spinycheek Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 I found a way to make natural looking ceramic rocks with threads. Just like the plugs you know and love, but much more better! 6 Quote Link to comment
tsouth Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 There it is. Fuego 1 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Wow those are gorgeous! What a great solution. Will you be mass producing them soon? Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Wow those are gorgeous! What a great solution. Will you be mass producing them soon? Thank you! If there is interest, I'd be happy to start producing them in quantity. 1 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 These are cool. I like them, especially not having to break off the stick! Coralline coloured plugs need to be made. I hate how plusg stand out and I don't enjoy removing the corals off plugs. Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 These are cool. I like them, especially not having to break off the stick! Coralline coloured plugs need to be made. I hate how plusg stand out and I don't enjoy removing the corals off plugs. Thanks! I have been playing with purple color, but so far the results have been really washed out or very fake looking. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I'd imagine purple would be hard to get the perfect shade Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 I'd imagine purple would be hard to get the perfect shade It really is, probably why some companies just paint them. Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 I made a video of my latest coral clip. It's by far the fastest, easiest fragging I've ever done. Instant, fool-proof attachment. 4 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Brilliant innovation, I love seeing these evolve! I imagine you have a few different sizes for different branches? Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Brilliant innovation, I love seeing these evolve! I imagine you have a few different sizes for different branches? At the moment, they're just the one size. My goal is to get one that fits a wide variety, so I'll be playing with some different designs. This one works with the regular sized sticks and plating corals (wedges in-between the fingers). 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I made a video of my latest coral clip. It's by far the fastest, easiest fragging I've ever done. Instant, fool-proof attachment. Id like to get a few of these for my digitata frags. How much are they running? Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Id like to get a few of these for my digitata frags. How much are they running? Still just one-off prototypes for now. The clips are just an add-on to the regular discs, so they won't be expensive. Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Montipora the next day. I also tested this exact same clip deign on a plating coral (Chalice) and it worked equally well. 5 Quote Link to comment
Maui's Reef Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Now available: FREE download for 3D printable Coralok Disc. Adjusted for optimum printability on FDM printers. *Non-commercial use only and must register with site to access downloads. 1 Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted December 30, 2016 Author Share Posted December 30, 2016 Experimenting with various "coralline" colors in ceramic frag plugs. 3 Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Magnetic base with a ball joint. I found this one really helpful for acclimating new frags. I can slide it up and down the glass/acrylic depending on its light needs, then position the frag for ideal flow. Then when the coral has settled in, I can unscrew the magnetic base and swap it for a rock anchor to go it the live rock. 3 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Very clever! The ways you continue to innovate and build on the product line is incredible. I still love the ceramic frag plugs, the coralline ones have nice character too. How have the frag clips been working out with the various SPS test frags? Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 Very clever! The ways you continue to innovate and build on the product line is incredible. I still love the ceramic frag plugs, the coralline ones have nice character too. How have the frag clips been working out with the various SPS test frags? The original ones are still holding tight. I have made a new version that I want to try out that fixes some issues. The originals were more a proof of concept, but they are horribly designed for injection molding or printing myself. So I'm waiting for the mail delivery of the new ones. Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 Two months in. Coral is slowly expanding at the base, but this montipora tends to grow up, rather than out. Even my colony is pencil thin at the base. Also tried the same contraption with a mushroom coral. It's pretty unhappy since it was rolling around the tank for a week before I impaled it. But still hanging on today and slowly looking better. Another little frag being tested out. 3 Quote Link to comment
zoohed Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 That magnetic ball joint is awesome! Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 That magnetic ball joint is awesome! Thanks! Free to download the file for it at Mauisreef.com This is a ceramic mount after about a week in the tank. I attached it with PCL which is what the white stuff is, I used a bit too much, but there's no undoing it now! Once the native algae grew on it, it's pretty much an exact match for the live rock. 2 Quote Link to comment
zoohed Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Thanks! Free to download the file for it at Mauisreef.com This is a ceramic mount after about a week in the tank. I attached it with PCL which is what the white stuff is, I used a bit too much, but there's no undoing it now! Once the native algae grew on it, it's pretty much an exact match for the live rock. Wish I had the means to produce it. I really hope you're able to start distributing all of these soon. The concept is great. Quote Link to comment
spinycheek Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 I was thinking of offering everything on a made-to-order basis since there aren't a whole lot of people with 3D printers. The ceramic mounts will be up for sale in the next 2 weeks, just waiting for packaging to arrive. 2 Quote Link to comment
zoohed Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I was thinking of offering everything on a made-to-order basis since there aren't a whole lot of people with 3D printers. The ceramic mounts will be up for sale in the next 2 weeks, just waiting for packaging to arrive. I think you might be surprised how many orders you got especially after people are able to start using them. Quote Link to comment
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