Corallimorphians
• All: (Mushrooms, Ricordea, etc)
1+ Polyps per Frag with each polyp roughly 1+” in diameter. The resiliency of Corallimorphians are renowned. Having more than one polyp is a nice gesture, but a single polyp should be sufficient.

Zoanthidae
• All: (Zoanthids, Button Polyps, Yellow Polyps, etc)
5+ Polyps per Frag with unlimited size. This size should give the new sponsors a healthy amount without taking too much from the mother colony.

Soft Corals
• Encrusting: (Star Polyps, Pipe Organ, etc)
1” x 1” Frag with unlimited amount of Polyps. Each encrusting coral has differing sizes of polyps. This size should provide a sound amount of polyps regardless of the coral. The resiliency of most encrusting Soft Corals means that more than this wouldn’t be necessary.
• Branching: (Kenya Tree, Finger Leather, Colt Coral, etc)
2” Tall Frags with unlimited amount of Polyps. Soft Coral growth rates are quick, so a solid 2” frag is good. There can be any number of branches off of the main column.
• Columnar: (Xenia, Toadstool, etc)
1” x 1” at the largest point, at least 2” in height, and an unlimited amount of Polyps. This will allow the largest point to be of sufficient size, whether the largest point is the base of the coral or the cap. The height requirement will ensure that the frag is healthy and growing.

Large Polyp Stony Corals
• Hemispherical: (Acanthastrea, Goniopora, Plerogyra, etc)
2” x 2” with an unlimited amount of polyps OR 4 Polyps with an unlimited size; whichever is more appropriate for the coral. This will make sure that the frag is large enough to be healthy or have enough polyps in order to live and grow.
• Branching: (Hammer, Frogspawn, Candy Cane, etc)
1+ full Polyps with an unlimited size. This will also secure that the frag is large enough to capture prey and light in order to grow.
• Columnar: (Branching Galaxea, Branching Tubastrea, etc)
2” Tall piece with an unlimited number of polyps. This will make sure that the frag is large enough and have enough polyps to keep growing
• Ridge or Plate: (Fox Coral, Plate Coral, Open Brain, etc)
2” by 2” piece of unlimited Polyps. This will secure a fair amount of polyp(s) for growth. This type of coral can have an unlimited height. In the case of single polyp corals such as Plate Corals, the frag must have a piece of the mouth if it hasn’t completely grown a new one.

Small Polyp Stony Corals
• Branching and Columnar: (Acropora, Montipora, Hydnophora, etc)
1” tall piece with unlimited Polyps. The frag can also have branches as well as long as the main column is equal to or exceeds two inches in height.
• Plating and Tabling: (Acropora, Montipora, Agaricia, etc)
1” x1/2” piece with unlimited Polyps. The frag can have an unlimited height, but must be sufficient in size.
• Encrusting: (Montipora, Hydnophora, Porites, etc)
A 1” x 1” piece with unlimited Polyps and Height. This should be sufficient enough to secure a large amount of polyps for growth.

Starter Cultures
• Micro Plankton: (Rotifers, Artemia, small ‘Pods, ciliates, etc)
10 Fluid Ounces OR 10+ live, adult individuals. This will be enough to start multiple cultures, and have a little extra in case of a culture crash. For those that are large enough to be easily counted by the naked eye, a minimum of ten adults is necessary.
• Mobile Invertebrates: (Snails, Starfish, large ‘Pods, etc)
5+ live, adult individuals. This will safeguard that there is both genders available for sexual reproduction.
• Micro Algae: (Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis, Pavlova, etc)
10 Fluid Ounces. This will be sufficient to start multiple cultures, and have a little extra in case of a culture crash.
• Macro Algae: (Chaetomorpha, Caulerpa, Gracilia, etc)
A Quart Size bag full. This bag does not need to be stuffed full, but enough should be in there to fill appropriately. Enough water should be in the bag to make sure no harm is done to the conetents inside.
• Plants: (Shaving Brush, Mangroves, etc)
An unlimited height and amount, but must have leaves and roots sufficient for growth and planting.

Reporting
As Donor Frags are handed out, it is important for everyone to keep track of what they have. One way of doing this is to report on the progress of your Donor Frag. With reporting, people can share their experiences with the coral and offer advice to others attempting to grow it. In an event that a Donor Frag has passed away, a report is recommended so others can learn from any possible mistakes. Reporting is our way of learning about these Donor Frags, and will ultimately lead to better education of club members. It is also important as this will allow us to gauge eligibility for further frags (see the Rule of Five below)

Thread Layout
Each individual frag has it's own thread where people can read up on it, research, and discuss the item at hand. This section is called the Donor Thread. The Donor Thread has lots of useful information in it, escpecially specifics relating to the conditions required for each coral. Please feel free to add any refernces you come across of this coral and these will be updated and icluded in the first post of the thread by the Program officers.

The second post has all of the sponsor related information.

Each successive post includes information from people currently growing that frag and thier personal experiences with that coral. It is this area we strongly encourage you to post your pictures, thoughts and or questions in.