Fragging 101 with a bang

watchguy123

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I placed a pretty little JF Flame frag high up on my rockwork a good while ago and it blossomed into a beautiful colony. So much so that it started to shade corals beneath it. I have fragged it previously but unfortunately I left it untrimmed for too long. My issue with it is that not only is shading other corals, but it has gotten so thick that is pretty much impossible to frag with conventional bone cutters. I guesstimate it is around five to six inches in diameter. Hence a technique I've seen others use and I have also utilized the technique previously.

A little precaution in advance, I'm new at video taping my tank so be patient with the length of the video. This was taken on October 4, 2018 and the follow up pictures are from today, October 22 or 18 days follow up. Some of the follow up photos are with blue lights and some with white lights, you should be able to figure it out. Enjoy




I got about 20 plus frags out of this fragging effort. Mostly between one to two inches in height

Here is the colony recovering and repairing 18 days post fragging. I think it looks pretty darn good




And here are some of the frags, different photo lighting from blue to white but should be obvious. The frags look gorgeous









 
What I am most impressed with is the skill of holding a camera/phone with 1 hand, a chissel in the other hand, and a hammer in another hand.

Good job! Wish i was closer so that I could buy a frag of it off you.

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I have a frag of this in my tank. Absolutely gorgeous piece and was encrusting onto my rockwork almost immediately. Mark is one of the very best out there to buy from. DO NOT hesitate.
 
the new maxspect coral saw should make things like this a little easier as well. great video. nice sized frags as well.
 
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