How to pry zoas off plugs?

[Zer0]

Well, when I get zoas, and basically any coral for that matter, I would like to know how I could separate them from their plugs, and glue directly on to the rock I want them to be on. Zoas usually grow in mats right? So, could I just use an Xacto knife and go to town? Or should I watch out for anything? For the hard corals like SPS, I plan on just using coral cutters and sniping them off at the very bottom, where the frag meets the plug. Should be easy enough.

 

Thanks everyone!

[Jacwil]

With sps, if it's freshly mounted, just snap it off the plug and glue to rock where ya want it.

 

With z's and p's I typically cut the plug apart and glue the z's with the plug chip where I want it.

 

Consider using gloves when you frag the z's and p's.

[shan]

I cut the bottom of the plug off and glue the disc with zoas to my rock, that way as they grow and spread off the disc, I can make a very easy frag by just removing the original disc from the matt with zoas on it.

[kgoldy]

I second the gloves thing with the Z's n P's. I found out the hard way I was allergic to the stuff. The reaction was mild- my hands didn't even turn red or swell... But it did burn enough that I couldn't sleep for a night.