Echinophyllia fragging
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I've only done it once, but I used a diamond blade dremel and just cut right through it. After cutting I put it in a medium flow and it healed up in few days.
ReefDoctorMicromussas
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Any time you frag ANYTHING it is really helpful to let the mother and frag sit for 5-10 min in a SW and Lugols dip... this disinfects the specemins and most of all decreases mortality
ReefDoctorMicromussas
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I'll usually just use a large cereal bowl for a quick Frag... so in that much Tank Water I'll add 2 droppers full of the Lugols.... not sure what ratio that makes it as I do so little exact in this life 
Really glad you liked the micros
I have learned one WARNING... Simply add the Lugols to the water first, stir it up... if you add it after the colony is in the water the Lugols stays.... ummm Cohesive? and because it stays together it lands upon the colony way too concentrated and will SEVERELY burn the colony... to the point of polyp death
I personally have not found it too be good at all for killing pests... Bacterial organisms Absolutely, Protazoa Yes but nothing much larger.
Duh!
the lessones of a well seasoned MICRO killer
Really glad you liked the micros I have learned one WARNING... Simply add the Lugols to the water first, stir it up... if you add it after the colony is in the water the Lugols stays.... ummm Cohesive? and because it stays together it lands upon the colony way too concentrated and will SEVERELY burn the colony... to the point of polyp death
I personally have not found it too be good at all for killing pests... Bacterial organisms Absolutely, Protazoa Yes but nothing much larger.
Duh!
the lessones of a well seasoned MICRO killer
RandyO
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I've fragged Echinophyllia a few different ways.
If the skeleton is thin enough, a razor blade is all you need.
If the skeleton is really thick, a dremel with a diamond cutting wheel works good.
I've also used a hammer and chisel with great success.
Here's a few pics of fragging Echinophyllia.
A thin Echinophyllia fragged with a razor blade. If you look closely at the coral, you can see lines or ridges flowing towards the center of the coral. A razor blade slide through those ridges very easily. It's cutting across the ridges (against the grain) that's hard.
Here's the first attempt.
The second attempt.
Chisel and hammer technique.
4" cold Chisel from Harbor freight(4.00)
Just give it a good whack on a hard flat surface.
Use a razor blade to separate the flesh. Don't rip/tear it.
Once the larger piece is separated, you can cut it into smaller frags.
If the skeleton is thin enough, a razor blade is all you need.
If the skeleton is really thick, a dremel with a diamond cutting wheel works good.
I've also used a hammer and chisel with great success.
Here's a few pics of fragging Echinophyllia.
A thin Echinophyllia fragged with a razor blade. If you look closely at the coral, you can see lines or ridges flowing towards the center of the coral. A razor blade slide through those ridges very easily. It's cutting across the ridges (against the grain) that's hard.
Here's the first attempt.
The second attempt.
Chisel and hammer technique.
4" cold Chisel from Harbor freight(4.00)
Just give it a good whack on a hard flat surface.
Use a razor blade to separate the flesh. Don't rip/tear it.
Once the larger piece is separated, you can cut it into smaller frags.
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ReefDoctorMicromussas
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Great pics Randy
RandyO
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9169549#post9169549 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by doctor64776
Great pics Randy
Thanks.
That was back in the day before I had a dremel. I used the dremel recently to cut a few Echinophyllia. I usually cut from the bottom up. I don't use the dremel to cut through flesh, just skeleton or rock. I make the cut mostly through and then snap it the rest of the way, using a razor blade to slice the dangling flesh.
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