Fragging

[SkiFletch]

Have to say i just found it so bizare that we go to all the lengths we go to to look after the contents of our aquariums then when it comes to fragging its so damn easy (in written form anyway) and basically you cut bits off it, but guess im feeling braver about doing it the more i read about it, never know may end up with more corals by end of year lol

Heh, yeah corals really are amazing creatures. While very sensetive to water chemistry, lighting, and flowrate, they can be smacked around by hurricanes or tilesaws and still do just fine.

 

[jeasko]

guess thats why I have reservations as it seems very wrong after the amount of care we have to take of them lol

 

[steelhealr]

Fragging is not as hard as you may think. Check out the links in the first part of the frag section.

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Marine-a...-Frag-Exchange/

SH

 

[jeasko]

SH thanks for pointing me in right direction dont know why I didnt see the topic when i was looking around!

 

[chrissaysyes]

Ski, do you use the glue in your display aquarium? i.e., get a frag, put glue on the bottom, stick it in the tank and mash it onto a rock?

 

[SkiFletch]

Ski, do you use the glue in your display aquarium? i.e., get a frag, put glue on the bottom, stick it in the tank and mash it onto a rock?

For smaller frags yes, for larger ones, I use cyanoacrylate and epoxy. If using superglue only, I gob the stuff on there.

 

[SkiFletch]

Two words of caution when using epoxy. The stuff heats up and can damage flesh where it contacts. Not usually a problem for most SPS as the comprimised tissue will re-grow over time, but can be troublesome for LPS with very small skeletons. And secondly, wash your hands AFTER you knead the epoxy. You don't want fish gobbling up the flakes that will come off your fingers in the aquarium if you don't wash them before hand

 

[chrissaysyes]

awesome dude, thanks for the info.

 

[chrissaysyes]

tried cyanoacrylate today... Doesn't do so well with gluing rocks to rocks hah. Now my frags just have gooey bottoms heh

 

[chrissaysyes]

I revoke that statement, that glue actually worked perfectly! Thanks, Ski!