Newbie Question. Got my first frogspawn frag. Now what?

cirionrc · 01/20/2011, 09:45 PM

So I got my first frag. Is on a plug. So do I just wedge the plug to the rock somewhere in the tank? I take it there is no removing the frogspawn from the plug right? Do I glue it to the rock with some water safe epoxy?. If so, can anyone recommend any good epoxy?

israel.kendall · 01/20/2011, 10:04 PM

I snapped my frogspawn off the frag plug then glued it to a fist sized chunk of live rock. The rock is small enough to move around the tank but large enough not to get knocked over. I then moved it around to find a nice moderate light and low flow area for it. Worked well for me.

Bloodritual · 01/20/2011, 10:07 PM

I don't think frogspawns encrust so depending on what is used to glue them to the plug you could just take it off if you don't want the frag plug

Dustin1300 · 01/20/2011, 10:18 PM

Wedge it first and find a place that it likes the flow and lighting. You can then mount it if needed.

Sk8r · 01/21/2011, 09:29 AM

x2 on the latter advice and start checking cal, alk, mg weekly.

cirionrc · 01/21/2011, 11:02 AM

Yeah cool. Think I will just leave it on the plug and glue the plug. Any suggestions on glue. I have heard home depot, but doesn't that contain chemicals that can harm your tank? Anyway yes, I have been checking all parameter. Seems my tank doing much better now that I switched to reef crystals. Everything thriving and more livlier.

Sugar Magnolia · 01/21/2011, 11:15 AM

Any cyanoacrylate glue gel will work. I've found that I prefer the Loctite brand. There are reef safe epoxies, HoldFast and AquaMend.

cirionrc · 01/21/2011, 11:25 AM

ok cool. Any have found that loctite is safe. So do I just glue the plug under water? will it cure?

kduen · 01/21/2011, 11:59 AM

Once I find the sweet spot for the coral I grab the plug holding it upside down so the coral is still in the water (not necessary but is how I do it). Take a papertowel to the bottom of the plug and dab dry as best as possible. Put a couple of glue balls about a quarter of an inch thick around the perimeter of the disk of the plug. Place said coral plug back in the same spot gently pressing down and give it a good twist back and forth to break the skin on the glue and holding for about 30 seconds. Thats all it usually takes but sometimes it will take a few attempts if the glue isn't thick enough.

stingythingy45 · 01/21/2011, 12:25 PM

I just have mine resting on the sand bed.
My clown host it,so I'm in no hurry to try and remove it and get attacked.

01/20/2011, 09:45 PM	#1
cirionrc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 175	Newbie Question. Got my first frogspawn frag. Now what? So I got my first frag. Is on a plug. So do I just wedge the plug to the rock somewhere in the tank? I take it there is no removing the frogspawn from the plug right? Do I glue it to the rock with some water safe epoxy?. If so, can anyone recommend any good epoxy? __________________ 90 gallon, CPR bak pak skimmer, HOB CPR 3 gal refugium with DSB with 13 w light, Eheim 2217 Filter, Sun Tek 8x54w T5 HO, 80lbs live rock, 1 yellow tang, 1 firefish, 2 yellowtail damsels, 1 ocellaris clownfish, 1 clarkii, 1 condy anemone, 1 BTA, 2 button polyp colony, 1 blue xenia, and big dent in my wallet!

01/20/2011, 10:18 PM	#4
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	Wedge it first and find a place that it likes the flow and lighting. You can then mount it if needed. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

01/21/2011, 09:29 AM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	x2 on the latter advice and start checking cal, alk, mg weekly. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/21/2011, 11:02 AM	#6
cirionrc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 175	Yeah cool. Think I will just leave it on the plug and glue the plug. Any suggestions on glue. I have heard home depot, but doesn't that contain chemicals that can harm your tank? Anyway yes, I have been checking all parameter. Seems my tank doing much better now that I switched to reef crystals. Everything thriving and more livlier. __________________ 90 gallon, CPR bak pak skimmer, HOB CPR 3 gal refugium with DSB with 13 w light, Eheim 2217 Filter, Sun Tek 8x54w T5 HO, 80lbs live rock, 1 yellow tang, 1 firefish, 2 yellowtail damsels, 1 ocellaris clownfish, 1 clarkii, 1 condy anemone, 1 BTA, 2 button polyp colony, 1 blue xenia, and big dent in my wallet!

01/21/2011, 11:15 AM	#7
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Any cyanoacrylate glue gel will work. I've found that I prefer the Loctite brand. There are reef safe epoxies, HoldFast and AquaMend. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

01/20/2011, 10:04 PM	#2
israel.kendall Padawan Reefer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Land O Lakes Posts: 922	I snapped my frogspawn off the frag plug then glued it to a fist sized chunk of live rock. The rock is small enough to move around the tank but large enough not to get knocked over. I then moved it around to find a nice moderate light and low flow area for it. Worked well for me.

01/20/2011, 10:07 PM	#3
Bloodritual Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 82	I don't think frogspawns encrust so depending on what is used to glue them to the plug you could just take it off if you don't want the frag plug

01/21/2011, 11:25 AM	#8
cirionrc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 175	ok cool. Any have found that loctite is safe. So do I just glue the plug under water? will it cure? __________________ 90 gallon, CPR bak pak skimmer, HOB CPR 3 gal refugium with DSB with 13 w light, Eheim 2217 Filter, Sun Tek 8x54w T5 HO, 80lbs live rock, 1 yellow tang, 1 firefish, 2 yellowtail damsels, 1 ocellaris clownfish, 1 clarkii, 1 condy anemone, 1 BTA, 2 button polyp colony, 1 blue xenia, and big dent in my wallet!

01/21/2011, 11:59 AM	#9
kduen Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Panama City, FL Posts: 684	Once I find the sweet spot for the coral I grab the plug holding it upside down so the coral is still in the water (not necessary but is how I do it). Take a papertowel to the bottom of the plug and dab dry as best as possible. Put a couple of glue balls about a quarter of an inch thick around the perimeter of the disk of the plug. Place said coral plug back in the same spot gently pressing down and give it a good twist back and forth to break the skin on the glue and holding for about 30 seconds. Thats all it usually takes but sometimes it will take a few attempts if the glue isn't thick enough.

01/21/2011, 12:25 PM	#10
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	I just have mine resting on the sand bed. My clown host it,so I'm in no hurry to try and remove it and get attacked. __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref