greeneyes Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Ok I am kind of lost. I have been reading about frags and glue and on and on. What is a frag, how to coose when to cut and how, how to glue, anything would be great. Link to comment
epicfish Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Frags = fragments of colonies of coral. You cut when you want to frag something. How to cut? With a razor down to the rock. Then you chip it off with a hammer and chisel or hammer and screwdriver (just did this myself for the first time yesterday. Very cool). Then you can glue it down on a plug or another piece of LR. Link to comment
greeneyes Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 dosn't it leave them prone to infection, or hurt them Link to comment
Kool-cat Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Yes it leaves them prone to infection. That is why you are also taking a chance. Make sure you change your water every once and a while to replace trace elements. 1-3 weeks. Link to comment
epicfish Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 They'll heal. Make sure your tank is stable before your frag so they heal faster. Link to comment
fraggle rockette Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 practice with zoos or mushies or other soft polyps... they seem to heal faster. then go from there. Link to comment
mindaugas Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 so after u cut it, u chisel it from the rock and then put it on a plug? what if you just leave the rock as the plug? Link to comment
KOFP Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 ok, IMO plugs look horrible in a tank. you put so much time into a neat aquascape and then you ruin it with a massive white plug. with zoos, for example, you cut them away from the main colony carefully and then you glue it onto a piece of LR or rubble. Link to comment
greeneyes Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 anyone got new frag pictures? Link to comment
greeneyes Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 thanks cool pics, you guys have been great Link to comment
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