whitlock Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Hey All, I need some advice on fragging some green star polyps. I have a large rock covered in them and they have grown up on the back glass of my tank. The mat on the glass is about 6" long and 4" high. If I slice the mat away from the rock, will the mat peel off the glass easily or will I need to slide a razor blade under it to release it from the glass. Or would it be better to slice it into a grid while on the glass and remove it piece by piece? Thanks for any help. Link to comment
DIstudio Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 should peel off relatively easy. then slice into 1" squares...in 3 weeks you'll have a garden of GSP...stuff's a weed! Link to comment
Hoosierfan Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I'd remove it from the glass and then cut it. You may or may not have to pry it loose with a razor. As a general rule, You usually don't want to cut the coral any more than you have to while inside the display tank. Do it in a tupperware dish or something. Link to comment
spanko Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 You may be able to slide a credit card between the glass and the mat also. I agree do as much slicing as you can outside of the tank. Link to comment
whitlock Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks everyone, I will do most of the cutting in a separate container. I would like to avoid any type of "coral glue" and let them attach to small rock pieces naturally, if I tie them loosely to the rocks with fishing line, how long before they grab on? Link to comment
nathanq.inc Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 You're better off with the glue. I tried rubber banding mine to a piece of rock, 3 weeks later still no luck! ended up super glueing them to my back wall instead. started growing about a week after the glueing. Link to comment
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