Pruning and fragging

spluchino82 · 04/07/2012, 06:22 AM

Can somebody give me a quick lesson on how to both cut and prune my corals, such as my zooanthedids, frogspawn, cabbage leather coral.... How do I detach it from the rest of itself with out hurting it? AND how to I create my own frag? I am going to utube to look for a video. But would like to hear it from u guys. Thanks

shifty51008 · 04/07/2012, 06:54 AM

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=605983

there are some good threads there about this, I want to highly enforce being very carefull with fragging zoas as they can be very dangerous and possiably kill you.

NirvanaFan · 04/07/2012, 07:11 AM

Frogspawn is easy. Just use a small saw blade or bone cutters to cut the exposed skeleton and break off branches.

I usually take a razor blade to zoas. Cut off as many as you want, going around the actual polyp. You want to get cut the mat. Then just super glue the underside of the mat to a rock or frag plug

For other softies like leather corals, I like to slice pieces off with a razor blade, then very lightly rubber band them to a rock, in a spot in the tank that has slow flow. This will let them attach.

bnumair · 04/07/2012, 07:22 AM

check out some videos at youtube as well for visual learning experience.

04/07/2012, 06:22 AM	#1
spluchino82 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 228	Pruning and fragging Can somebody give me a quick lesson on how to both cut and prune my corals, such as my zooanthedids, frogspawn, cabbage leather coral.... How do I detach it from the rest of itself with out hurting it? AND how to I create my own frag? I am going to utube to look for a video. But would like to hear it from u guys. Thanks

04/07/2012, 06:54 AM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=605983 there are some good threads there about this, I want to highly enforce being very carefull with fragging zoas as they can be very dangerous and possiably kill you. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

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04/07/2012, 07:11 AM	#3
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	Frogspawn is easy. Just use a small saw blade or bone cutters to cut the exposed skeleton and break off branches. I usually take a razor blade to zoas. Cut off as many as you want, going around the actual polyp. You want to get cut the mat. Then just super glue the underside of the mat to a rock or frag plug For other softies like leather corals, I like to slice pieces off with a razor blade, then very lightly rubber band them to a rock, in a spot in the tank that has slow flow. This will let them attach.