce some stress on the anemone during cutting. The most amazing thing to me is that 5 hours after cutting one half is almost completely closed up and the other half is not far behind.
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I was surprised to see in the 5-10 min. after picture,that they were already reinflating and starting to close up.Amazing how they can be both delicate and resiliant at the same time.
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Great pictures! Keep updating! It really is amazing how fast they recover from cutting, isn't it?
I need to get my pictures organized one of these days and do something like that. I'm almost ready for round 7 of cutting here, I've just had a nasty cold and haven't trusted myself with a sharp blade for the better part of a week. 
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I had mine set up for about 2 months,then decided to rearrange tanks/stands.So in effect I was back to square one.I wont be cutting my first one for about another 3 months yet.
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much obliged for you taking the time to share... threads like this really help our hobby anf fellow hobbyists in forming an intelligent consensus.
.Anthony Calfo
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| Todd do you have pics of your system you would be willing to share?Things you like and things you would change about its functionality?
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Killerwhale (2/26/2007)
Todd do you have pics of your system you would be willing to share?Things you like and things you would change about its functionality?First is a picture of the tank they are in right now. I had surgery on my clavical back in Nov and started the farm in my office in 10 gallon and one 20 gallon long tanks so I could take care of them while recovering. Unfortunately this is not quite the setup you were hoping to see, but it worked for me. You may notice that there is some Xenia mixed in with the RBTA. They will be split to monocultures when the coral grow-out room is finished. The second picture is my soon to be completed coral grow-out room. I am building a climate controlled room in my garage for initial grow out as I can't justify any type of commercial facility until my broodstock levels are higher. There will 10 to 12 100 gallon stock tanks set up here, as well as a 500 gallon water storage tank to help with temp stability. I will be putting up the remaining OSB today. Then all that is left is insulation and electrical which will be quite easy and quick in a small room. Plus the electrical panel is only 10 feet from the room with an open attic above, very easy to run a sub-panel.
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in the prop tank.. is that a sponge-guarded power head for water flow? (all good if so... though you must rinse it frequently). And how is biological filtration provided?
.Anthony Calfo
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