fragging questions

[reefrandy]

first question is when I attach a softie (zoo) i use gel super glue and attach to a plug or rock put in my my frag tank for a month and then move it to my main. Withing hours it has come unattached and is loss in the abyss.
second question when I try to mount a frogspawn type I use the underwater putty but it doesn't seem to hold. what are the tricks of trade that i don't do? thanks in advance

 

[PHXReefGuy]

For fragging zoas I recommend "crazy glue gel". I frag out of the water and I use a good amount. After I apply gel I put the frag in the water and it hardens up right away.

For the putty that you mix a piece from each of two sticks
try kneading it in between your fingers till it hardens a bit.
Also putting the putty in the microwave for 5seconds will give you the same effect.
(after you knead the two together.) you can do this a few times till it hardens a bit, make sure to knead after every 5 seconds in microwave.
Once the putty is hardened up a bit, the putty dries faster and applies and holds things better.

 

[reefrandy]

thanks !

 

[PHXReefGuy]

You're welcome! post more in this thread with how it goes, I'm sure other more experienced fraggers can help as well. pics too!

 

[OwenInAZ]

That doesn't sound like a terrible idea. I've always taken the cheater's way out and let the frags grow onto the disc/shell/whatever I want them to and just cut the connecting tissue. This might work a bit better in the quick department.

 

[Reeefer]

I've only fragged LPS corals in the past myself. A dremel is an awesome tool for cutting off a few heads from the mother colony.

 

[Turbovr3six]

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