How to remove a frag from the frag plug.

dogstar74 · 01/20/2008, 07:43 PM

Well the subject gives it away. I love the frag. Hate the plug. How do I get the polyps off the plug without hurting it and get rid of that stupid square plug?

Thanks for the help!

killingseed · 01/20/2008, 07:48 PM

well in due time the plug will not even be see it. i have many in my tank and most you cant even see. down the road i can remove the plug and leave the new growth so i can put them somewhere else.

Aussie_hippie_2 · 01/20/2008, 08:35 PM

Otherwise just use a really sharp scalpel and cut a small area under it and mount it on something nicer. I'd just leave it, as that way you don't risk it's health if ya screw up.

dogstar74 · 01/20/2008, 09:52 PM

well perhaps i could remodel the plug with tools, dremil, pliers etc. I'll just have to see if I can do it without heating up the block.

Any other suggestions?

revautosports · 01/20/2008, 09:53 PM

Are they on a rubble or have they already grown on to the tile??? If they already attached to the tile i would just let it be. If they are on a rubble and glued on to the tile i would just use a bone cutter and pry it off.

ahullsb · 01/21/2008, 03:24 AM

Use a scalpel if you need to,I say let them grow around it...

kawicivic · 01/21/2008, 05:58 AM

you can use some bone cutters to snip off the sides that do not have growth so it wont take so long to get grown over

dark_stranger · 01/21/2008, 09:47 AM

I really dont understand why people choose to stick frags on plugs such as those as its impossible to fit into a tank without it sticking out like a sore thumb.

Aussie_hippie_2 · 01/21/2008, 10:01 AM

Cause it's safe and the easy.

dark_stranger · 01/21/2008, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aussie_hippie_2
Cause it's safe and the easy.

as apposed to using bits of live rock? which are non-safe & hard to work with?

I just use bits of live rock/alfra grog that can be placed seemlessly into any tank.

btkrausen · 01/21/2008, 11:19 AM

Agreed, I HATE frag plugs & discs, they look terrible in a tank. Which is why I always frag on live rock rubble. And the cool thing is, most of the time the LFS will give it to you for free if you only get 5-10 pieces at a time.

rsteagall · 01/22/2008, 02:00 PM

Depends on if you're farming or not IMO. Biggest prob w/frag plugs though is most of the time they don't have to be as big as people make them.

crabbejoe · 01/22/2008, 09:25 PM

I have an idea. Use that Aquastick epoxy putty to put around the tile and make it look more like a rock! And you could then attach it to a piece of live rock at the same time!

01/20/2008, 07:43 PM	#1
dogstar74 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,152	How to remove a frag from the frag plug. Well the subject gives it away. I love the frag. Hate the plug. How do I get the polyps off the plug without hurting it and get rid of that stupid square plug? Thanks for the help! __________________ "If there's nothing wrong with me... then there must be something wrong with the universe!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano with ATS

01/20/2008, 09:52 PM	#4
dogstar74 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wyoming Posts: 2,152	well perhaps i could remodel the plug with tools, dremil, pliers etc. I'll just have to see if I can do it without heating up the block. Any other suggestions? __________________ "If there's nothing wrong with me... then there must be something wrong with the universe!" Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano with ATS

01/21/2008, 03:24 AM	#6
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	Use a scalpel if you need to,I say let them grow around it... __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

01/21/2008, 11:19 AM	#11
btkrausen Fish Hoarder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 1,033	Agreed, I HATE frag plugs & discs, they look terrible in a tank. Which is why I always frag on live rock rubble. And the cool thing is, most of the time the LFS will give it to you for free if you only get 5-10 pieces at a time. __________________ Marineland 220 Build in Progress

01/22/2008, 02:00 PM	#12
rsteagall Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rockvale, TN (close to Murfreesboro) Posts: 1,612	Depends on if you're farming or not IMO. Biggest prob w/frag plugs though is most of the time they don't have to be as big as people make them. __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: One hand holding a beer, the other in the tank, and my toes typing on the keyboard. Drunks, reefing, and keyboards do mix in a 5GAL bucket with a 1200 MJ!

01/20/2008, 07:48 PM	#2
killingseed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: El Paso , TX Posts: 2,714	well in due time the plug will not even be see it. i have many in my tank and most you cant even see. down the road i can remove the plug and leave the new growth so i can put them somewhere else.

01/20/2008, 08:35 PM	#3
Aussie_hippie_2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bozeman Posts: 127	Otherwise just use a really sharp scalpel and cut a small area under it and mount it on something nicer. I'd just leave it, as that way you don't risk it's health if ya screw up.

01/20/2008, 09:53 PM	#5
revautosports Moved On Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 122	Are they on a rubble or have they already grown on to the tile??? If they already attached to the tile i would just let it be. If they are on a rubble and glued on to the tile i would just use a bone cutter and pry it off.

01/21/2008, 05:58 AM	#7
kawicivic Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockford Posts: 2,316	you can use some bone cutters to snip off the sides that do not have growth so it wont take so long to get grown over

01/21/2008, 09:47 AM	#8
dark_stranger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK, Kent Posts: 393	I really dont understand why people choose to stick frags on plugs such as those as its impossible to fit into a tank without it sticking out like a sore thumb.

01/21/2008, 10:01 AM	#9
Aussie_hippie_2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bozeman Posts: 127	Cause it's safe and the easy.

01/22/2008, 09:25 PM	#13
crabbejoe Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 707	I have an idea. Use that Aquastick epoxy putty to put around the tile and make it look more like a rock! And you could then attach it to a piece of live rock at the same time! __________________ Joe Current Tank Info: 20 gallon reef, 75 gallon FOWLR