Murphs_Reef Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Going to frag this boy in situ, it's a foot down in the tank so about half way in. It's shading out a bunch of hornets, rastas and utter chaos. Other than taking scissors to it, any suggestions? Would be good to keep the frags but not over fussy if I loose the bits I remove.. Cabbage right in the centre of the picture and for scale that pump on the right is a sow-8, sorry the coral lens don't fit on the pixel 7 pro camera so you looks like a fisheye picture... Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Any ideas? Failing that... I'm going in with scissors 😬 Quote Link to comment
joshthebox Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 11:55 AM, Murphs_Reef said: Going to frag this boy in situ, it's a foot down in the tank so about half way in. It's shading out a bunch of hornets, rastas and utter chaos. Other than taking scissors to it, any suggestions? Would be good to keep the frags but not over fussy if I loose the bits I remove.. Cabbage right in the centre of the picture and for scale that pump on the right is a sow-8, sorry the coral lens don't fit on the pixel 7 pro camera so you looks like a fisheye picture... Cut it up with scissors or a blade. Place the frags on some rubble rock in a low flow area (like in a basket), and they'll attach fairly quickly. Some people use elastic bands to hold them down, but sometimes the pressure of the elastic causes them to split in half. The slime they produce makes it difficult to glue frags, so I'd avoid trying to glue them to a surface. 1 Quote Link to comment
InAtTheDeepEnd Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 scissors aren't very precise. A single clean neat cut is better. Can you dismantle a razor blade and use that? I've never tried it on a cabbage but have done on mushrooms and zoas. I tried scissors once on a kenya tree and came to regret it! can you put the frag into a breeder box suctioned onto the glass wall of the tank with the rock/plug you want it to encrust on inside? easier to stop it being blown about/ending up where you don't want it that way Quote Link to comment
Reef Casa Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I use scissors but I find this is kind of tricky one, they don't attach easily. Need way more time then leather coral to attach to piece of rubble or plug They deff do not like glue Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Used scissors in the end, was too deep into the tank without a swim. Clean cut now the utter chaos can breath a bit, took about an inch X 2 inch off it and pushed the frag into the rock work 3 Quote Link to comment
InAtTheDeepEnd Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 that utter chaos is so beautiful i should report you for posting pornographic material on the forum 4 Quote Link to comment
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