fragging

[benandmandyfish]

What's the best way to frag zoas when they are gr.owing on your rock? I want to contain my zoas from growing on another rock

 

[BrianOKC]

Use a razor blade to cut the mat that attaches to the rock. Just be sure to wear gloves when fragging zoas they release a toxin that can make you really sick.

 

[Dapg8gt]

Yeah gloves and goggles. Those suckers can squirt sometimes and if the toxin gets into your blood system it can make you really sick and maybe kill you. After you cut them use superglue(gel) to attach to whatever you want. Use tweezers and place them on a mound of glue and drop some tank water on the glue to make it go off (harden) very easy to do just slightly difficult to place right due to them shriveling up to almost nothing. Good luck. Use a new blade too and try to get as much of the stalk as you can.

 

[benandmandyfish]

So can I cut them inside the tank? Because they are growing on a huge rock under every other rock

 

[BrianOKC]

ya you can cut them in the tank. If your doing a lot of fragging in the tank you might run carbon to reduce the toxin they release , but if its just a few cuts it won't hurt anything.

 

[cody6766]

Sure, you can. It makes it a little more difficult from a working standpoint, but there's no difference otherwise. I use a scalpel when i frag. It gives great control, is strong and very sharp. I usually try to take a little rock with the mat when I cut to minimize the damage to the zoas. It ruins the blade faster, but it makes for more successful fragging.