glennr1978 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 That would be fantastic Glenn!!! It should happen within the next week or so . Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Darwin has at least one (there may be more) good zoa fragging video that I know of. I'm not sure what the title is or what his youtube user name is though. Maybe he can chime in and a post a link. Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Danke schoen Link to comment
gena Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 If you can cut some of the rock, that would be best. Sometimes the rocks are just to dense and can't be cut (with a razor blade). In those cases I will just scrape the mat from the rock. Be sure to hold the blade at an angle so that it doesn't actually cut the mat. You want to cut as though you are still trying to cut into the rock, if that makes sense. I plan to start a youtube channel soon showing various fragging, packaging, and acclimation techniques. Zoa fragging will be one of the first that I post. That would be awesome! Thanks for the tips. That's pretty much how I've been doing it. For the most part, I've been successful, but it's so stressful LOL. I guess I'm doing it correctly and shouldn't expect 100% success rate with every fragging attempt. Glenn that would be awesome! I don't have a good record when it comes to fragging lolIt gets easier the more times you do it, like most things in life . Link to comment
Lawnman Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 This thread got hawt the last few days!!! Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 This thread got hawt the last few days!!! I know, it's craziness! But don't worry, there's only one Lawnman's Lounge. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Glenn that would be awesome! I don't have a good record when it comes to fragging lol It also depends on what you are fragging. IMe, the success rate drops tremendously when fragging from frags. Idk why, but I am just about always successful when fragging from full colonies (20+ polyps). That said, my plugs still aren't here . It looks like my frag-a-thon isn't going to happen until tomorrow. Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 It also depends on what you are fragging. IMe, the success rate drops tremendously when fragging from frags. Idk why, but I am just about always successful when fragging from full colonies (20+ polyps). That's an interesting observation. Maybe I should just stick to popping off the tops and gluing those to the rock. (and trying to make sure the tops of the frags don't go flying across the room and break a window) Link to comment
Paandemonium Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Ngl box cutter replacement blades work better for me, sharper than scalpels IMO. Mamabear got me disposable blades + the ones you put in the autoclave and box cutters still beat them in my world Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Ngl box cutter replacement blades work better for me, sharper than scalpels IMO. Mamabear got me disposable blades + the ones you put in the autoclave and box cutters still beat them in my worldSame here. I prefer a box cutter over a scalpel as well. Btw, your new CAA was cut about an hour ago . Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 It also depends on what you are fragging. IMe, the success rate drops tremendously when fragging from frags. Idk why, but I am just about always successful when fragging from full colonies (20+ polyps). That said, my plugs still aren't here . It looks like my frag-a-thon isn't going to happen until tomorrow. Same here. I prefer a box cutter over a scalpel as well. Btw, your new CAA was cut about an hour ago .I'm a surgical scalpel type guy. I don't frag around... Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Check Lawn's lounge. Frag-a-thon 2014 has begun . Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Here's your freshly cut replacement frag. It looks pretty good considering it was just cut a couple of hours ago . Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Here's your freshly cut replacement frag. It looks pretty good considering it was just cut a couple of hours ago . Oooooooh it looks great!!! Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 I'm a surgical scalpel type guy. I don't frag around... Same here. I prefer a box cutter over a scalpel as well. Btw, your new CAA was cut about an hour ago . Ngl box cutter replacement blades work better for me, sharper than scalpels IMO. Mamabear got me disposable blades + the ones you put in the autoclave and box cutters still beat them in my world OK, so now we're at surgical scalpels, box cutters and razor blades Today I used a screwdriver, a razor blade and a paring knife to detach some frags for placement on the rockwork. I chose frags that were relatively easy, i.e. that had pieces of rock or glue directly under them. I'm still kind of nervous about sticking a blade under the ones that have the tissue growing directly on the plug. Oh, and the two living polyps on my sad little CAA finally started to just barely open up today. Maybe there's hope just yet. Link to comment
glennr1978 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I use a flat head screwdriver quite a bit. I actually use regular things I have around the house more than the tools I have in my fragging kit. Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 I use a flat head screwdriver quite a bit. I actually use regular things I have around the house more than the tools I have in my fragging kit. Oh definitely, flat head screwdrivers are indispensable! I have one of those near the tank at all times BTW, the easiest frag of all? The sunny Ds. They were loose on the frag, so I just pulled them off and stuck them in a hole in the rockwork. They're doing great. Link to comment
Mirya Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 OK, so now we're at surgical scalpels, box cutters and razor blades Today I used a screwdriver, a razor blade and a paring knife Give this list of items to reefers, and we know they are fragging items. To anyone else, I bet this sounds like a list of prohibited carry on items for flights! Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Give this list of items to reefers, and we know they are fragging items. To anyone else, I bet this sounds like a list of prohibited carry on items for flights! Ha...so true lol Oh, and a few months ago, I also used a hammer and chisel to pop the head off a frag plug. That worked, but the zoas were pretty mad at me for a while... Here's my little CAA finally starting to come out and say hello: Link to comment
natalia_la_loca Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 And here's a new FTS...still got loads and loads of real estate to fill out! Link to comment
Lawnman Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 You have plenty of room left . Looking really nice! Link to comment
Paandemonium Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I usually use a wood chisel and that works amazingly for me Link to comment
Lawnman Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I usually use a wood chisel and that works amazingly for meYou said wood . Link to comment
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