Toadstool fragging pics
- Thread starter alti
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scarf_ace1981
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- San Juan, PR
alti- i noticed you did one w fishing line?? and the others w/ rubber bands. is that to see which method works best?
i was told rubberbands will kill the tissue. is this correct?
btw another great fragging example. you should make it a slideshow
i was told rubberbands will kill the tissue. is this correct?
btw another great fragging example. you should make it a slideshow
Psycho graphic
Trouble Maker!
- Location
- Somewhere on the East Coast
Very nice pictorial!
Three quick questions,
How long before the mother looks back to normal?
How long before the frags take hold to the plugs?
How long before the frags resemble little toadstools?
Three quick questions,
How long before the mother looks back to normal?
How long before the frags take hold to the plugs?
How long before the frags resemble little toadstools?
scarface,
i just wanted to show a couple ways of doing it. i like the toothpick method as well,but i couldnt find them
the rubberband will keep damage it a little, but it recovers a few weeks after u remove the rubberband. its a little better for me because the plugs i use have a bowl shape on top and there is little pressure on the coral itself. the rubberband only puts a little pressure on the coral this way. i would makie slide3 shows if i knew how
psycho,
the mother colony should be fine in a day or 2. heres a pic of it now.
http://altisreef.com/images/DSC01216.JPG
u can see the little bumps around the edge where new polyps are forming already. i like to use this method becaue it takes alot longer to heal if u cut the whole head off or cut wedges.
attatching depends on a few factors. if u do a clean job on a healthy specimen and place the frags close to where the mother colony was ive seen them attatch as quick as 3 days. if they are stressed during fragging and u change the lighting and fow they are in ive seen them take as ong as 2 weeks to attatch. they should look like little toadstools within a few weeks. heres a pic of one the little ones. excuse the algae. my cameras date was off. this is less than a week after fragging.
http://altisreef.com/images/DSC01217.JPG
deelucky,
im sure it would work for shrooms, but they are a pain to work with so i just slice them any way i can.
i just wanted to show a couple ways of doing it. i like the toothpick method as well,but i couldnt find them
the rubberband will keep damage it a little, but it recovers a few weeks after u remove the rubberband. its a little better for me because the plugs i use have a bowl shape on top and there is little pressure on the coral itself. the rubberband only puts a little pressure on the coral this way. i would makie slide3 shows if i knew how psycho,
the mother colony should be fine in a day or 2. heres a pic of it now.
http://altisreef.com/images/DSC01216.JPG
u can see the little bumps around the edge where new polyps are forming already. i like to use this method becaue it takes alot longer to heal if u cut the whole head off or cut wedges.
attatching depends on a few factors. if u do a clean job on a healthy specimen and place the frags close to where the mother colony was ive seen them attatch as quick as 3 days. if they are stressed during fragging and u change the lighting and fow they are in ive seen them take as ong as 2 weeks to attatch. they should look like little toadstools within a few weeks. heres a pic of one the little ones. excuse the algae. my cameras date was off. this is less than a week after fragging.
http://altisreef.com/images/DSC01217.JPG
deelucky,
im sure it would work for shrooms, but they are a pain to work with so i just slice them any way i can.
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- Upper West Side
Your pictures have inspired me to frag my neon green toadstool! Just curious, what material did you use for your plugs? I plan on using small pieces of live rock or shells.
-Alfred
-Alfred
glad to hear the pics helped. i make my own frag plugs. the standard cement method takes way too much time to properly cure so i make it with glaze coat pour on epoxy and sand. it still comes out cheaper than buying them online. i get about 600-1000 plugs from every box of epoxy and 1/4 bag of sand. ill try to take pics when o make more next week.
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