Frag Plugs?

[Stampos]

Got a few frags coming my way this weekend off of a local reefer

The frags I get from my lfs come on horrible plastic plugs, and I don't want to use these! I've seen people make their own using milliput - do you cure these out of the tank? Could I stick sand to the surface to make them look more natural?

Let's see what you use

 

[Tony_essex]

this is one thing that had put me off buyin some frags as i hate the plugs/discs most come on so look forward to any answers to this

 

[fishy55599]

you could remove them from them and glue them to rock. but wait 3 weeks after putting in your tank

 

[weezawoo]

Agree with fishy. I have zoas that are ready to come off the plug but I just need toget some glue to stick them where I want them!

 

[Stampos]

The frags I'm getting are from the chap thinning the growth and will be cut from the colony the same morning I receive them so ideally need something ready to go.

I'm thinking milliput, glue and coral sand?

 

[weezawoo]

Bae made her own frag plugs I believe....

 

[Uriel]

I think milliput and d + d equivilent remove oxygen from the water when they are curing so be careful.

 

[Stampos]

I'd heard that, but thank you for the heads up

Does the woody require water to cure? If so I'll make some and leave in ro for a few days to go off.

 

[demasonisrule]

If you leave it long enough, the coral usually encrusts/covers the plug, so you don't see it, and it essentially will become part of the rock, but if you don't want to wait for that, a lot of people over here use cement, and just use little DIY rocks made of it, it's a mix of a certain type of cement (I'll try and find it for you), and aragonite. That can take a while to cure though

 

[dayzofspeed]

If you leave it long enough, the coral usually encrusts/covers the plug, so you don't see it, and it essentially will become part of the rock, but if you don't want to wait for that, a lot of people over here use cement, and just use little DIY rocks made of it, it's a mix of a certain type of cement (I'll try and find it for you), and aragonite. That can take a while to cure though

its portland cement and aragonite sand, the same as diy LR called aragocrete http/api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&key=dd1565d9a6e3794e62d9582c3ccfe600&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fishforums.net%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F365413-make-your-own-live-rock%2Fpage__p__3049471__fromsearch__1%23entry3049471&v=1&libid=1310771220030&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D1%26sqi%3D2%26ved%3D0CCIQFjAA%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.reef-eden.net%252Fdiy_9.htm%26ei%3DwHwMTqS3EMfBhAfDoNzsDQ%26usg%3DAFQjCNHth-uglgvrzEKT65T86Vsw55ttNg&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fishforums.net%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcore%26module%3Dsearch%26do%3Duser_activity%26mid%3D63492%26search_app%3Dforums%26userMode%3Dall%26sid%3Dd9bd9ac41653625c9c7dd80457474be9%26st%3D75&title=Make%20Your%20Own%20Live%20Rock%20-%20Tropical%20Fish%20Forums&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co...T65T86Vsw55ttNg but it takes months to cure, easier to use LR rubble if you have i would imagine