[ming]

With the frag swap coming up tomorrow, figure this will be posted sooner or later due to someone having frags die...
When selling SPS to someone, is it the responsibility of the seller to make sure the buyer can handle SPS in their tank? Or is it the buyers responsibility to make sure hes providing a good condition for SPS?

IMO, I say it is the buyers responsibility unless the buyer asks the seller for an honest opinion. Otherwise I'm not researching the specs of every buyers tank.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[aaron23]

real answeR: its questionable.

[EmilyT]

i agree, the sellers don't know as much as the buyer about their tank setup. If it setup if pristine for sps and everything is doing well except for that one frag, then i would probably blame the seller, but again, the seller isnt obligated to make sure the frags survive in the new tank, they are just there to make sure its alive when they have it and to make a little cash lol. fortunately, we have great members on MR who make sure that their frags are healthy and care about their customers . i think it is also the buyer's responsibility to make sure that they will be able to take care of it.

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	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[bad coffee]

my thoughts on everything I buy.

[marrone]

I would think if you're selling things out of your tank, which you have grown over the years, you would want to make sure the buyer can keep the coral alive.

In the past we've had a # of sellers that wouldn't sell their corals to people unless they knew they had to right conditions to keep it alive.

[lunner]

My opinion: Usually aquacultured frags are hardier then marine cultured or wild pieces. And the buyer should know the risks and care associated with keeping SPS or even animals in general.

But I never sell freshly cut frags, I like to let them heal for at least 10 days.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[Aquatic Express]

Quote: Originally Posted by lunner But I never sell freshly cut frags, I like to let them heal for at least 10 days.

Same here. I think its the sellers responsibility to make sure their frags are good to go. Feeding them and giving them time to heal up. But then I think its the buyers responsibility to make sure that the particular frag will survive in their setup by asking the sellers the proper questions and making sure their water is good. Its like 50/50 IMO so i couldnt vote.........

BTW, can you bring me a piece of that frag you told me about yesterday?

[Josh]

It depends. If you are giving someone their first SPS, don't give them a blue aculeus, but a branch of montipora digi or acro nana would be fine.

I think you should think about the community, we have a limited amount of these corals and if you are fragging them you need to determine what is the best to keep the species alive long term in all of our aquariums. At the same time you need to balance that with the goal of getting NEW people into the hobby as even the expert reefers make mistakes or get out of the hobby.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[Bob 1000]

Easy
ST= no Sps..
NOT a ST= corals but not sensitive corals...
Stable water quality more than a year old = Possibly suitable for Sps..
OR
Ask some trick questions..
Like.. How much salt goes in your Ro water container to make 20 gallons of saltwater??
OR
How much Sodium bicarbonate should you put into your main tank to raise the Alkalinity??
OR
How much LR should be in your ro container to keep the water from cycling if the container is 20 gallons??
LMAO because a lot of people won't be able to answer these correctly...Damn I've been in this hobby too long, I think I'll be leaving soon.......Maybe.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[Aquatic Express]

Yo BOB come get your damn fish!