Sounds
like we are all in agreement that species guidelines are a good starting point,
but experimentation on an individual basis is key.
I love
this list.
Chris
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From: Payne, James E [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Ooops...Good points Chris. It's a complicated issues with way too many variables for my head :-). I think what Eric is trying to break is the very strict labels the hobby has put on these coral types. It's important to acknowledge that the animals aren't dissimilar, and may not always fit our catagories like we'd want. I guess it's not so much thinking outside the box, as opening the box and letting things jump out from time to time. Maybe I'm assuming too much from what Eric has said. I may be way off, so please understand that this is my interpretation mixed with my opinion and experience. I don't want to pretend to speak for Mr. Borneman.James Payne[EMAIL PROTECTED]-----Original Message-----
From: Sisemore, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 4:02 PM
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Subject: RE: Ooops...I don't want to say Eric Boreman is wrong, I'm no expert on corals, but I am a reefer & even more so a scuba diver & here's some food for thought. Mother nature can get away with things we cant. One parameter such as light or current can be off in the ocean & the organism still thrive because the rest of the parameters are good & the environment is very stable & even more importantly that's where the animal was born so to speak & it has adapted. When putting an animal in an aquarium we must generalize what should be the optimum environment we can supply for that animal to give it a suitable home & even then, our best isn't as good as nature on a stormy day.
