frogspawn fragging

[flipit13]

i have a frogspawn that i got with with one head and in the last several months has grown kinda out of control spliting contsantly now about 8 heads the outer skeleton isn't hard yet is there away to slow down so it hardens or can you cut when its soft

thanks
rick

 

[KathyC]

What a nice quandry to find yourself in !

Good question..just how soft is it?
What is your calcium level?
I can't imagine why you'd want to slow down growth though when everyone else is busting their collective butts to get stuff to grow! lol Lucky you!

 

[bigyankfan]

I have the same problem(?) and Brian from Ocean Gallery II told me as long as you cut at least 1" below the head you will be OK - HTH.

 

[Josh]

You absolutely have to cut beneath the lowest point of tissue on the outside of the skeleton. The interior of the coral can extend down to that point. Also, if you are cutting through the calcified base, you can't damage the animal.

 

[georgelc86]

So Josh, your saying to cut at the point of branching from the respective main stem, yes?

Also, what do you cut with. I have some lost heads that I am looking to cleanup but am a bit afraid to cut and dont know what to cut with. Dremel?

 

[flipit13]

thank you for the quick responce... i only have a 40 breeder and would rather keep it small and give a frag ot 2 to a friend of mine.... plus it just grows like a weed....

my cal is around 480-500 i have alot of acros and lps and like to keep it alittle higher just in case i miss my morning dosing.... actually since i have been keeping it higher i have seen great growth on my acros and chalices

thanks
rick

 

[Josh]

If you look beneath the fat water filled part of the polyp, you'll see that the coral is gradually laying down skeleton beneath it. It has a small bit of tissue that extends down onto the skeleton. You don't want to damage that, cut below it.

The easiest way to cut a thick frogspawn is with a dremel and a diamond wheel. It is actually mostly hollow inside so you should be able to cut through it pretty easily (unlike Duncans which are mostly solid and impossible to cut without a table saw).

 

[flipit13]

thank you josh

now i'm going to look into the diamond wheel for the dremel

thank you
rick

 

[jhale]

I always used bone cutters(frag shears) to frag frog spawns. just cut them where Josh described and you'll be fine.

 

[flipit13]

thanks jhale but i could always use them i have a chalice a buddy wants to trade so i would need it for that also.... i have bone cutters but i think the way it is growing the dremel might be easier.
i am gonna to try to take a pic

thanks
rick