Recent content by Phil D

The Reef Aquarium Volume 2 by Sprung & Delbeek on page 335 is mentioning this: Discosoma. To the best of our knowledge sexual reproduction has not been reported in aquaria nor in nature. It has now, on this 9 min video clip I posted on YouTube...

Yes we do have some good stuff here which we can buy from legal collectors, but the hobby is not progressing as farming is not viable just because we can not export ANY "stuff", and even locally we can only "swap" for other good stuff. To give you an example, the only Australian giant clams farm...

Envy you, of course but not because of the price, as value is only in the eyes of the beholder, and if the price is right for you, that's your choice and prerogative, whatever the amount it's only relative to your desire and financial wealth, and even a million dollars could be "peanuts" if it's...

I guess you guys are the lucky ones, because hobby licenses do not exist here, and even commercial operators are not allowed to export any native corals, soft or stonies, dead or alive, and if they did they would get absolutely crucified for it. I kow this as 9 years ago I had the first...

I apologise for my ignorance and strong reaction created by a very confusing coral name which was suggesting a limited and precise range. Here is a link supplied to me by another fellow Australian hobbyist: http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/ht ... ages/4.htm :oops: So these are quite...

I do have to apologise for a small misunderstanding as the coral mentioned (rhizotrocus) is indeed not a hard coral, but when I opened this URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-super-rare-Rh ... dZViewItem, the first thing I saw was this: Rare Live Coral Acanthastrea Lordhowensis- 200+ polyps, and...

To get that name this coral would have to be originated from very close to Lord Howe Island and could not be from further away than New Caledonia, New Zealand which is too cold, or Norfolk Island. But this does not matter anyway because wherever it would be originated from, it still falls under...

I forgot to mention: Australia and the U.S may not have ratified the Kioto agreement, but I am sure they have ratified CITES, and bearing this in mind, even the end-buyer of these corals could be prosecuted if he can not produce an official export licence from the Australian Customs. Ooops!

Maybe this will impress: penalties for unauthorised export of protected fauna from Australia include confiscation of assets used (boats or planes), up to $50.000 fines and 10 years in goal. Wo ever did this took a very big risk and might have got away with it only by pleading temporary...

The name posted suggest this coral comes from Lord Howe Island, which is an Australian territory where all native fauna is totally protected. Besides that, Australian Law does not allow the export of corals under any circomstances, so somebody is doing something very fishy here and in the U.S...

The name posted suggest this coral comes from Lord Howe Island, which is an Australian territory where all native fauna is totally protected. Besides that, Australian Law does not allow the export of corals under any circomstances, so somebody is doing something very fishy here and in the U.S...

That's exactly what I was trying to do, giving Rob an easy, economical, instant and practical safe solution that works, but that does not seem to be the right way, and some time in the future maybe we will hear Robs despair again when his controller on his ozonator will have "caught a virus" and...

Bacteria in reef or marine tanks are not affected at all by sudden fresh-water dips , short or longterm, and I have had the proof of this dozens of time. 100% of our Coralline algae will survive one hour dips, but other creatures in the rocks should not be exposed more than 1- 2 minutes, if...

No Greg, those bacteria are also sold in the U.S as start-up, some in liquid form, some in dry powder form and if I am not mistaken most brands will mention that they can be used in both fresh or salt water, so I really do not understand your concept of known science. I remember one American...

Sorry Righty, I really apologise if I have used agressive language even if I can't see where, but I will not just sit there and watch somebody calling me a liar without actually using the word while he obviously does not know what he is talking about, and if the truth hurts, too bad. My...