Fraggung my Cabbage Coral

[Marineco]

Hey all

I am new to the propagation thing so please help.

I currently have a Reef Tank 55 Gallons so kind of small for prop I know but I would like to try to propagate something small before a take the Leap into buying telephone numbers of hardware. The stocking in the tank is currently quiet small.

2 Cabbage Coral 6ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ x 6ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ each
1 Fern Coral 12ââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ high
A couple of frags of xenia Doing well

My hardware is 150w M H
50lb of live rock
2 circulation pumps 900lph each
Agrinite as a substrate

Water Parameters are as follows

Ca 410ppm Nao3 0.5ppm Kdh 11 Ph 8.2 Temp 25.c

I am just set on fragging the cabbage coral at the mo so if there is any people willing to give a step by step guide to cutting and after care or anyone know a good site it would be much appreciated.

 

[Mark NJ]

I'm with Marineco. I have a cabbage leather and would also be interested in fragging technique for this coral

 

[Marineco]

Hey mark cheers for that i just realised i worded it wrong

 

[Mark NJ]

Heh, all we need now is some responses

 

[RockStarFish]

just take a pair of scicors ( bad spelling ) and cut a chunk off. get a small peice of rock and a rubber band and atatch it to the rock in a few days it should be atatched . try and keep it in a med flow aria so its not moving a hole lot

 

[Mark NJ]

Sounds pretty easy to me. Have you tried this? Does the cut area have to contact the rock to adhere?

 

[Marineco]

cheers for that rock dos the mother plant mind me just cutting a bit off and if i do cut it off what size piece.

 

[Marineco]

sorry if i am a bit weary just corals over here in ireland are big money i paid 120 euro for my bit a year ago

 

[Marineco]

Hey all done some more lookin into it and took the plunge and snipped a bit about 2x2 off the mother. They both closed up at once but this morning the mother was open fully and had now signs of stress. the young one is doing well by the looks of him only it has not opened to its full size.

So ill give it a 10 out of 10 for not doing any harm to the mother frag. ill keep you guys posted.

James

 

[fishy-doc]

propping cabbage coral is as easy as any other leather, just cut and glue, or rubber band and it will grow from your new rock in no time!

 

[Marineco]

hey fishy do you have any tips for proping sun coral ??

 

[Mark NJ]

Congtatulations Marineco. I'm going to try my hand this weekend. Keep us posted. Mark