Fragging a leather

[boardryder]

So I had been having problems with my full colt coral and after noticing a rotting occurring I decided to cut the bad part off, give it an iodine dip and frag a few pieces of it.

I was told I can pin it to a rock, but I don't know how a pin can go througth a rock? Also told glue would work, but after really securing it ALL pieces have slimed their way off? Right now I am trying burrying them slightly in sand and pinning them with rubble in a tuperware container and placing them in low flow in my refugium. Any other suggestions and how long can it take for it to attatch via my latest method?

The frags do actually look fairly healthy.

 

[DevIouS]

Use a rubberband & wrap it around the leather & rock loosely.
You can also use a soft mesh / veil.
Once done put it area with low flow. Should attach in couple of days.

 

[boardryder]

Some of the pieces are so small. Can I just lay it horizontal and rubberband it?

 

[DevIouS]

Yep...

Whatever part is touching the rock, will be the piece that attaches though.

 

[masterswimmer]

Take the small pieces and put them in a small, low tupperware type container with lots of small pieces of rubble. Put the tupperware in a low flow area so that the frags don't blow out. Within a few days to a week they should attach to a piece of rubble. You can then place the rubble where you want it in your tank and glue it if it's in a permanent place.

 

[DevIouS]

Never had success like that:happysad:
I never really had an area with "just enough" low flow or the critters / fish would move them around.

 

[masterswimmer]

I always found that the frag would shrivel or just naturally close up (even if it was just at night) and would work its way out of the rubber band. The wedding veil method seemed to work better for me. The rubble method has been my most successful method.

 

[nanoreefer22]

When i attach leathers I find two pieces of rubble that kinda fit together well. I take the frag sandwich it between the two pieces of rock and rubber band the rocks together. Never fails for me.

 

[masterswimmer]

Good idea Kris.

 

[DontXtripNfall]

Alright, IMO When dealing with small pieces that will attach to things easily (Xenia, Kenya Trees, Leathers, etc) it is best to have a drilled specimen container.

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[_____________] My container has ten holes in the upper 1/4 of the container, and on each side the are 2 holes in the middle. Example- :
I gently wedged a piece of Xenia onto a piece of rubble and it attached within a a day and the second day the Xenia was pulsing and stretched out.
Hope that helps!
Julian

LOL slow day at work so I made a diagram.. (It won;t stay the way I made it but you get the point)

 

[nanoreefer22]

Sometimes what happens with the holes in a container method, is that the freshly cut piece "drowns" in it's own mucus. I've tried that method and never had any success with it .

 

[boardryder]

Julian, that is truly a great procedure. Wish I would have thought of that myself. Anyway, I'm going to try the tupperware method since I already have that set up and hopefully I will have some luck. I just hope I can keep my hands out of the refugium so I don't disrupt before they attatch. Definately going to have to come up with my own drilled specimen container though. This is what I like about the hobby, coming up with your own ideas to better solve your issues

 

[DevIouS]

Sometimes what happens with the holes in a container method, is that the freshly cut piece "drowns" in it's own mucus. I've tried that method and never had any success with it .

 

[DontXtripNfall]

Sometimes what happens with the holes in a container method, is that the freshly cut piece "drowns" in it's own mucus. I've tried that method and never had any success with it .

Lol your such a n00b! Yep I pwn!!!

I think the key is to get enough flow but have it mostly indirect. By having many of the holes at the top it allows water to get in and slowly circulate down to the bottom while the holes on the sides also make sure there is at least some flow that is direct.

 

[jejton]

I tied a leather frag onto a piece of rubble using fishing line. After a coupe of weeks it not only was firmly attached but split into two fully healed colonies.