Star polyps

keithdakid · 12/16/2009, 08:52 PM

has any one ever fraged these if so can you tell me how

Daimyo68 · 12/16/2009, 08:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI4bEyWDSZk

keithdakid · 12/16/2009, 09:46 PM

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keithdakid · 12/16/2009, 09:46 PM

any instruction

ctran · 12/16/2009, 10:00 PM

i peel it off from the edge of the rock.

keithdakid · 12/16/2009, 10:07 PM

with your fingers and what if i only want to peel off a small section? an how or what do connect it 2

DC_40gallon · 12/16/2009, 10:08 PM

These are the easiest to frag. When they close they are on a purple carpet like blanket with the studs where the flowers/polyps come out.

Just take a sharp pair of scissors and cut between these studs. Take the newly cut frag and you can use a rubber band to hold it to your rock. After a few weeks your should see new polyp growth and can study the rock to see if the frag has attached to the rock. If so, take the rubber band off. You don't want it tight, just make it enough to loosely hold it down so it can grow on the rock itself.

I had a tiny frag that I attached to a huge baseball sized seashell. It now covers the seashell and makes it portable.

This stuff grows like a weed so whatever you put it on, take into consideration that it's going to cover that.

DC_40gallon · 12/16/2009, 10:09 PM

Oh and let me add that the best to frag these is when you shut off the tank lights or a while and let the polyps naturally close.

DC_40gallon · 12/16/2009, 10:12 PM

You can connect frags with super glue gel. Make sure it's gel! The gel will seal and harden even in saltwater so with all frags you can put them on a frag peg or small rock and make sure they are secured into the gel and place it directly into the tank. The gel won't release any toxins and will harden in the water surprisingly enough.

keithdakid · 12/16/2009, 10:20 PM

okay i have two forms i wanna frag the green ones and the tan ones can i glue/ rubberban them on the same item

DC_40gallon · 12/16/2009, 11:35 PM

Sure but know when you do that they will end up fighting for territory if it's on the same rock. It would be a beauty though to see them grace the same rock. Kinda like a yin/yang look.

Fun idea!

Financial Panth · 12/17/2009, 08:12 AM

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thile123 · 12/17/2009, 08:29 AM

+1 for growing like weed; it will grow over any SPS and kill it. So it's better have it on its owns separate rock.

sfilipowski · 12/17/2009, 09:26 AM

+ 2or3 grows like a weed, I have couple of pieces that I try to keep in the sand that way it's easy to move around I am afraid to let it get on my rocks cause I know it's almost impossible to remove it all. I did glue a piece to the back of the tank looks very cool and I know that it would be fairly easy to remove by just scraping it off.

sfilipowski · 12/17/2009, 09:29 AM

oh yea I just cut mine with scissors to, this coral is bullet proof

thile123 · 12/17/2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sfilipowski

+ 2or3 grows like a weed, I have couple of pieces that I try to keep in the sand that way it's easy to move around I am afraid to let it get on my rocks cause I know it's almost impossible to remove it all. I did glue a piece to the back of the tank looks very cool and I know that it would be fairly easy to remove by just scraping it off.

I like your idea of letting it grow on the back of the tank.

12/16/2009, 08:52 PM	#1
keithdakid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: roanoke va Posts: 76	Star polyps has any one ever fraged these if so can you tell me how

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12/16/2009, 09:46 PM	#3
keithdakid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: roanoke va Posts: 76	video would not play

12/16/2009, 10:00 PM	#5
ctran Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 100	i peel it off from the edge of the rock.

12/16/2009, 10:07 PM	#6
keithdakid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: roanoke va Posts: 76	with your fingers and what if i only want to peel off a small section? an how or what do connect it 2

12/16/2009, 10:08 PM	#7
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	These are the easiest to frag. When they close they are on a purple carpet like blanket with the studs where the flowers/polyps come out. Just take a sharp pair of scissors and cut between these studs. Take the newly cut frag and you can use a rubber band to hold it to your rock. After a few weeks your should see new polyp growth and can study the rock to see if the frag has attached to the rock. If so, take the rubber band off. You don't want it tight, just make it enough to loosely hold it down so it can grow on the rock itself. I had a tiny frag that I attached to a huge baseball sized seashell. It now covers the seashell and makes it portable. This stuff grows like a weed so whatever you put it on, take into consideration that it's going to cover that.

12/16/2009, 10:09 PM	#8
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	Oh and let me add that the best to frag these is when you shut off the tank lights or a while and let the polyps naturally close.

12/16/2009, 10:12 PM	#9
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	You can connect frags with super glue gel. Make sure it's gel! The gel will seal and harden even in saltwater so with all frags you can put them on a frag peg or small rock and make sure they are secured into the gel and place it directly into the tank. The gel won't release any toxins and will harden in the water surprisingly enough.

12/16/2009, 10:20 PM	#10
keithdakid Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: roanoke va Posts: 76	okay i have two forms i wanna frag the green ones and the tan ones can i glue/ rubberban them on the same item

12/16/2009, 11:35 PM	#11
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	Sure but know when you do that they will end up fighting for territory if it's on the same rock. It would be a beauty though to see them grace the same rock. Kinda like a yin/yang look. Fun idea!

12/17/2009, 08:29 AM	#13
thile123 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: texas Posts: 65	+1 for growing like weed; it will grow over any SPS and kill it. So it's better have it on its owns separate rock.

12/17/2009, 09:26 AM	#14
sfilipowski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: alabama Posts: 174	+ 2or3 grows like a weed, I have couple of pieces that I try to keep in the sand that way it's easy to move around I am afraid to let it get on my rocks cause I know it's almost impossible to remove it all. I did glue a piece to the back of the tank looks very cool and I know that it would be fairly easy to remove by just scraping it off.

12/17/2009, 09:29 AM	#15
sfilipowski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: alabama Posts: 174	oh yea I just cut mine with scissors to, this coral is bullet proof