Fraging ZOA?
- Thread starter mltmtascp
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I have tryed several diff ways... When I first started fragging a year ago I tryed getting an exacto underneath the mats but that is challeging and in my opinion the riskiest.
Alot depends on the piece your fragging....right now I am fragging alot of frag disks so thats the easist way.... I just cut the disks up. Success rate is alot higher for me.
So what kind of pieces are you fragging?
Alot depends on the piece your fragging....right now I am fragging alot of frag disks so thats the easist way.... I just cut the disks up. Success rate is alot higher for me.
So what kind of pieces are you fragging?
WickedReefer
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I usually just get some sharp coral cutters and some super glue and go to town 
jrthomas40
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if you dont want to bust up your live rock the only way to get them on plugs safely is to maybe try to glue the plug close to the zoos you want to remove once they have it covered take a screw driver to break the glue and wah la...zoa on a plug...but if you want to bust up the rock take the exacto knife make a cut between the zoas then hammer and a flat head or small cheisl then use the knife and cut the rest of the tissue that are holding on to the rock
Tomoko Schum
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Here's very good step by step instructions on how to frag zoanthids in general:
http://www.zoaid.com/articles003.php
Tomoko
http://www.zoaid.com/articles003.php
Tomoko
wareagle35031
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wondering if you had any sucess with that/
Tomoko Schum
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Yes, I frag zoas by the same or a very similar method. I try to get as much sliver of live rock underneath the zoa mat to minimize a stress. I sometimes just crack or break up a rock rubble or a reef plug that zoanthids are attached to with a driver and a hammer and create a frag by cutting the connective tissue.
Really, there's nothing to it. Zoanthids and palythoa are very durable. You can simply tear their mat and glue a torn patch to a rubble or a reef plug and they do just fine. I recommend that you disinfect zoa frags with a quick dip in some coral dip solution just in case to avoid a bacterial infection. I normally don't lose any zoa frag as long as I keep the frags in an area with a steady water flow.
You can cut up just about any soft coral with a scissors and create a frag. They will attach themselves to rocks or plugs very quickly. The only thing that I had trouble with is a colt coral. It does not seem to attach to rocks very easily.
Tomoko
Really, there's nothing to it. Zoanthids and palythoa are very durable. You can simply tear their mat and glue a torn patch to a rubble or a reef plug and they do just fine. I recommend that you disinfect zoa frags with a quick dip in some coral dip solution just in case to avoid a bacterial infection. I normally don't lose any zoa frag as long as I keep the frags in an area with a steady water flow.
You can cut up just about any soft coral with a scissors and create a frag. They will attach themselves to rocks or plugs very quickly. The only thing that I had trouble with is a colt coral. It does not seem to attach to rocks very easily.
Tomoko
